Breakaway Wireless was a local cell phone carrier based in Manti, Utah, serving Sanpete County. Its website offered rate plans, prepaid plans, phones and an EV-DO data network. The last archived copy of the site is from December 2014. BestCellular.com found no official shutdown notice or end date.
Breakaway Wireless appears to be shut down
An archived copy of breakawaywireless.com from November 17, 2013 describes Breakaway Wireless as a local wireless provider in Manti, Utah, with family plans, prepaid plans, phones and an EV-DO data network. Its office was at 40 W. Union in Manti, the same address the site gives for Manti Telephone. The last archived copy is from December 16, 2014. On October 14, 2026, the site could not be loaded. No official end date was found.
If you had a Breakaway Wireless line
No source names a carrier that took over Breakaway Wireless customers. If your old number still works, ask the carrier that holds it now for your account number and port-out PIN before you switch.
The link between Breakaway Wireless and Manti Telephone rests on the shared address and the store note on the archived site. BestCellular.com could not find an official shutdown notice and will update this page if one is published.
How Breakaway Wireless ended
- February 1, 2010: The Breakaway Wireless site announces cell phone accessories for sale at Manti Telephone, 40 W. Union, Manti.
- November 17, 2013: An archived copy of the site lists family, texting, data and prepaid plans on Breakaway Wireless’ EV-DO network.
- December 16, 2014: Last archived copy of breakawaywireless.com.
- October 11, 2023: CentraCom, a LICT subsidiary, announces it bought Manti Telephone Co. The report lists landline, fiber internet and video, not cell service.
Why Breakaway Wireless appears to have ended
The sources do not say. BestCellular.com found no notice, filing or news report about Breakaway Wireless closing. The archive stops in December 2014, and the 2023 report on the sale of Manti Telephone names landline, internet and video service only. The cause and the date stay open until a dated source appears.
How to find who holds an old number now
- Check an old bill or payment record. It names the company that billed you last.
- Run the number through a carrier lookup tool. It shows the carrier that holds the number today.
- Call that carrier and ask for the account number and transfer PIN.
- Start the port from the new carrier. Never cancel the old line first.
Your right to keep a number
Number portability is federal law, not a carrier policy. The rule is the FCC’s: Portability: Keeping Your Phone Number When Changing Service Providers.
How we verified Breakaway Wireless
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Tracked and active are different counts on this site. Breakaway Wireless counts in our tracked total, not in our active total, so it does not appear in tools built for live carriers.
Questions about Breakaway Wireless
Is Breakaway Wireless still in business?
It does not appear to be. Its website was last archived in December 2014 and could not be loaded on October 14, 2026. BestCellular.com found no official shutdown notice.
Where was Breakaway Wireless based?
Manti, Utah. The archived site lists its address as 40 W. Union, Manti, UT 84642, and describes service across Sanpete County.
Which network did Breakaway Wireless use?
The archived site describes Breakaway Wireless’ own EV-DO data network with extended local coverage. No source names a national partner network.
What happened to Breakaway Wireless customers?
The sources do not say. No successor carrier is named. Ask the carrier that holds your number today for the account number and transfer PIN.
Sources
Checked October 14, 2026.
- Breakaway Wireless: Home (archived November 17, 2013): Local wireless provider in Manti, Utah; plans, phones, EV-DO data network; address 40 W. Union.
- Breakaway Wireless: Home (archived December 16, 2014): Last archived copy of the site.
- Daily Herald: CentraCom expands its reach with the acquisition of Manti Telephone Co.: October 11, 2023. Names landline, fiber internet and video services; no cell service.
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