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.

Many of the basic, budget plans from the big three carriers have lower prioritization and less features than some prepaid alternatives.

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 ...