pay as you go cell phones ?

Advantage of prepaid or pay-as-you-go wireless is not being bound by a monthly service contract. 

U.S. carriers have been binding customers to contracts for years and penalizing them for early termination fees in the amount of $150 or $200. Such carriers then discount the cost of their cell phones when a customer is willing to commit to a contract. That’s the give and take. 

 AT&T says the daily access fee of $1 for the Pay As You Go Unlimited Talk plan is assessed each day you use your phone for a voice call. This fee is debited from your account balance the day after you use your phone.

Based on calculation Pay as You Go Unlimited Talk is recommended if you plan on using your phone more than six minutes on the days you talk. Pay as You Go 25 Cents/Minute is recommended if you plan on using your phone six minutes or less on .AT&T Rollover minutes are unused anytime minutes that carry over from month to month for up to 12 wireless billing cycles.

In many jurisdictions, certain recurring fees or taxes will be debited from your account balance as allowed by law. Other taxes, surcharges and fees apply on top of refill denominations.

AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and many other service providers are available with the best of the pay as you go plan.