Overview: Prepaid Plans by T-Mobile (Cellular Data Plans)

Currently Available Plans

• 10GB highspeed data - $40/month
• Unlimited -$50/month (unlimited hotspot data at 3G speeds)
• Unlimited Plus -$60/month (10GB of high-speed hotspot data, then unlimited at 3G speeds)
• T-Mobile Connect - $10-$35/month for 1-12GB of data

Plan Specifications

• Carrier Networks Used: T-Mobile
• Carrier Relationship: Direct prepaid
• Plan Types Available: Phone
• Device Types Permitted: Phones and tablets 
• eSIM: Yes
• Unlimited: Yes
• High-Speed Mobile Hotspot Use: 
  • 10GB: All data can be used as mobile hotspot data
  • Unlimited: Unlimited at 3G speeds.
  • Unlimited Plus: 10GB high-speed, then unlimited 3G
• Throttling: Yes, after data cap on capped plans
• Network Management: Data is prioritized behind postpaid customers. After 50GB, data may be slowed during times of congestion.
• Video Streaming Resolution: 480p
• 5G Access: Yes
• eSIM: Yes
• Device Purchase Required: No, but can purchase a device
• Plan Period: Monthly
• International Roaming: Up to 5GB of data (from data bucket) in Canada/Mexico available for +$5/month
  • "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."
• Domestic Roaming: None
• Data Roll Over: No
• Overage Charges: None.
  • On-Demand Passes Available, giving you an additional 512MB (1 day), 5G (10 days), or 15GB (30 days) of data.
• Lines permitted per account: 5
• Extras: Music Unlimited is included on prepaid smartphone plans

Currently Available Plans

• 2GB - $10/month
• 5GB - $20/month
• 10GB - $30/month
• 30GB - $40/month
• 50GB - $50/month 

Note: The 100GB for $50/month option was retired in late March 2021. 

Plan Specifications

• Carrier Networks Used: T-Mobile
• Carrier Relationship: Direct prepaid
• Plan Types Available: Data only
• Device Types Permitted: Hotspots, tablets, routers, and wearables
• eSIM: Yes
• Unlimited: No
• High-Speed Mobile Hotspot Use: All data can be used as hotspot
• Throttling: No
• Network Management: Data is prioritized behind postpaid customers. 
• Video Streaming Resolution: Full HD (must turn off data minimizer)
• 5G Access: Yes
• eSIM: Yes
• Device Purchase Required: No, but can purchase a device
• Plan Period: Monthly
• International Roaming: Up to 5GB of data (from data bucket) in Canada/Mexico available for +$5/month
  • "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."
• Domestic Roaming: None.
  • On-Demand Passes Available, giving you an additional data boost.
    • Domestic use only for one-time on-demand passes.
    • U.S./Canada/Mexico use only for monthly recurring on-demand passes.
• Data Roll Over: No
• Overage Charges: None. 
• Lines permitted per account: 5
• Extras: None

Ultra Mobile Tourist Plan

T-Mobile prepaid partners with Ultra Mobile to provide a plan designed for tourists traveling short term in the U.S. 

This 3-week (21-days) plan offers unlimited talk, text, and a small chunk of data on a prepaid SIM card that can be used in compatible phones (phones with T-Mobile bands). The SIM card provides its own phone number. 

Tourist plans can be purchased at T-Mobile Brand retail stores or T-Mobile Preferred retail stores.

Prior to partnering with Ultra Mobile, T-Mobile Prepaid offered its own Pay-As-You-Go Plan.

Ultra Mobile also offers a slew of smartphone-based plans as well as Home Internet plans. The Home Internet plans are not mobile according to TOS. 

Plan Specifications

• Carrier Networks Used: T-Mobile
• Carrier Relation: Prepaid partner
• Plan Types Available: Phone
• Device Types Permitted: Phones
• Device Purchase Required: No
• Mobile Hotspot Use: Allowed 
• Throttling: None
• Network Management: N/A
• International Roaming: None, but the Tourist plan includes 100 minutes of international calling to 80+ international destinations. 
• Domestic Roaming: 
• Plan Period: 3 weeks/21 days
• Data Roll Over: No
• Overage Charges: None
• Streaming: N/A
• Unlimited: No
• Lines permitted per account: One
• Extras: None

Ultra Mobile Tourist Plan Page