Overview: Yahoo! Mobile by Verizon (Cellular Data Plans)

Yahoo! Mobile is an app based Verizon direct prepaid brand for smartphones.

Yahoo! Mobile's app based phone plan offers customers unlimited calling, text, and high-speed on device data, with unlimited mobile hotspot data for a single device at a time throttled to 5mbps.

All Yahoo! Mobile data usage is always subject to network management. Video is reduced to 480p resolution as well (DVD quality).

Yahoo! Mobile does not include any Canada, Mexico or international calling, texting, or data usage.

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Currently Available Plan Options:

Unlimited: $39.99/month - single line

Plan Perks & Policies:

Carrier Networks Used: Verizon 4G LTE / Native
Carrier Relation: Direct subsidiary
Plan Types Available: Phone
Device Types Permitted: Compatible smartphone models
Device Purchase Required: No, but offered
Mobile Hotspot Use:
- Yes, unlimited, throttled to a max of 5 Mbps.
- Hotspot connections are limited to one at a time.
Throttling: On device data is full-speed. Hotspot data is throttled to a maximum speed of 5 Mbps
Network Management: Always
International Roaming: None
Domestic Roaming: None
Plan Period: Monthly
Data Roll Over: None
Overage Charges: None
Streaming:
- No streaming services are provided as a perk with Yahoo Mobile.
- Video is "typically" reduced to 480p resolution (DVD quality)
Unlimited: Yes
Lines permitted per account: 1
Extras: Plan is activated and terminated via the Yahoo app. Yahoo! Pro Email is included with the plan - with up to 1k GB of storage.

Testing Status

In April 2019, one of our team members acquired a Visible plan, which is a very very similar service provided as a sister company of Yahoo! Mobile. In June 2019, the line was re-activated to test the new high-speed on device data offer made by Visible.

Our hands on report is shared on our Visible Gear Center page.

Story Updates and Videos:

Potential Alternatives to Consider:

For other featured cellular data plans ideal for RVers and Crusiers - here's some other options to consider:

AT&T Business Unlimited Plans

AT&T offers unlimited smartphone plans with up to 100GB of mobile hotspot data, and unlimited machine-to-machine wireless broadband plans for qualified businesses.

Verizon Postpaid Plans

Verizon postpaid native cellular phone & data plans, with "unlimited" plans offering 15-30GB of high speed mobile hotspot use.

Sprint Postpaid Plans

Sprint's postpaid plans, some offering 50-100GB of high speed mobile hotspot use from phones and data devices.

Verizon Prepaid Jetpack Plan

Verizon's prepaid Jetpack data plan offering 30GB (15GB + 15GB bonus) of high-speed data for $65/month.

T-Mobile Global Plus 15GB Plan

T-Mobile offers the Global Plus 15GB add-on to their Magenta plans - which allows for unlimited high speed mobile hotspot from a smartphone for $120/month.

Visible

Verizon's prepaid brand for select smartphones, offering unlimited on device data and unlimited 5 Mbps mobile hotspot use - $25-40/month depending on group size.

Ultra Mobile

Officially partnered T-Mobile reseller offering smartphone "unlimited" plans that include 32-50GB of high speed data a month, with personal mobile hotspot use allowed.

FMCA Sprint Unlimited Data Plan

FMCA offers a Sprint based unlimited data plan to their members on a month to month basis for $49.99/mo.

Wireless Internet Router & Data Plans - AT&T

AT&T's Wireless Internet device & plans. They offer a 100GB data plan for $100/month that is suitable on the road.

AT&T Unlimited Data Rental/Lease Plans

3rd party rental vendors (ie. MobileMustHave, boom!, Bix, Nomad Internet, etc) offer AT&T based unlimited data plans ranging in price from $60-$200/month - on a month-to-month no contract basis.

T-Mobile Unlimited Data Rental/Lease Plans

3rd party rental vendors (ie. Travel Data, OTR Mobile, Millenicom, etc) offer T-Mobile based unlimited data plans ranging in price from $55-$150/month - on a month-to-month, no contract basis.

Sprint Unlimited Data Rental/Lease Plans

3rd party rental vendors offer Sprint based unlimited data plans ranging in price from $50-$150/month - on a month-to-month, no contract basis.

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Thoughts & Analysis

Favorite Features:

Cheap, unlimited data option
Full speed data on device
Verizon 4G LTE Native coverage area
Mobile hotspot use included, capped to 5 Mbps
No activation fees
Includes Yahoo Pro Email with plan

Potential Downsides:

Requires shipment of a physical Visible SIM card first (free)
All mobile hotspot data is throttled to a maximum of 5mbps speed
Higher ping times
Always subject to network management
Hotspot is limited to a single device connection at a time
Phone lines only - no tablet or Jetpack option
No access to Verizon's roaming partners or 3G coverage map

Summary

If you are interested in Yahoo! Mobile, we strongly suggest researching Visible instead - it's the same service, but can be cheaper with PartyPay.

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