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Cell Phone Carriers

Cell Phone Carriers
Here are some of the most common cell phone carriers that international students at Wheaton use:

Mint Mobile - Affordable and Available for Short Term Contracts (if you find something better after a few months)
$15/$20 per month: unlimited talk and text, 4GB of data 

Verizon Wireless – Prepaid & No Contract 

$40 per month: unlimited talk and text, 3GB of data 

$50 per month: unlimited talk and text, 7GB of data 

$60 per month: unlimited talk and text, 10GB of data 

$75 per month: unlimited talk, text, and data 

Location: 143 Danada Sq E Wheaton, IL 60189 (2.8 miles from campus) 

Hours: 

Monday – Saturday: 10AM-8PM 

Sunday: 11AM-6PM 

 

AT&T – Prepaid & No Contract 

$30 per month: unlimited talk and text, NO DATA 

$35 per month: unlimited talk and text, 1GB of data 

$50 per month: unlimited talk and text, 8GB of data 

$65 per month: unlimited talk, text, and data 

Location: 109 W Geneva Rd Wheaton, IL 60187 (1.7 miles) 

Hours: 

Monday – Saturday: 10AM-8PM 

Sunday: 11AM-6PM 

 

T-Mobile –Prepaid & No Contract 

Simply Prepaid 

$45 per month: unlimited talk and text, 4GB of data 

$50 per month: unlimited talk and text, 10GB of data 

$55 per month: unlimited talk and text, 6GB of data 

Location: 289 Roosevelt Rd Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 (1.8 miles) 

Hours: 

Monday – Saturday: 10AM-8PM 

Sunday: 11AM-6PM 

 

Sprint – Prepaid & No Contract 

$45 per month: unlimited talk and text, 4GB of data 

$65 per month: unlimited talk, text, and data 

Location: 316 E Geneva Rd Wheaton, IL 60187 (1.9 miles) 

Hours: 

Monday – Friday: 10AM-8PM 

Saturday: 10AM-7PM 

Sunday: 11AM-5PM 

 

  

Other Affordable Options 

Metro PCS – Prepaid & No Contract 

$30 per month: unlimited talk and text, 2GB of data 

$40 per month: unlimited talk and text, 5GB of data 

$50 per month: unlimited talk, text, and data 

Republic Wireless – Prepaid & No Contract 

$15 per month: unlimited talk and text, NO DATA 

$5 every 1GB of data added to line (can go up to $90 per month for 15GB of data) 

Boost Mobile – Prepaid & No Contract 

$35 per month: unlimited talk and text, 3GB of data 

$50 per month: unlimited talk, text, and data 

Straight Talk – Prepaid & No Contract 

$30 per month: unlimited texts, 1500 minutes, and 100MB of data 

$35 per month: unlimited talk and text, 2GB of data 

$45 per month: unlimited talk and text, 10GB of data 

$55 per month: unlimited talk, text, and data 

Cricket Wireless – Prepaid & No Contract 

$25 per month: unlimited talk and text 

$30 per month: unlimited talk and text, 2GB of data 

$40 per month: unlimited talk and text, 5GB of data 

$55 per month: unlimited talk, text, and data 

Freedom Pop – No Contract 

$13.99 per month: unlimited talk and text, 500MB of data 

$22.99 per month: unlimited talk and text, 1GB of data 

$24.99 per month: unlimited talk and text, 2GB of data 

$29.99 per month: unlimited talk and text, 3GB of data 

$34.99 per month: unlimited talk and text, 4GB of data 

H20 Wireless – No Contract 

$20 per month: unlimited talk and text, 1GB of data 

$30 per month: unlimited talk and text, 4GB of data 

$35 per month: unlimited talk and text, 5GB of data 

$40 per month: unlimited talk and text, 8GB of data 

$50 per month: unlimited talk and text, 8GB of data 

$60 per month: unlimited talk and text, 10GB of data 

Total Wireless – No Contract 

$25 per month: unlimited talk and text, NO DATA 

$35 per month: unlimited talk and text, 5GB of data