Three companies own the national networks in the United States. This section covers their plans, and it keeps a page for each carrier that has closed or merged. A closed carrier's page opens with what happened and when, then shows the old plans with the year they applied.
Three companies own a national network, and every brand we track rents one of them. Prices are for one line a month, from each carrier's own site.
$35 to $70Prepaid, a month, checked
14 brands rent this network
$25 to $35Prepaid, a month, checked
12 brands rent this network
$15 to $65Prepaid, a month, checked Postpaid $55 to $105
14 brands rent this network
A dashed cell is a carrier that no longer sells service. The filled cell is the network its customers are on today.
Closed August 1, 2025
T-Mobile bought US Cellular's wireless business, with more than four million customers. It announced the sale had closed on August 1, 2025.
Closed April 1, 2020
T-Mobile completed its merger with Sprint on April 1, 2020. It retired Sprint's 3G network on March 31, 2022 and Sprint's LTE network on June 30, 2022.
Closed February 2020
Virgin Mobile USA stopped online sales to new customers on January 9, 2020 and told customers it was migrating to Boost Mobile. Accounts were moved in February 2020.
A timeline of US carriers and MVNOs that closed or merged: US Cellular, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Republic Wireless, Aio and more, and who has their customers.
A Sprint phone can still work, but not on Sprint: both networks were retired in 2022. What it needs for T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T or Boost, and unlocking.
Sprint's last plans were Unlimited Basic at $60, Plus at $70 and Premium at $80 for one line, with Kickstart at $35. Where a Sprint account is now.
Ran on US CellularUS Cellular's last family plans cost $30 to $50 a line with four lines. The 2025 price list by number of lines, and what T-Mobile says happens to those plans.
Ran on US CellularUS Cellular's activation fee was $30, its administrative fee $1.62 a line and its regulatory fee $3.54 a line. What each was, and T-Mobile's fees today.
Ran on US CellularUS Cellular prepaid can no longer be refilled. What T-Mobile says about your number and balance, plus the last prepaid plans US Cellular sold, from $25 to $55.
Ran on US CellularWhat changed when US Cellular accounts moved to T-Mobile: how to sign in and pay, whether your phone and plan still work, stores, roaming and coverage.
Virgin Mobile USA accounts moved to Boost Mobile in 2020. What customers were told about phones, plans and payments, the last Virgin plans, and how to pay now.
AT&T networkWhat AT&T plans cost: prepaid from $25 a month for one line, and four postpaid plans that AT&T prices per line for a family of four, discounts included.
Ran on SprintSprint plans are no longer sold. T-Mobile merged with Sprint in 2020 and shut its network down in 2022. What former customers have now, and Sprint's old prices.
T-Mobile networkWhat T-Mobile plans cost for one line: prepaid from $15 a month and four postpaid plans from $55 to $105, with the AutoPay and fee details behind them.
Ran on US CellularYou cannot buy US Cellular plans anymore. T-Mobile bought the carrier's wireless business in August 2025. What that means for you, and what the old plans cost.
Verizon networkWhat Verizon plans cost for one line: four prepaid plans from $35 a month and the Simplicity postpaid plan, with the discounts that change each price.
Ran on SprintVirgin Mobile USA closed in early 2020 and moved its customers to Boost Mobile. What happened, where the service went, and the Virgin Mobile plans of 2016.