All our top picks for the best cheap phone plans also have high-speed 5G where it's available. Don't see anything that's useful to you? We also have guides to the best unlimited plans at the major carriers , best Android phones , best iPhone , and best cheap phones for all budgets.
Updated July We added Ting back into our guide and made slight tweaks to other services' pricing and data allotments. If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Mint launched in and has become the best value among smaller cellular networks.
All plans have unlimited talk and text, and you can make free calls to Canada and Mexico. The Unlimited plan lets you use as much data as you want, though after 35 GB your data speeds may slow down and video streams at only p definition.
There are four tiers, and the prices are lowest if you pay for a year at a time. If you commit to a year, you can keep that discounted rate. There's also a smaller discount if you commit to six months at a time. Mint does not include wireless taxes and fees in its prices. Check here for compatibility. Visible was our favorite until Mint released its unlimited plan, but it's still a great deal if you prefer Verizon's coverage, which is better in remote or rural areas. It's owned by Verizon and uses its network exclusively which means it's not technically an MVNO, if that matters to you.
Visible uses 5G, if Verizon supports it in your area. Sadly, 5G coverage is still scarce outside certain major cities—and it's not all that game-changing yet.
Your 5G data is capped at Mbps. In times of heavy network traffic, Visible will deprioritize its customers below Verizon customers sharing the Verizon cellular infrastructure. It sucks, but it's common among these low-cost carriers. Visible used to inform customers on its website about slowdowns, but that has been stopped. Honesty always wins bonus points. You get mobile Wi-Fi hot-spot data included, which is often missing from base plans among the three major carriers, though it's limited to 5 Mbps and supports only one tethered device at a time.
Video streaming is restricted to p resolution. A SIM card, also known as a subscriber identity module, is a smart card that stores data for GSM cellular telephone subscribers. Such data includes user identity, location and phone number, network authorization data, personal security keys, contact lists and stored text messages.
Yes, take your phone internationally and use the carrier of your choice. Cat phones are GSM compatible only. All you need to do is download the Google Drive for iOS App, back up your content and then log in to your new Android phone.
Google will then download all your photos, calendar dates and contacts and set them up for you. This is required. Helena St. Search for:. Heroes Discounts Where to buy. What is an unlocked phone? Why buy an unlocked phone? If the waiting period is over and you have your T-Mobile SIM card in-hand, you'll need to complete the unlocking process. Depending on how you approached the unlock on the phone or through the Web , you'll be provided with the instructions to complete the process.
Once the unlock is complete, use iTunes to restore your iPhone from backup. Step 4: Tweak a couple iPhone settings The one side effect of switching carriers is that a little extra setup is required to get the Web and MMS picture messaging functioning again.
Follow this help article on T-Mobile's site to restore these features. After completing this process, you're set! Just remember that if you travel to an area where T-Mobile's iPhone support has not yet been rolled out, you'll experience slow data connections.
Correction, March 28, p. PT: This story originally gave incorrect information about the 21Mbps limitation for data speeds.
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