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AT&T based MVNO targeting AARP members offering flexible phone plans with data that can be used for tethering/mobile hotspot.

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.

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.

Peplink eSim Data Plans allow you to buy cellular data directly from Peplink without needing a plan (or SIM card) of your own.

A subsidiary of AT&T offering prepaid smartphone & hotspot device plans including our top pick 100GB for $90/month Simply Data plan.

Verizon's business plan options including unlimited smartphone plans and plans for tablets and data devices.

Verizon's Home Internet service is intended for fixed locations, but Verizon does not currently appear to be actively enforcing this. $25-$70/mo for unlimited data. Use in provided gateway device required.

Google's MVNO option on the T-Mobile network, which also provides a decent global travel option.

The largest regional carrier in the U.S. offering plans that include nationwide roaming coverage, but with restrictive roaming caps.

AT&T's prepaid data plans for RVs.

AT&T based MVNO offering flexible data only plans for light mobile hotspot data use and tablets.

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.

AT&T's Wireless Internet device & paired data plans that are now discontinued.

A Verizon prepaid brand for smartphones. No longer available.

AT&T cellular data plan and Homebase device which offered large data buckets, but has since been discontinued.

Discontinued - Verizon's "smart" router intended for homes, paired with capped cellular plans. No longer available.