| Company Overview | | | | rates are added on top of the monthly plan. Check the |
| US Cellular is a wireless provider with headquarters in | | | | website for the detailed rates to specific countries. |
| Chicago, Illinois. Its business model is "Dynamic | | | | Calling Features |
| Organization", which promises to deliver outstanding | | | | The included features in US Cellular phones are call |
| customer satisfaction results. It services about 6.2 | | | | waiting, caller ID, nationwide long distance and 3-way |
| million customers in 26 states. | | | | calling. |
| | | | Long distance |
| US Cellular Prepaid offers three prepaid monthly plans. | | | | You may call any location in the US at no additional |
| All these plans include unlimited calling starting at 9 pm | | | | cost. |
| and unlimited incoming calls. There are also two Pay | | | | 911 |
| As You Go plans that charge a monthly access fee. | | | | Yes. |
| Pros and Cons | | | | Payment Options |
| The free incoming calls and free incoming text | | | | You may refill the minutes in two ways: Cash Refill |
| messages are a great help in managing your usage. | | | | and Auto Refill. Cash Refill is simply purchasing minutes |
| The $60 and $80 plans include unlimited calling on | | | | in any US Cellular retailer through cash, credit card or |
| weekends and holidays. However, the minutes do not | | | | money order. Auto Refill is done online or by simply |
| roll over to the next cycle so you need you check | | | | dialing the refill menu from your phone. You may also |
| your minutes on a regular basis so that you don't | | | | opt to set a specific day in a month when your |
| waste precious minutes. In addition, there is no option to | | | | account will be automatically refilled. Or you may have |
| choose the phone you want as US Cellular Prepaid | | | | the system automatically refill your minutes every time |
| only offers one phone model. | | | | the balance goes under $5. |
| Features | | | | Roaming charge |
| Minutes | | | | Roaming charges on all monthly plans is 69 cents a |
| The $45 plan has 350 minutes and charges 15 cents | | | | minute. This occurs on areas that have no US Cellular |
| per minute for overages. The $60 plan includes 600 | | | | towers. |
| minutes and the overage charge is 10 cents per | | | | Activation fee |
| minute. The $80 plan has 1000 minutes and also | | | | There is a one-time activation charge of $30.00 to the |
| charges 10 cents per minutes for overage. The two | | | | monthly plans. The same applies when you're |
| Pay As You Go plans have a monthly access fee of | | | | activating any compatible mobile phones. For Pay As |
| $6 and $10 respectively. The $6 plan costs 15 cents | | | | You Go plans, the activation fee is $50.00. The |
| per minute and the $10 plan costs 10 cents per minute. | | | | activation fee offsets the retail price of the phone. |
| Data | | | | Minute expiration rules |
| US Cellular does not provide web access. | | | | The minutes included on each monthly plan expire on |
| Text and picture | | | | the last day of the cycle. Each cycle lasts for 30 days |
| All incoming text messages are free and the casual | | | | and the monthly charge date follows the last day of |
| rate for outgoing messages is 25 cents. There are | | | | the cycle. You can only refill your minutes if you have |
| three text messaging plans available. The Text | | | | paid the monthly fee before the charge date. |
| Messaging 250 is for $4.95 per month, the Text | | | | Customer Service |
| Messaging 750 is for $9.95 and the Text Messaging | | | | Customer service is available through the toll-free or |
| Unlimited is for $14.95 per month. Overages for the | | | | email found in the US Cellular website. |
| first two text messaging plans cost 25 cents per | | | | Phones |
| message. | | | | The only available phone model for US Cellular |
| International | | | | Wireless is the LG UX145 Black. This phone is pretty |
| US Cellular Prepaid offers international calling and the | | | | basic with limited features. |