About ShopCellPlans — Reviews Without the Spin
ShopCellPlans is an independent cell phone plan review site run by Jean Gilles. We exist for one reason: the wireless industry is built on confusing pricing, hidden fees, and “unlimited” plans that aren’t unlimited — and most guidance online is one carrier ad away from being a press release.
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 Gilles has researched personal finance, consumer technology, and wireless pricing for over a decade. ShopCellPlans is his independent project to bring transparent, no-spin guidance to a category most people overpay in.