Overview: Prepaid by Verizon (Cellular Data Plans)

Currently Available Prepaid Data Device Plans:

On September 29, 2021, Verizon changed their prepaid data-only plan option, which brought them in line with their postpaid data plans. A $30/month discount is applied when these data plans are added to another prepaid line of service, and used in an eligible device. Using it in another device can cause Verizon to remove the discount. The primary line (no discount) can be a prepaid smartphone or data-only line. The first price listed below is with the $30 discount, the second is for the first line or a standalone account. There are no autopay discounts.

• 150 GB - $70/$100 - includes 5G UWB
• 100 GB - $50/$80 - includes 5G UWB
• 25 GB - $30/$60
• 5 GB - $10/$40

Plan Specifications:

• Carrier Networks Used: Verizon
• Carrier Relationship: Direct, prepaid
• Plan Types Available: Data only
• Device Types Permitted: Hotspots, Routers, Tablets
• Unlimited: Yes, throttled after cap
• High Speed Mobile Hotspot Use: Hotspot/Jetpack and Tablet devices are permitted to use all data via hotspot.
• Throttling: Yes, after high speed data caps have been met
  • On 5G UW (150GB and 100GB plans), speeds are reduced to 3 Mbps after data cap
  • On 5G Nationwide/4G LTE, data is slowed to 600 Kbps after data cap
• Network Management: Always
• eSIM: No
• Video Streaming Resolution:
  • On 5G UW, streaming is up to 4K UHD
  • On 5G Nationwide/4G LTE, streaming is 720p on hotspots/routers and 1080p on tablets
• 5G Access: Yes
  • 150 and 100 GB plans have access to both 5G UW and 5G Nationwide
  • 25 and 5 GB plans are 5G Nationwide only
• Device Purchase Required: No, but can purchase a device
• Plan Period: 30 days
• International Roaming: None
• Domestic Roaming: Some - but not full. Verizon prepaid utilizes most, but not all, of Verizon's postpaid domestic roaming map for data when you are off their network domestically. To view the disparities, see Verizon's map comparisons here (click "Expand Map"). There are no additional charges for domestic roaming when it is supported - but you may see slowed data speeds (3G/2G speeds).
• Data Roll Over: No
• Overage Charges: There are no overage charges on prepaid plans.
• Lines permitted per account:
  • 10 lines are allowed per account.
  • Additional data lines after the first are eligible for a $30/month discount.
  • A family plan allows for the ability to mix-and-match line types on a single account, however first line of service on prepaid can be a data only device. 

Currently Available Plans

On October 20, 2022 Verizon updated its prepaid plan options, dropping its lowest tier (5GB), and shaving off $5 from the base price of the others. It also changed its mobile hotspot usage. These changes more closely align with the Verizon's current postpaid plans.

On June 8, 2023 Verizon brought back multi-line discounts. You can find out more information here.

• Unlimited Plus: $60
• Unlimited: $50
• 15GB: $35

Prices listed include autopay discounts.

Specifications

• Carrier Networks Used: Verizon
• Carrier Relationship: Direct, prepaid
• Plan Types Available: Phone
• Device Types Permitted: Phones
• Unlimited: Yes
• High-Speed Mobile Hotspot Use:
  • Unlimited Plus: 25GB; then throttled to 3Mbps on 5G UWB 600 Kbps on 5G NW/4G LTE. Also, 5G NW/4G LTE data may be network managed after 25GB.
  • Unlimited Phone Plan: 5GB; then throttled to 600 Kbps
  • 15GB: All data can be used as mobile hotspot data.
• Throttling:
  • Unlimited Plus: None on device. Mobile hotspot throttling noted above
  • Unlimited Phone Plan: None on device. Mobile hotspot throttling noted above
  • 15GB: Yes, after data allowance, speeds are slowed to 2G/128 Kbps.
• Network Management:
  • Unlimited Plus:
    • None on 5G UWB
    • On 5G NW / 4G LTE: On device network managed after 50GB. Mobile hotspot data network managed after 25GB.
  • Unlimited and 15GB- always, for all plans when on the 4G/LTE or 5G Nationwide networks.
• Video Streaming Resolution: 480p when on 4G/LTE or 5G Nationwide networks.
  • Unlimited Plus: 4K video when on Ultra Wideband network. 
• 5G Access: All plans have access to 4G/LTE and 5G NW networks. Unlimited Plus has access to 5G UW network. 
• Device Purchase Required: No, but can purchase a device
• Plan Period: 30 days
• International Roaming: 
  • Canada/Mexico: Current line-up of prepaid phone plans includes 2GB of high speed data per day at no extra cost, as well as unlimited talk/text while in Canada and Mexico.
  • TravelPass can be added to any phone line, which provides unlimited call/text and 2GB/day of high-speed data per line in 140+ countries. TravelPass can be purchased for $5/day in Canada/Mexico, and $10/day in other eligible countries.
  • If more than 50% of your talk, text, or data usage in a 60-day period is in Canada or Mexico, use of those services in those countries may be removed or limited.
• Domestic Roaming: Outside Verizon's prepaid coverage area, voice roaming is billed at 20 cents per minute. Data is not available while roaming. 
• Data Roll Over: No
• Overage Charges: No
• Discounts Available:
  • Autopay discount of $10/month (cannot be used with Loyalty discount)
  • Loyalty Discount: This discount reduces monthly plan pricing by $5 after the 3rd month of service, and another $5 after the 9th month of service. (cannot be used with Autopay discount)
• Lines permitted per account:
  • 10 lines are allowed per account.
  • A family plan allows for the ability to mix-and-match line types on a single account - including Jetpack / Tablet lines.
• Extras: 
  • All plans include Spam Blocker and Digital Secure
  • Unlimited Plus also includes optional Global Choice