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LongDistance Rates & Services       Cell Phone Service     To choose a cell phone service: It starts with how you are going to use your wireless cell telephone. Ask yourself some questions about frequency of use and your other needs to determine the best service plan: What time of day will I be making most of my calls? This can be a real money-saving decision. Most carriers/providers operate at or near capacity during peak-business-hours and they won't hesitate to charge users for every second they tie up a circuit. If you use your cell telephone heavily at night and on weekends, many carriers cater to that need by offering off-peak specials of 300, 500 or more minutes of evening and weekend calling for a nominal fee with the purchase of a standard service plan. This can save you money, but be careful because different carriers define peak, off-peak and weekend hours differently. You'll also find a lot of info at this Cell Phone Plans page. - how long last most calls? - will I use my cell telephone for longg distance calls? - how often do I travel outside my homee calling area? It's almost always better to choose a plan with too many minutes, rather than not enough. There is a higher charge for exceeding the allotted minutes. Local cell phone service plan: If you use the cell telephone most of the times in your local area you might consider a local plan. Regional cell phone service plan: If you want to make calls from or to anywhere in your state and maybe neighbouring states (i.e. if you travel frequently), you might consider a regional plan (if those states are covered in the plan). In exchange for a higher fee, you may have free long distance and free roaming (= when you make and receive calls outside your local service area). So the calls made in the regional area (covered by that plan), do not cost any more than a regular call. National cell phone service plan: It offers nationwide coverage. For a higher fee, you pay the regular rate, without the costs for long distance or roaming. You can also choose for a plan providing free long distance and charging for roaming. The conclusion is that there are a lot of service plans to choose from.