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Prepaid wireless service, also known as pay-as-you-go, lets you pay in advance for your monthly service charges. There are no annual contracts or credit checks, and because you pay for your wireless plan upfront, you'll know exactly what your monthly charges are.

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Prepaid wireless telecommunications service is service that must be paid for in advance and is sold in predetermined units or dollars. As the predetermined units are used, the amount remaining available for use declines in a known amount.

Prepaid phones allow users to purchase a certain amount of data and minutes for the month, while postpaid plans tally up how much you used throughout the period. You can purchase prepaid phones at phone retailers or stores like Walmart, and many network providers offer prepaid phone plans to go along with them.

Prepaid Rundown Have to pay full retail price of phone. Limits on talk, texts, and data can be frustrating. Limited choice of phone. Poor roaming capabilities.

With prepaid plans, you pay in advance and once you've used up your plan you get disconnected from the service until you've bought another plan. If you Pay as You Go, you don't buy a plan but rather minutes, texts, and data.

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Price: Data rates may be higher with prepaid plans than they were with a contract. You'll also have to pay for the full retail price of the phone, which with a contract often includes a discount or payment plan.

They are different. The biggest difference between a prepaid phone plan and postpaid phone plan is how you pay for your service. In one case, you pay as you go, before you use your phone for the month or series of months; in the other, you pay a recurring monthly bill for each service period.

Prepaid Rundown Have to pay full retail price of phone. Limits on talk, texts, and data can be frustrating. Limited choice of phone. Poor roaming capabilities.

On a prepaid plan, you can only use the voice, text, and data services you paid for beforehand. If you run out, your carrier may offer extra for a fee. If you don't make your monthly payment, you won't suffer a hit to your credit score. Instead, you lose access to your plan until you add more money.