You may have noticed on TV the ads for free cell phones for low income families. These are becoming popular these days since many families cannot afford the expensive cell phone plans.

The use of cell phones have become all too common these days. Practically everyone has a cell phone. They can be particularly useful during times of emergency. But picking up your cell phone you can make a quick call for help in seconds.

Not everyone is entitled to free cell phones. You and your family must be in the low income range in order to get those free phones. People living on subsidized housing and food should probably be able to get free cell phones.

A limit with free cell phones for low income families is that they have a certain amount of minutes which you can use for free each month. You can probably get about an hour of talk time. After that, you would have to buy more minutes.

Also, you have to show that you are eligible for free cell phones every year. Once you are not considered low income, then you cannot use those phones for free.

Get a free cell phone by finding cell phone service providers in your city. Not every state has cell phone providers that give free cell phones so check your area.

Once you get in contact with a carrier, fill out their application and provide to them pertinent information. These information may include your pay stubs and W2s.

Do not use up all your free minutes so quickly each month. Make sure you have enough to last the entire month. This means making only absolutely necessary calls. You can use the phone to check up how many minutes you have used thus far.

Charlie Zelan is a wealth advisor with many years of experience. For more information on getting government phones for low income families, please visit his website.