Straight Talk: Plans, Coverage & Deals

Straight Talk is a prepaid cell phone carrier that uses Verizon's towers.

It offers budget-friendly plans starting at just $35 per month.

These plans include unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and varying amounts of high-speed data.

Straight Talk is known as a carrier-owned prepaid brand. A carrier-owned prepaid brand is a brand that is owned and operated by one of the major carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon.

In Straight Talk's case, it is run by Verizon.

As a carrier-owned prepaid brand, Straight Talk uses Verizon's network for coverage, but is marketed separately.

This enables Straight Talk to offer prepaid plans that are more affordable than Verizon's postpaid plans, targeting a different demographic of consumers without affecting Verizon's premium brand image.

Choosing a prepaid carrier like Straight Talk is a smart way to lower your cell phone bill while still getting the same coverage that you are used to.