Ready Mobile was a prepaid wireless brand from Ready Wireless, a company based in Hiawatha, Iowa. It sold phones and airtime through convenience and drug store chains. Ready Mobile wireless phone service ended on December 31, 2020, according to the company’s own shutdown notice. No successor carrier took its customers.
Ready Mobile is gone
ReadyWireless, LLC posted a notice that Ready Mobile wireless phone service is no longer available as of December 31, 2020. The notice thanks customers and gives one phone number for questions: (800) 570-3869. It names no replacement brand and no carrier that took over accounts. The readymobile.com site now points to that notice.
If you had a Ready Mobile line
No carrier took over Ready Mobile customers. Former users had to choose a new carrier on their own. The shutdown notice does not say whether numbers could be ported after December 31, 2020. If you still need to recover an old Ready Mobile number, call (800) 570-3869, the number on the notice, and ask.
Sources differ on the network: a Ready Wireless retail announcement and a Prepaid Wireless Guide review name Sprint, while a company profile on Craft describes a multi-carrier platform.
How Ready Mobile ended
- 2006: Ready Wireless, the company behind Ready Mobile, is founded in Hiawatha, Iowa, per its Craft profile.
- January 2009: Ready Mobile acquires Trumpet Mobile, a prepaid brand for heavy international callers.
- August 6, 2009: Co-founder Fred Haumesser describes Ready Mobile as built for underbanked customers, with a $39.99 unlimited plan.
- December 31, 2020: Ready Mobile wireless phone service ends, per the ReadyWireless, LLC notice.
Why Ready Mobile ended
The sources do not say. The ReadyWireless, LLC shutdown notice states only that service ended on December 31, 2020, and thanks customers. Ready Mobile was a prepaid brand sold through retail chains such as Casey’s and Duane Reade. A retail announcement says it ran on Sprint’s national network. No source explains the decision, and BestCellular.com will not guess at it.
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 Ready Mobile
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Tracked and active are different counts on this site. Ready Mobile counts in our tracked total, not in our active total, so it does not appear in tools built for live carriers.
Questions about Ready Mobile
Is Ready Mobile still available?
No. Ready Mobile wireless phone service ended on December 31, 2020, according to the shutdown notice posted by ReadyWireless, LLC. The brand no longer sells plans or airtime.
Which network did Ready Mobile use?
Sprint, according to a Ready Wireless retail announcement and a Prepaid Wireless Guide review. A Craft company profile describes Ready Wireless as using a multi-carrier platform, so the network at shutdown is not confirmed.
What happened to Ready Mobile customers?
Service stopped on December 31, 2020. The notice names no successor carrier, so customers had to pick a new carrier and move their numbers themselves. Questions went to (800) 570-3869.
Who ran Ready Mobile?
Ready Wireless, LLC of Hiawatha, Iowa. Co-founders Dennis Henderson, the CEO, and Fred Haumesser, executive vice president, built it for underbanked customers. The company also owned the Trumpet Mobile brand.
Sources
Checked October 13, 2026.
- Ready Mobile: Shutdown notice: Official notice that service ended December 31, 2020; contact (800) 570-3869
- CSP Daily News: Casey’s offering Ready Wireless phones, airtime: Hiawatha, Iowa base, Ready Mobile PCS and Trumpet Mobile brands, Sprint network (undated)
- Prepaid Wireless Guide: Fred Haumesser Ready Mobile Interview: Co-founders, Trumpet Mobile acquisition January 2009 (August 6, 2009)
- Craft: Ready Wireless: Founded 2006, Hiawatha, Iowa, multi-carrier platform (fetched October 13, 2026)
Best Cellular. “Ready Mobile: What Happened,” BestCellular.com. https://bestcellular.com/ready-mobile/
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