Cheap cell phones and cheap phone plans for light usage

We have received a few emails from international students in USA, who just landed here, asking us about cheap phone plans. The usual AT&T and T-Mobile etc. phone plans cost almost $40 + Tax which comes to be $50 for basic calling with no text or internet plan. MetroPCS offers some unlimited plans for $40-$50 but people have complained about their service. Therefore, we asked our sources and came up with plans by Platinum Tel that will save you some money.

Rates and Plans

Let us have a look at different plans that Platinum Tel has to offer. You probably will find one that you prefer.

Real Paygo - If you are a light User:

With Real Paygo plan you get

• Calling 5 cents per minute anytime any day
• Text Messaging (SMS) 2 cents per message
• 3G Web Service (Internet) 10 cent per MB
• Long Distance or STD Included in the plan
• Airtime Expiration If you Charge with less than $100 ($10, $20, $30 or $50) the balance carries over for 1 year. For more than $100 and it never expires.

Click Here to Get the Cheapest Pay-As-You-Go Wireless Plan from PlatinumTel and get a free $100 LG Rumor phone when you buy $100 worth of talktime. That is get $100 worth of talk time on real paygo as well as a free refurbished texting phone.

Android Unlimited Talk and Text

With Android plan you can opt for a $60 plan or $75 plan. In both plans you get

• Calling Unlimited Free
• Text Messaging (SMS) Unlimited Free
• 3G Web Service (Internet) 200 MB free with $60 and 1GB free with $75 plan
• Long Distance or STD Included in the plan

Unlimited Talk and Text

With this plan you pay $50 either through recharge or entering a PIN that you can buy and you get

• Calling You get $60 worth of talk time and you will be charged $2 everyday. You can make as many calls as you want.
• Text Messaging (SMS) Unlimited Free with the same $2 that they will deduct everyday.
• 3G Web Service (Internet) First 100 MB is free then it is about 50 cents per MB. Alternatively, you can add unlimited data for just $10 extra.
• Long Distance or STD Included in the plan

Hybrid Plan


This plan starts at $20 per month. In both plans you get

• Calling 200 Minutes free. 10 cent a minute after that.
• Text Messaging (SMS) You can send a message and it will deduct minute out of 200 minutes. You can also buy 400 messages for $4 or 1000 messages for $10 good for 30 days.
• 3G Web Service (Internet) 30 Cents per MB or $5 for 40 MB or $10 for 100MB for 30 days.
• Long Distance or STD Included in the plan

Click Here to Register for Penny Tel

Coupons and offers

If you are interested in Pennytel you can use following coupons and promotions to make it a sweet deal.

1. Recharge with $100 for the Real Paygo plan and get a Refurbished LG Rumor phone
2. 10% off PLUS Free Shipping at PlatinumTel (Use coupon code PTGIMME10 if discount is not applied automatically). This coupon might not be used with with another offers.