Watch Ted Danson in Consumer Cellular ad aimed at the 55 and up crowd. By Phoebe Bain. Published on June 27, 2023.

GTCR After a bidding war that involved Dish Network, Altice USA, Ultra Mobile, a group led by Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton and others, Chicago private equity company GTCR has purchased Consumer Cellular for around $2.3 billion.

four million subscribers More than 25 years later, we're the wireless provider of choice to more than four million subscribers nationwide. We remain 100% U.S. based, and have been recognized for providing the best customer experience in the business in independent surveys conducted by J.D. Power, Consumer Reports, PC Magazine and others.

Consumer Cellular is an MVNO that either uses AT&T or T-Mobile as its carrier. Most users are on AT&T's network. According to this prepaid phone news article, if your SIM ID (ICCID) "starts with 890126 it's for T-Mobile, AT&T SIM IDs start with 890141."

Portland, Oregon Founded in Portland, Oregon in 1995, Consumer Cellular is a top- rated wireless carrier providing a ordable, no-contract cellphones and service plans primarily to the 50+ demographic.

The company is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), meaning it leases service from another carrier. In Consumer Cellular's case, those carriers are AT&T and T-Mobile. It offers unlimited talk time and texting in all its plans, with data plans from 1 gigabyte (GB) to unlimited data for $20 to $55 per month.

Consumer cellular does not work internationally, no matter what they say.

Our Plans Start at $20/Month Unlimited Talk & Text with a Flexible Data Plan, Starting at Just $20/Month. Plus, Add Lines for Family or Friends for just $15/Month per Line.

To get started, contact Customer Support at (888) 345-5509 to have International Calling enabled on your account. These calls are included in your voice plan at no additional charge. Calling from the U.S. to Canada and the Caribbean.

What Is Consumer Cellular? Consumer Cellular's Unlimited Talk & Text plan places ninth in our Best Cell Phone Plans of 2023 ratings. Based in Portland, Oregon, Consumer Cellular has over 4 million customers, focusing on those 50 and older.

When you make an international call on your cellphone, you use minutes from your plan. In addition, there is a per-minute international charge (see International Rate Table and Country Codes below). To get started, contact Customer Support at (888) 345-5509 to have International Calling enabled on your account.

Mobile telephone networks differ from country to country, and your phone may be incompatible with the networks in the country you are visiting. Your phone might work for voice calls, but other functions – such as text messaging or sending and receiving data – might not.