Talk and Text Plans from Competitors

Although Cricket Wireless’ main competitors—MVNOs like Metro by T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Boost Mobile—don’t offer talk and text only plans, some other MVNOs do. This Tello plan includes unlimited talk and text and costs $8/month without any data allowance. Tello gives you flexibility by allowing you to build your own plans, so if you ever decide you want some data, you can update your plan any time.

Gen Mobile sells a $9/month, no-data plan that includes unlimited calls and messaging. As with Tello, you can add on data at any time.

You can get a talk and text plan from Twigby for $9.75/month, which includes unlimited messages (both domestically and internationally) and calls. All Twigby plans include calls to Mexico, Canada, and China free of charge.

For $10/month, you can sign up for Good2Go Mobile’s talk and text only plan, which includes unlimited messages and calls.

US Mobile offers this unlimited talk and text plan for $12/month:

Want to do more research? You can also find no-data, talk and text only plans through Republic Wireless, Consumer Cellular, Total Wireless, and U.S. Cellular.