Some customers are having problems with phone service on US Mobile, Mint Mobile, and other T-Mobile based prepaid services.

When it comes to finding a prepaid phone plan, traditional carriers like AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile aren't your only options. Here are our picks for the best prepaid phone plans this holiday season.

Instead of waiting until the end of the month to find out what you owe, with prepaid plans, you pay a fixed amount ahead of time for a specific pool of data. And that pool can be quite large ...