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A Verizon subsidiary offering prepaid smartphone and data plans with up to 100GB of data.
Released: November 2021
T-Mobile's direct prepaid cellular phone & data plans, and prepaid subsidiaries Ultra Mobile and Mint Mobile.
Released: January 2014
T-Mobile's postpaid consumer plans for smartphones and tablets, and data plans for hotspots & routers.
Released: January 2014
T-Mobile offers a line of plans for small business customers that are priced similarly to their consumer plans but offer more features & benefits.
Released: March 2019
AT&T based MVNO targeting AARP members offering flexible phone plans with data that can be used for tethering/mobile hotspot.
Released: December 2015
A Verizon subsidiary available online and at Walmart offering prepaid smartphone and data plans with up to 100GB of data. Also sells hotspot devices for use on its network, including the Moxee 5G Mobile Hotspot.
Released: October 2014
AT&T postpaid consumer direct cellular phone & data plans for smartphones, hotspots, tablets, and routers. Including our Top Pick Unlimited Premium Smartphone Plan and Unlimited Tablet Plan.
Released: January 2014
AT&T's direct prepaid cellular phone & data plans. Including our top pick data plan for hotspots and routers offering 100GB for $90/month.
Released: January 2014
Verizon's business plan options including unlimited smartphone plans and plans for tablets and data devices.
Released: October 2020
Verizon's prepaid direct offers plans for smartphones and data only devices, including our top pick 30GB Jetpack plan for $65/mo.
Released: November 2018
Google's MVNO option on the T-Mobile network, which also provides a decent global travel option.
Released: April 2015
Tracfone is a prepaid brand owned by Verizon. They operate several brands including Straight Talk, Total Wireless, and Simple Mobile.
Released: December 1996
The largest regional carrier in the U.S. offering plans that include nationwide roaming coverage, but with restrictive roaming caps.
Released: June 2014
AT&T based MVNO offering flexible data only plans for light mobile hotspot data use and tablets.
Released: October 2015
Sprint offered postpaid plans offering up to 50 or 100GB of high-speed mobile hotspot use, and unlimited tablet plans. As of June 2022, they are now part of T-Mobile.
Released: January 2014
AT&T's DataConnect prepaid unlimited plan that retired in February 2020. For now, existing customers are grandfathered in when used in tablets.
Released: January 2014
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