Thousands of companies are out there advertising for your business.  So how do you know which one is right for you?  First you must do some research by investigating the company that is advertising.  Find out which carrier it is that the company has as there system.  Is it Verizon, AT&T or Sprint that they are reselling? Since the list of National carriers is shrinking this step should be fairly easy.  You will want to focus on the National carriers since they usually have large home areas to use your minutes, data bundles, unlimited nights or weekends and competitive pricing for when you travel.

 Now if you are a homebody and do not travel hardly at all then you might want to consider a regional carrier that may give you more “peak minutes” to use during the day for about the same amount of money as the National carriers.

 Prepaid options are available as well.  If you are a credit challenged individual and have tried to get a contract but have found that it takes a huge deposit amount to start then you might want to try this National carrier that is breaking all the rules when it comes to imposing a deposit.  They are very generous when it comes to the credit check and you may not have to lay down a deposit at all!