T-Mobile is one of the major cellular carriers in the US.

T-Mobile's prepaid plans are designed for those who don't qualify for postpaid T-Mobile plans, want more flexibility, or who don't need all the features of a post-paid plan. Prepaid plans do NOT include the added perk of having fees and taxes included in a plan's base price, as T-Mobile Postpaid plans do.

Currently, T-Mobile offers several prepaid plan options:

• T-Mobile ONE Prepaid Domestic Only
• T-Mobile Simply Prepaid
• T-Mobile Prepaid Pay-as-you-go
• Simple Choice Prepaid Mobile Internet

For Our Comparative Pricing Grid:
Guide to Cellular Data Plan Pricing

Table of Contents

• Testing Status
• Smartphone Plans
• Data Only Plans
  • Simple Choice Prepaid Mobile Internet
• Retired Plans
• Thoughts & Analysis (Member Only)
• Prepaid Policies (Member Only)

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Testing Status

We are not currently testing any T-Mobile Prepaid (direct) plans.

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Current Smartphone Plans

T-Mobile prepaid currently offers three prepaid plan types, none of which include taxes and fees in their pricing:

• T-Mobile ONE Prepaid Domestic Only: Unlimited, domestic on device data with 3G speeds hotspot data. Unlimited domestic talk/text. 1st line is $50; Each additional line is $30.
• T-Mobile Simply Prepaid: 10GB of high-speed 10GB data. Unlimited domestic talk/text. 1st Line: $40; Each additional line is $30
• T-Mobile Prepaid Pay-as-you-go: Purchase 500MB LTE Data for $5/ day or 1GB data for $10/ week. 30 minutes of talk & 30 texts -  each additional is 10 cents per minute/message (sending and receiving) Single line only, starts at $3/month.

Policies & Perks

• Carrier Networks Used: T-Mobile
• Carrier Relation: Direct, prepaid
• Plan Types Available: Phone
• Device Types Permitted: Phone
• Device Purchase Required: No, but can purchase a device
• Mobile Hotspot Use:
  • T-Mobile ONE Prepaid Domestic Only: Unlimited 3G speeds.
  • T-Mobile Simply Prepaid: 10GB of full LTE speed per month then slowed to 2G speeds (~256kbps).
  • T-Mobile Prepaid Pay-as-you-go: Allowed for any purchased data pass.
• Throttling: Hotspot data on ONE prepaid plans is throttled to 3G speeds.
• Network Management: 50GB for all plans
• International Roaming: "Not for extended international use; you must reside in the U.S. and primary usage must occur on our U.S. network. Service may be terminated or restricted for excessive roaming."
  • T-Mobile ONE Prepaid Domestic Only: 5GB of data in Canada/Mexico available for +$5/month
  • T-Mobile Simply Prepaid: 5GB of data (from data bucket) in Canada/Mexico available for +$5/month
  • T-Mobile Prepaid Pay-as-you-go: None
• Domestic Roaming: 
  • T-Mobile ONE Prepaid Domestic Only: 200MB/month
  • T-Mobile Simply Prepaid: 50MB/month
  • T-Mobile Prepaid Pay-as-you-go: None
• Plan Period: Monthly
• Data Roll Over: No
• Overage Charges: None
• Streaming: 
  • T-Mobile ONE Prepaid Domestic Only: Includes Music Unlimited. Subject to Data Maximizer (480p) restrictions. A daily ($3) pass can be purchased to enable HD video.
  • T-Mobile Simply Prepaid: Includes Music Unlimited. Subject to Data Maximizer (480p) restrictions, but these can be turned off.
  • T-Mobile Prepaid Pay-as-you-go: Subject to Data Maximizer (480p) restrictions.
• Unlimited: Yes, with ONE Prepaid
• Lines permitted per account:
• Extras: Music Unlimited which means that audio streaming doesn't count against your high speed data limit, is included on ONE and Simply plans.

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Data-Only Plans

Currently there is a single data-only prepaid option.

Simple Choice Prepaid Mobile Internet

This is a tiered data only plan for hotspot devices, tablets, and wearables. After the capped data amount is reached, speeds are slowed to 2G. This plan is eligible for Data Passes ($30/3GB of extra data per month).

Available Plan Data Buckets:

• 2GB: $10 + taxes&fees
• 6GB: $20 + taxes&fees
• 10GB: $40 + taxes&fees
• 14GB: $55 + taxes&fees
• 18GB: $70 + taxes&fees
• 22GB: $85 + taxes&fees

Policies & Perks:

• Carrier Networks Used: T-Mobile
• Carrier Relation: Direct, prepaid
• Plan Types Available: Data Only
• Device Types Permitted: Hotspots, Tablets, Wearables
• Device Purchase Required: No, but can purchase a device
• Mobile Hotspot Use: Yes, all
• Throttling: Full speeds available up to data allotment then data is slowed to 2G speeds for balance of service period.
• Network Management: 50GB (not applicable)
• International Roaming: Fine print: "Not for extended international use; you must reside in the U.S. and primary usage must occur on our U.S. network. Service may be terminated or restricted for excessive roaming."
  • 5GB/month of high-speed data use permitted in Canada & Mexico.
• Domestic Roaming: None
• Plan Period: 30 Day
• Data Roll Over: None
• Overage Charges: None
• Streaming: 
  • Video streams at 480p (SD) via Data Maximizer, but this feature can be turned off at anytime for HD streaming.
  • Plans include Music Unlimited which means that audio streaming doesn't count against your high speed data limit.
• Unlimited: None
• Lines permitted per plan:
• Extras: None

Testing Status: We do not keep a T-Mobile Prepaid Plan

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