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Page Plus Cellular is a smaller prepaid cell phone provider based in Toledo, Ohio and is a DBA of Online Wireless, Inc..

Page Plus prepaid is one of the few smaller carriers offering extremely low per minute rates and routes calls on the Verizon Wireless network.

Pros: Page Plus is an extremely simple prepaid cell phone service and offers low per minute rates. Additionally, payments are accepted via credit card through PayPal and there is no activation fee to get started with service.

Cons: Phone choices with Page Plus are limited on the main website and lack a lot of the more advanced features that might be expected by some users.

Detailed Provider Information

Plans: Page Plus offers three different types of plans. The first is their standard plan, which is a traditional pay-as-you-go service. The price per minute depends on the refill card used. The 10 dollar card is 10 cents per minute, the 25 dollar card is 6 cents per minute, the 50 dollar card is 5 cents per minute, and the 80 dollar card is 4 cents per minute. The Unlimited Talk n Text plan offers unlimited voice minutes and unlimited text messaging for $44.95 per month. This plan also includes 20MB of data transfer. The Talk n Text 1200 plan includes 1,200 voice minutes, 2,000 text and multimedia messages, plus 100MB of data for $29.95 per month.


Customer Service: Customer service is available by traditional landline phone or by dialing a special number on your cell phone. Customer service is also available via email through their website.


Credit Check: None


Contract: None


Payment Options: Prepaid minute cards for Page Plus are only available online or through local retailers (a list of which is not available on the website). Payments for phone cards purchased are taken via PayPal.


Text and Picture Messaging: Text messages cost 8 cents per message sent or received. Users can buy text messaging bundles as well, $10.95 for 2,000 messages and $19.95 for unlimited messages. These bundles expire at the end of the month and must be renewed for the next month. Picture messaging is offered at 25 cents per message, plus data charges, for the standard plan, and is included with both Talk n Text plans.


Data Plans: Page Plus charges for data by the kilobyte, at $.0006 cents per KB, or 60 cents per megabyte for the Unlimited Talk n Text plan, and $.0012, or $1.20 per megabyte, for the standard plan. This includes multimedia messages (MMS), which they say range between 20 and 200 KB.


Downloadables: No downloadables are available for Page Plus customers at this time.


International Calling: International calling is available but there is a limited list of countries that can be called. If you plan to use international calling, you'll want to check out the current list of countries you can dial to on their site before signing up. Additionally, a listing of International rates is not currently available on their site, so you'll need to call to check the current rates to each destination company.


Roaming Charges: The roaming process with Page Plus is a bit complicated for the unsophisticated user. Roaming requires several dialing steps that differ depending on where your calling from. These roaming calls are billed at 29 cents per minute.


Calling Features: Voicemail, caller ID, and call waiting are included with Page Plus Wireless service at no additional charge.


Activation Fee: There is no activation fee to start up with the Page Plus Cellular service.


Nationwide Long Distance: Nationwide long distance calling is available and calls are charged the same as regular calls.


411 Calls: Directory assistance is available from Page Plus prepaid at a cost of $1.25 to connect to the 411 service in addition to your normal per minute rate.


Earliest Minute Expiration: Minutes expire 120 days from the time you add them to your account.


911 Calls: Yes, where available (no listing of where it is available is provided).


Phones:  Page Plus offers a limited number of phones, most of which are on the lower end, since the company does not offer advanced services. Page Plus also offers the activation of your current phone on their network, as long as that phone is compatible. See your local retailer for phone compatibility.


Some Available Cell Models:


Kyocera S4000
Motorola KRZR K1M
Motorola E815
Motorola W385 (shown)
Motorola RAZR V3M


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