Chit Chat Mobile was a prepaid phone service on Sprint’s network that launched on the East Coast in late 2013. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2014 and was in merger talks in early 2015. Its website no longer loads, and BestCellular.com found no official end date.
Chit Chat Mobile appears to be shut down
Chit Chat Mobile launched as an East Coast MVNO on Sprint in late 2013. By August 2014 it had filed for Chapter 11 over a billing dispute with Sprint. The last dated mention BestCellular.com found is a February 5, 2015 report on merger talks. Its website, chitchatmobile.com, did not load in an October 2026 check. No official end date was found.
If you had a Chit Chat Mobile line
No source names a carrier that took over Chit Chat Mobile customers. If your old number still works, it now sits with the carrier you moved it to. Ask that carrier for your account number and port-out PIN before you switch again. A closed carrier cannot issue a transfer PIN.
BestCellular.com could not find an official shutdown notice and will update this page if one is published. A reader comment on BestMVNO says customers were told service would end in March 2022, but no official source confirms that date.
How Chit Chat Mobile ended
- August 20, 2014: Business For Home reports that Chit Chat Holdings, an East Coast MVNO on Sprint that debuted in late 2013, has filed for Chapter 11 over a billing dispute with Sprint.
- February 5, 2015: BestMVNO reports a new Android account app and says the CEO is in merger or acquisition talks with three companies.
Why Chit Chat Mobile appears to have ended
The sources point to money trouble. In 2014 Chit Chat filed for Chapter 11, saying it could not settle a billing dispute with Sprint and did not get data usage billing on time. In February 2015 its CEO said it was talking with three possible buyers or merger partners. No source says whether a deal closed or when service stopped.
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 Chit Chat Mobile
BestCellular.com tracks active carriers and defunct ones. We keep both, because people still search for brands that no longer exist. Every fact on this page comes from the sources listed below, and we leave a detail out when no source states it. Where sources disagree, this page says so. If you can document a correction, tell us and we will check it against the sources.
Tracked and active are different counts on this site. Chit Chat Mobile counts in our tracked total, not in our active total, so it does not appear in tools built for live carriers.
Questions about Chit Chat Mobile
Is Chit Chat Mobile still in business?
It does not appear to be. It filed for Chapter 11 in 2014, its last dated news is from February 2015, and its website no longer loads. BestCellular.com found no official shutdown notice or end date.
Which network did Chit Chat Mobile use?
Sprint. A 2014 report says Chit Chat’s service relied on Sprint, and its bankruptcy came from a billing dispute with Sprint. No source says its customers moved to T-Mobile after the Sprint merger.
What happened to Chit Chat Mobile customers?
The sources do not say. No successor carrier is named. A reader comment claims service ended for all customers in March 2022, but BestCellular.com could not confirm that from any official source.
Was Chit Chat Mobile sold?
Unknown. In February 2015 its CEO said it was in talks with two US MVNOs and a Canadian company about a merger or acquisition. BestCellular.com found no source showing that any deal was completed.
Sources
Checked October 13, 2026.
- Business For Home: Solavei Among Other Mobile Network Companies (MVNO) Coming To An End In US: August 20, 2014. Chit Chat Holdings debuted an East Coast MVNO on Sprint in late 2013 and filed for Chapter 11 over a Sprint billing dispute.
- BestMVNO: Chit Chat Mobile adds new app, company sale: February 5, 2015. Android app, prior Chapter 11 filing, merger talks with three companies. Includes an unverified reader comment citing a March 2022 end.
Best Cellular. “Chit Chat Mobile: Appears to Be Shut Down,” BestCellular.com. https://bestcellular.com/chit-chat-mobile/
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