Pros: The only pro is the price of the plans and the my circle where you can call 10 people of your choice for free.
Cons: The cons are the fact that you have to pay full price for your phone if ur phone breaks. My friends use verizon and tmobile and although they didnt get completely free phones, they didnt have to pay retail on them. Another BIG CON is the fact that if you get any smart phone like a blackberry, you have to get a blackberry plan which costs 45 dollars a month. I learned this the hard way when I broke my phone and got a blackberry phone, they started charging me 45 dollars a month. I called them and
Summary: The cons are the fact that you have to pay full price for your phone if ur phone breaks. My friends use verizon and tmobile and although they didnt get completely free phones, they didnt have to pay retail on them. Another BIG CON is the fact that if you get any smart phone like a blackberry, you have to get a blackberry plan which costs 45 dollars a month. I learned this the hard way when I broke my phone and got a blackberry phone, they started charging me 45 dollars a month. I called them and asked them why they didnt tell me about this before when I activated my phone, and they said that it wasnt their fault. So yeah, if u want cheap service without an all round carrier go for alltel, or else dont waste ur money behind it.