What we do
We test, compare, and rank every major U.S. cell phone plan and carrier — the Big 3 (Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T), every meaningful MVNO (Mint, Visible, Total Wireless, Twigby, Boost, Cricket, Google Fi, US Mobile, and dozens more), and emerging regional and prepaid carriers. We test on real devices in real cities, evaluate hidden fees and renewal-rate traps, and rebuild our recommendations every time the market shifts.
How we stay independent
ShopCellPlans is reader-supported. When you sign up through some of our links, we earn a commission, disclosed on every page where it applies. We do not accept money for reviews, ranking placement, or “preferred partner” arrangements. No carrier — including ones we earn commissions from — sees our content before it publishes.
Our methodology
Scores and rankings are based exclusively on four pillars: Value for Money, Network Reliability & Speed, Hotspot & Features, and Customer Experience. Promotional pricing is noted but never counts toward the score.
About the author
Jean writes ShopCellPlans' reviews. He compares carrier plans using each carrier's own published prices, its FCC broadband labels and reporting from named outlets, and ranks them on the bill you actually get, taxes and fees included, not the price on the ad.