ALL YOU NEED or UNLIMITED?

Which Straight Talk option is best for you?

ALL YOU NEED gives you 1000 Minutes, 1000 Texts, 30MB of Mobile Web Acces and calls to 411 at no charge.

UNLIMITED is Unlimited Minutes, Unlimited Texts, Unlimited Mobile Web Access and Unlimited Calls to 411.

Most people use significantly less than ALL YOU NEED but it's nice to have peace of mind knowing that you have MORE than you need.

Some months, you know in advance that you'll be talking, texting and on the Web a lot. Other times, maybe not so much.

With Straight Talk, that's not an issue. You can switch between ALL YOU NEED and UNLIMITED from one month to the next as your needs change.

No problem! It's Straight Talk.

Click here to get started with Straight Talk.

GoMo News:Straight Talk is "a pretty damn good deal."

GoMo News is very impressed with Straight Talk:

"I think this is a pretty damn good deal. You can walk out of a Walmart with a brand new device and 1,000 mins talk and text in your pocket for $65. I went phone shopping in San Francisco less than two weeks ago, and the cheapest I could get the same deal for $120 from T-Mobile (check out that article here). So in terms of price, this is pretty good news for consumers.

I have to wonder what the consequences of this deal are, though. You have Walmart here, buying space on networks through an intermediary… and selling it on at cheaper than the networks sell it. Frankly I’m pretty surprised that this service got launched at all - just how much are networks willing to undercut themselves? Or it could be a case of Walmart being able to afford to pay the operators the difference from their own pocket, in order to attract subscribers. If so, to what end?

I’m pretty amused by the $45 dollar tariff as well - pipping Sprint by 5 bucks a month at the unlimited game is quite a little PR coup."

Limits on Unlimited

There's been a proliferation of so-called "unlimited" plans lately, following the game-changing announcement of Straight Talk.

Competition is fine. First, it puts power in the hands of the users who can choose what's best for themselves on their own.

Having choices is good. It also forces each provider to make sure its offerings measure up against its competitors'. It's another win for users.

But when competitors don't match up favorably with others, what do they do?

Cheat. Hide. Lie. Confuse people. Bury extra charges, penalties, overages and limitations in the fine print.

Why?

Some alleged "unlimited" plans include per-day fees and other sneaky things. Their coverage is spotty and inadequate. Or their retail stores are in unsavory and exotic locations.

Straight Talk is different. It runs on Verizon, America's most reliable network. Second, it's available nationally at some local Walmarts and online here.

No hidden charges, per-day fees or any of that stuff. What you see is what you get.

What do you get?

There are two plans. All You Need is $30 for 30 days with 1,000 nationwide anytime minutes, 1,000 texts and 30MB of data (around 350 web pages). You buy airtime and it's good for 30 days. When you run out, you buy more.

The second plan, Unlimited, is $45 for 30 days of unlimited talk and text (and 30MB of data).

Simple. No hidden fees. No nonsense.

You can check out the plans and phones here.

Just make sure that when you're looking at other plans that claim to be unlimited, they really are.

Run the numbers

According to the most recent studies, Americans are overpaying for their phone plans.

No surprise there. You might expect, however, that most people pay extra for calls not included in their cell plans.

While it's certainly true of some, surprisingly, a new study says the average wireless consumer uses around 760 minutes and sends over 400 text messages a month. The same study showed that the average monthly cell phone bill is about $50.

While it's commendable to pump extra money into the economy, as a consumer, it's usually a bad idea to overpay for anything.

With Straight Talk's All You Need plan, you're getting 1,000 nationwide anytime minutes, 1,000 texts and 30MB of data (about 350 web pages) for $30... which is 40% less than $50.

And if you're a frequent talker and mad texter, for another $15 you get Unlimited talk and text for 10% less than the $50 monthly average... only $45 every 30 days.

Really, in this day and age, there's no reason to overpay for your phone.

Just run the numbers and you'll see!