Cellular Data Plans
Cellular data plans are offered for smartphones, mobile hotspot devices and cellular embedded routers. They come direct from the carriers, prepaid & postpaid and through 3rd parties. Unlimited doesn't always mean unlimited either.
Understanding limitations like caps on hotspot use, video throttling and network management are important in selecting the right plans for your setup & gear. We offer a lot of resources below.
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3rd party vendors and resellers that offer data plans on the major carriers on a month-to-month basis.
Released: September 2015
Tracfone is a prepaid brand owned by Verizon. They operate several brands including Straight Talk, Total by Verizon, and Simple Mobile.
Released: December 1996
A subsidiary of AT&T offering prepaid smartphone & hotspot device plans including our top pick 100GB for $90/month Simply Data plan.
Released: April 2016
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: December 2013
Cable companies that offer mobile service to their subscribers, only in markets where they offer cable service and to existing customers.
Released: August 2017
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
T-Mobile's postpaid consumer plans for smartphones and tablets, and data plans for hotspots & routers.
Released: December 2013
The largest regional carrier in the U.S. offering plans that include nationwide roaming coverage, but with restrictive roaming caps.
Released: June 2014
Cellular-based home internet service providing a router and unlimited data for fixed locations only.
Released: July 2020
AT&T Business offers smartphone plans with up to 100GB of hotspot data and Business Broadband Plans with unlimited speed capped data for those with qualifying businesses.
Released: December 2013
T-Mobile's home and small business data plans and gateway routers are intended for fixed location use, but also work for mobile use.
Released: August 2020
Verizon's prepaid brand for select smartphones, offering two different plans with unlimited on device data and unlimited mobile hotspot data for one device, capped at 5 Mbps.
Released: May 2018
TechnoRV carries a variety of tech for RVers, including data plans and mobile internet products, with a focus on customer and pre-sale support.
Released: February 2017
Dish Network is poised to become the fourth big cellular provider replacing Sprint, and initially are offering attractive data plans in select cities.
Released: March 2021
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