Plans
Text Messaging
Send, receive and reply to text messages with your U.S. Cellular® phone. Use Text Messaging to send messages to U.S. Cellular customers, as well as friends, family and co-workers who use other wireless carriers. Just use the keypad on your phone to type your message. When you send it to the recipient's 10-digit wireless number, the message appears on their display screen.
Limited Time Offer
New Unlimited Plans
For a limited time, take advantage of new Unlimited Plans.
Minutes Plan
With Unlimited Messaging
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Minutes Plan
With Unlimited Messaging
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Text Messaging on Single Line Plans
Unlimited Messaging
For heavy texters, our convenient unlimited messaging plans are the perfect solution. Get unlimited text, picture, and video messages on any of the plans below.
Single Line Plans with Unlimited Messaging
Minutes Plan
With Unlimited Messaging
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Minutes Plan
With Unlimited Messaging
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Minutes Plan
With Unlimited Messaging
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Pay-As-You-Go Messaging
It's only $0.25 per message to send, forward or reply. Plus all incoming messages are FREE and UNLIMITED. There's no set-up required, so you can send and receive messages whenever you wish and per-message charges will appear on your bill. The Pay-As-You-Go Messaging plans you can choose from are shown below.
Single Line Plans with Pay-As-You-Go Messaging
Minutes Plan
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Minutes Plan
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Minutes Plan
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Text Messaging On Family Plans
Unlimited Messaging
Never worry about overages again for any line of your Family plan. For heavy texters, our convenient unlimited messaging plans are the perfect solution. Get unlimited text, picture, and video messages for everyone in your family with the plans below.
Family Plans with Unlimited Messaging
Minutes Plan
With Unlimited Messaging
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Minutes Plan
With Unlimited Messaging
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Minutes Plan
With Unlimited Messaging
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Pay-As-You-Go Messaging
It's only $0.25 per message to send, forward or reply. Plus all incoming messages are FREE and UNLIMITED.
Unlimited messaging can be added to any individual line on these family plans for $20/mo.
Family Plans with Pay-As-You-Go Messaging
Minutes Plan
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Minutes Plan
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Minutes Plan
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Text Messaging on Prepaid Plans
Unlimited Messaging
For those who love to share their pictures and videos, our convenient unlimited messaging plans are the perfect solution. Get unlimited text, picture, and video messages with the plans below.
Prepaid Plans with Unlimited Messaging and Data
Data Plan
- Unlimited Minutes
- Unlimited Messaging
- Free Activation
Data Plan
- Unlimited Minutes
- Unlimited Messaging
- Free Activation
Prepaid Plans with Messaging
Minutes Plan
- 400 Text Messages
- 400 Picture Messages
- $0.25/minute Overage
Pay-As-You-Go Messaging
It's only $0.25 per message to send, forward or reply. All incoming text, picture and video messages are free. We offer numerous ways to refill your Prepaid account to ensure that you always have a balance available for sending pictures and videos.
Learn more about Prepaid refill options
Prepaid Plans with Pay-As-You-Go Messaging
- $50 Activation Fee
- Minutes $0.10/minute
- Messages $0.25/message
Other text messaging topics
Text Messaging E-Mail Address
When you don't have access to a computer or it's inconvenient to place a phone call, you can send, receive and reply to e-mails using Text Messaging directly from your U.S. Cellular wireless phone.
Included with any Text Messaging plan, you also automatically receive a text messaging e-mail address to send, receive and reply to e-mail via text message. Your text messaging e-mail address is your 10-digit wireless phone number followed by @email.uscc.net (i.e. 6305551212@email.uscc.net) which can be used the same way you use your other e-mail addresses. When you want to send a text message to an e-mail address, simply enter the recipient's e-mail address in the "To" field. Outgoing messages and replies are charged as text messages. All incoming messages are FREE and UNLIMITED.
For messages sent to or from an e-mail address, there is a 400-character limit per message, and messages may be divided into separately delivered segments of approximately 120 characters.
International Text Messaging
Send and receive texts from over 100 countries right from your wireless phone at competitive prices.
Premium Messaging Content
Premium Messaging Content programs are sponsored and run by third parties. These programs vary in price and content, but the most common allow you to vote on television programs, sign up for text alerts or participate in chat services.
