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BlackBerries are popular mobile phone devices that are available on all major cell phone networks (including AT&T, Verizon and Sprint). If you are in the market for a new smart phone and have your heart set on a BlackBerry, it is important to find a phone for the best price with the best features.To do so you need to compare the different plans available through the different wireless networks.BlackBerry PlansLook over the amount of minutes each plan offers. The more minutes in the plan, the more expensive the plan is. However, if you go over your allotted minutes you are charged a per-minute fee (typically). It is best to go with a plan you know you are not going to go over rather a plan that you are forced to monitor your calls constantly.Look into “Everything” plans if you typically use a large amount of minutes, data and texts. "Everything" plans give you unlimited minutes, texts and data for a flat fee (Sprint currently charges $69 a month for everything).Check out the data service that comes with the plan. Because a BlackBerry is capable of receiving emails and surfing the Internet, your mobile package should also consist of a data plan. These plans vary from giving you a few hundred text messages and a certain amount of kilobytes worth of Internet usage to unlimited texts and data usage.If you know you are going to use the Internet and text features a lot, go with the unlimited plan. It will be worth the extra expense.BlackBerry Mobile ProvidersCompare the different rates and plans from one cell phone company to another. Most wireless carries have national coverage so you don't need to worry about dropped cell phone calls (although some users are going to tell you one carrier is better than the other, but this is often just up to personal preference).Think about who you call the most and what networks they are on. Most cell phone providers do not count minutes you use calling other individuals on the same network towards your allotted minutes. If most of your friends and family members are on one network it may behoove you to use that same network (if you currently do not have a contract with another carrier).Determine the actual BlackBerry you want to use. There are nearly a dozen different models of BlackBerry phones. Some have a touch screen while others have a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Take this into consideration when choosing your phone, your plan and the wireless provider, as not all phones are available on all networks.