Red Stick Wireless was a US phone brand for personal use. Wikipedia lists three host networks: Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. As of August 2019, its website permanently showed a maintenance message. Wikipedia guesses the end as circa February 2019, with a question mark. No official shutdown notice was found.
Red Stick Wireless appears to be shut down
Wikipedia lists Red Stick Wireless among defunct US operators. It says that as of August 2019 the brand’s site permanently displayed “This site is currently in a maintenance window”. The end date is given only as circa February 2019, with a question mark. BestCellular.com could not load the old site and found no news coverage. No official end date was found.
If you had a Red Stick Wireless line
No source names a carrier that took over Red Stick Wireless customers. A line left unused since 2019 is almost certainly closed. If you still have the phone, a current carrier can check whether it works on their network. Sprint no longer runs its own network, so pick T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T or a brand that uses them.
BestCellular.com could not find an official Red Stick Wireless shutdown notice and will update this page if one is published.
How Red Stick Wireless ended
- August 2019: The Red Stick Wireless website permanently shows a maintenance window message, per Wikipedia.
Why Red Stick Wireless ended
No source explains why Red Stick Wireless ended. Wikipedia records three host networks and a site stuck on a maintenance message by August 2019. Its end date is only an estimate, circa February 2019, marked with a question mark and an update tag. BestCellular.com searched news coverage and found no story about the brand or its closing.
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 Red Stick Wireless
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. Red Stick Wireless counts in our tracked total, not in our active total, so it does not appear in tools built for live carriers.
Questions about Red Stick Wireless
Is Red Stick Wireless still in business?
It appears not. Wikipedia lists Red Stick Wireless as defunct, and says its website showed only a maintenance message as of August 2019. No official shutdown notice or confirmed end date was found.
Which network did Red Stick Wireless use?
Wikipedia lists three host networks for Red Stick Wireless: Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, with CDMA, GSM and LTE technology. No other source BestCellular.com found confirms this. Sprint no longer runs its own network.
What happened to Red Stick Wireless customers?
No source says. BestCellular.com found no transfer notice and no named successor carrier. Former customers should treat their old lines as closed and start service with a current carrier.
When did Red Stick Wireless stop working?
No source confirms it. Wikipedia estimates circa February 2019, marked with a question mark. The only dated evidence is that the site showed a permanent maintenance message as of August 2019.
Sources
Checked October 14, 2026.
- Wikipedia: List of mobile virtual network operators in the United States: Defunct table row: Red Stick Wireless, Personal, hosts Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, CDMA, GSM, LTE, end date circa February 2019?; notes say as of August 2019 the site permanently displays a maintenance window message. No references cited. Checked 2026-10-14.
Best Cellular. “Red Stick Wireless: Appears to Be Shut Down,” BestCellular.com. https://bestcellular.com/red-stick-wireless/
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