Also, AT&T owns Cricket as a subsidiary. Same network (MVNO), much lower cost per month if you buy phones unsubsidized and unlocked. There are a lot of MVNOs

Also, AT&T owns Cricket as a subsidiary. Same network (MVNO), much lower cost per month if you buy phones unsubsidized and unlocked. There are a lot of MVNOs like this. Usually, no phone subsidy is offered and you pay at the beginning rather than the end of the month so it's technically prepaid. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_mobile_virtual_network_operators https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_mobile...