Cellular Data Plans
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint are the four major carriers. And there are resellers, MVNO and prepaid options. Check our Guide to the Four Carriers for an overview of the carriers and our Data Plan Pricing Guide for more on understanding the data plans offered.
Here are some additional resources on cellular plans:
Selecting Data Plans Current Best Data Plans
AT&T based MVNO offering unlimited data plans with no high speed caps.
Released: November 2019
Verizon postpaid native cellular phone & data plans, with "unlimited" plans offering 15-30GB of high speed mobile hotspot use.
Released: August 2019
$80+/mo
Global mobile hotspot with a virtual-SIM that allows you to purchase day or monthly passes for "unlimited" international use.
Released: July 2019
$149
Sprint's postpaid plans, some offering 50-100GB of high speed mobile hotspot use from phones and data devices.
Released: June 2019
$50+/mo
Verizon's prepaid Jetpack data plan - currently offering a double data promo of 30GB of high-speed data for $65/month.
Released: May 2019
$65/mo
The T-Mobile LTE Wi-Fi Gateway is a cellular home internet device used exclusively for T-Mobile's fixed-location home internet service.
Released: March 2019
Sprint MVNO offering fully tetherable phone plans with smaller data buckets.
Released: January 2019
Pix offers plans on all 4 major U.S. carriers - and a Global SIM option.
Released: January 2019
Ting Mobile . offers a data-only 30GB mobile hotspot plan for $25 a month - as well as lesser attractive phone based plans.
Released: January 2019
$25
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