Independent since 2019 · No paid placement, everEvery review on this site is written by one person
JG
Author
Jean Gilles
Founder & Lead Analyst, ShopCellPlans. Writes reviews on this site. Pretty awesome human-being.
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.
He has run the site since 2019. Every plan review, carrier guide, and ranking published here is written and scored by him — there is no freelance pool and no syndicated content.
125
plans scored against the same four pillars
25
carriers covered, from the Big 3 to regional MVNOs
2019
independent since — no paid placement, ever
How he works
Plans are tested on real devices in real cities, not read off a carrier's spec sheet.
Scores come from four pillars only — Value for Money, Network Reliability & Speed, Hotspot & Features, and Customer Experience. See the full methodology.
Promotional pricing is noted but never counts toward a score. Renewal rates and hidden fees do.
No carrier — including ones the site earns commissions from — sees a review before it publishes.
Independent since 2019 · No paid placement, everEvery review on this site is written by one person
JG
Author
Jean Gilles
Founder & Lead Analyst, ShopCellPlans. Writes reviews on this site. Pretty awesome human-being.
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.
He has run the site since 2019. Every plan review, carrier guide, and ranking published here is written and scored by him — there is no freelance pool and no syndicated content.
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plans scored against the same four pillars
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carriers covered, from the Big 3 to regional MVNOs
2019
independent since — no paid placement, ever
How he works
Plans are tested on real devices in real cities, not read off a carrier's spec sheet.
Scores come from four pillars only — Value for Money, Network Reliability & Speed, Hotspot & Features, and Customer Experience. See the full methodology.
Promotional pricing is noted but never counts toward a score. Renewal rates and hidden fees do.
No carrier — including ones the site earns commissions from — sees a review before it publishes.