postpaid plan

Pay-after phone contract

A postpaid plan is a mobile phone service arrangement where you pay after using the service, typically receiving a monthly bill based on usage or a fixed rate.

This contrasts with prepaid plans, where you pay in advance: She switched to a postpaid plan for the unlimited data.

Postpaid plans often include device financing and may require credit checks.

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data · data cap · carrier · phone bill · bill · auto pay · subscription · minutes · texting · mobile · cellular · smartphone · SIM · overage · rollover · upgrade · activation · billing

Opposites
payment timing structure

postpaid planprepaid plan

Service purchased before usage

pay-as-you-go · prepaid service · prepaid phone · prepaid SIM · prepaid

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