iQ Cellular was a US mobile brand for personal customers. Wikipedia lists it among defunct US virtual operators, names AT&T, Sprint and Verizon as host networks, and gives an end date of 2014. BestCellular.com found no shutdown notice, no named successor and no other source on the brand.
iQ Cellular is gone
Wikipedia’s list of US virtual network operators places iQ Cellular in its defunct, merged and acquired table with an end date of 2014. The row names three hosts: AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. It lists CDMA as the only technology, even though AT&T ran GSM, so the row is not fully consistent. It cites no reference. On October 14, 2026, iqcellular.com redirected to a GoDaddy domain-for-sale listing.
If you had an iQ Cellular line
No source names a carrier that took iQ Cellular customers. Lines on the brand would have stopped working when service ended. If your 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. Sprint’s network no longer exists, so a Sprint-era phone may not work anywhere today.
The 2014 end date and the three host networks come from one uncited Wikipedia row, and its CDMA-only technology entry does not match AT&T’s GSM network.
How iQ Cellular ended
- 2014: Wikipedia lists 2014 as the end date for iQ Cellular.
Why iQ Cellular ended
The sources do not say. Wikipedia lists the end date and the host networks but gives no cause and no reference. BestCellular.com found no press release, filing or news report about who ran iQ Cellular or why it stopped. Searches for the name return unrelated companies. Until a dated source turns up, the cause and the exact date stay open.
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 iQ Cellular
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. iQ Cellular counts in our tracked total, not in our active total, so it does not appear in tools built for live carriers.
Questions about iQ Cellular
Is iQ Cellular still available?
No. Wikipedia lists iQ Cellular as a defunct US virtual operator with a 2014 end date. On October 14, 2026, iqcellular.com redirected to a GoDaddy domain-for-sale listing.
Which network did iQ Cellular use?
Wikipedia names three: AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. The same row lists CDMA as the only technology, which fits Sprint and Verizon but not AT&T. No other source confirms the networks.
What happened to iQ Cellular customers?
The sources do not say. No successor carrier is named. Customers who kept their numbers would have ported them to a carrier of their choice before service ended.
Did iQ Cellular run on more than one network?
Wikipedia says so, listing AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. It cites no reference, and BestCellular.com found no plan page or news report that shows how the brand split service across networks.
Sources
Checked October 14, 2026.
- Wikipedia: List of mobile virtual network operators in the United States: Defunct, merged, and acquired operators table, checked October 14, 2026. The row states: Personal market, host networks AT&T, Sprint and Verizon, CDMA, end date 2014, no notes. The row cites no reference.
- iqcellular.com (domain check): Redirects to a GoDaddy domain-for-sale listing (forsale.godaddy.com), checked October 14, 2026. Not confirmed as the brand’s former site.
Best Cellular. “iQ Cellular: What Happened,” BestCellular.com. https://bestcellular.com/iq-cellular/
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