Help seniors stay in touch with affordable and convenient cell phone plans! Seniors on fixed incomes and saving their retirement money can save with senior cell phone plans by only paying for the simple phone services they’ll use. While typical plans include large amounts of data, senior phone plans are mainly centered on talking and texting with much smaller data limits - perfectly suited for staying in touch with loved ones, making important calls, and even sharing photos. The three top cell phone plans for seniors are GreatCallBasic, Verizon Nationwide 65 Plus, and AT&T’s Senior Nation plan. The time has come for you to save your retirement money with these senior cell phone plans. Keep reading to learn more about how seniors can save money on their cell phone plans.

Those who want a plan with no monthly contract should check out GreatCall’s Basic plan, which offers 5-star service for as little $19.99 per month with no strings attached. This service offers help in an emergency all day, every day. Whether in need of emergency medical services, contacting family, or roadside assistance, GreatCall’s 5-star service agents can contact whoever you need. Add to that 400 talk minutes for $10, or even 1,500 minutes for $30, and you have a pretty good deal on your hands. You can even get 300 texts for $3 or 2,500 texts for $15, or you can opt for unlimited talk and text for $40 per month. Overage costs are around 35 cents per minute and 10 cents per text. Voicemail, Caller ID, Roaming and Long Distance are included in your plan. 

Verizon’s Nationwide 65 Plus plan offers a plenty of ways to save money on talk, text and data. With the one line plan for $29.99, seniors are allowed 500 call minutes at night or on the weekend, and can talk up to 200 minutes during weekdays using their Anytime minutes. Going over your Anytime minutes costs as little as 45 cents per minute. For text messaging, seniors can pay as they go for 20 cents per text, or they can get 1,000 texts per month for $10 or unlimited texts for $20. As for seniors interested in using data, pay as you go can cost as much as $1.99 per MB while the 75MB plan can cost as much as $10. For $5 you can get personal email for your phone. 

AT&T’s Senior Nation plan for $29.99 a month is another excellent deal. Like Verizon’s Nationwide 65 Plus plan, AT&T’s Senior Nation plan offers 200 Anytime minutes, and 500 minutes at night and on the weekend from 9 pm to 5:59 am. But for customers contacting other AT&T mobile customers, there is unlimited nationwide calling available. AT&T’s Senior Nation plan is available for seniors with basic phones. Smartphones and tablets are not eligible for this plan. This plan includes free nationwide long distance, and no roaming charges in AT&T service areas.