Verizon Prepaid is Verizon's direct prepaid brand.
Verizon Prepaid offers data only plan for tablets and hotspots. They also offers smartphone plans but they do not meet our criteria for mobile internet (at least 50GB mobile hotspot data) so we do not track them.
In late 2021, Verizon acquired prepaid brand Tracfone.
Plan Information
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.
Currently Available Plans:
- 150 GB - $70/$100 - includes 5G UWB **TOP PICK**
- 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
We only track smartphone plans that meet our criteria for mobile internet, which is having at least 50GB of mobile hotspot data. Other smartphone plans may be available from the carrier other than those listed here.
If you want information on other available smartphone plans, our friend Stetson Doggett manages the website Best Phone Plans, which provides comprehensive information on all plans provided by each carrier.
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