Among postpaid Verizon plans, the best value I could find for our usage patterns was a shared data plan with unlimited talk and text plus a monthly data allowance of 8 GB. Even after factoring in Verizon's "carryover data," the extra charges would have resulted in an average bill that was about the same as the 8 GB plan or perhaps a bit more. Spectrum cable customers can get a similar deal with Spectrum Mobile, which uses the same Verizon infrastructure. Xfinity Mobile charges no line access fees and offers unlimited talk and text plus an initial allowance of MB of data per line.
It's easy to track data usage and make that switch using the Xfinity Mobile app. Note that data is not pro-rated, so as soon as you pass a 1 GB threshold you're charged for another full gigabyte. Xfinity Mobile and Spectrum Mobile both allow you to bring your own iPhone but don't support Android devices unless you purchase them directly. Like most U. The biggest downside to using an MVNO like Xfinity Mobile is that you're one step removed from the network operator when support questions arise, and you don't have the same call management and account options as in the Verizon dashboard.
For example, you can't easily switch phone numbers between two lines. Now, your circumstances are almost certainly different from mine, and your decision might well be different.
In this post, I explain how I reviewed my existing plan and the available alternatives. But the odds are good you'll find a money-saving alternative. This isn't a "once and done" activity, either. Mobile carriers in the U. So it's important to review these services at least every year or two to ensure that they're meeting your needs and that you're not overpaying. You can't make the right decision unless you know exactly what you need. To get started, ask yourself the questions in this checklist.
This is my review of Verizon Wireless. I signed up for their Above Unlimited Plan, now renamed their Get More Unlimited Plan , which is their most premium and expensive offering, to try their network and see what the experience is like.
Verizon is one of the most popular carriers in the U. Verizon has a strong network with fast data speeds, and arguably the best coverage across the United States of the major carriers.
I have friends who live in Maine, shoutout to Zach, where Verizon is really their only option. These interactive maps show you network coverage and the download and upload speeds recorded in each area. All their other plans do though, and the features worked great for me. Verizon also has a whole slew of apps. If you purchase an Android phone directly from Verizon, these will often come preinstalled. The two I want to talk about here are Verizon messages and the My Verizon app.
The other app is the My Verizon App. You use this for managing your account, viewing your usage, paying your bill, and all that Jazz. For me, this app was not great.
I frequently had trouble logging in and connecting to the network. The biggest surprise for me while browsing through the application was the astonishing number of add-ons Verizon offers for their plans. Here are the available add-ons Verizon offers with their plans:.
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And that includes the Netflix On Us option if you opt in. This is the closest thing T-Mobile has to a genuine unlimited plan. Pay for that, and you can stream an unlimited amount in p HD. You can still use your phone as a hotspot, but your connection will be capped at slower 3G speeds.
While paying for the One Plus add-ons don't cover the cost of a Netflix account, they do have other benefits. The One Plus plan gives you unlimited WiFi through Gogo on flights to, from, or within the US and on smartphones only , while the One Plus International plan gives you unlimited international calling to various countries. All of the postpaid One plans let you use data internationally, but only at throttled speeds. International data with the base One plan maxes out at a paltry Kbps; with the One Plus and One Plus International plans, that's doubled to a still-slow Kbps.
But hotspotting from the tablet is capped at 3G speeds, and video streams at the standard p resolution, which will be noticeably less sharp than HD resolution on a larger tablet screen. It caps video at a p resolution and limited mobile-hotspot data to 3G speeds, so again, it's not really unlimited. The catch, as you can guess, is that you have to be at least 55 years old to buy it yes, really.
T-Mobile sells other, more affordable plans , but you have to call the carrier to activate them. None of those charges includes taxes or regulatory fees. Sprint says these promotional prices are for new customers. Sprint says your line may be temporarily slowed in areas of congestion if you use more than 23 GB of LTE data in a month. Sprint says you can stream video up to a p resolution, which is plenty sharp. And that includes the free Hulu Limited Commercials plan that's included with Sprint's Unlimited Freedom plan for new customers.
New Unlimited Freedom customers get a free Hulu Limited Commercials plan included with their carrier plan. Sprint throttles your speeds for gaming and streaming music over a mobile connection.
Those speeds should be fine for most users. Sprint offers more affordable plans, but, like most of its peers, pushes customers to choose an unlimited one.
Only Unlimited Plus Enhanced is anywhere close to being worthy of the name, though. None of these prices include taxes or regulatory fees. You also need to enroll in auto-pay to get these rates. You can get a better picture by turning off its Stream Saver option on your account page.
With the Unlimited Choice plan, video streams are capped at "p. Yes, with the Unlimited Plus Enhanced plan.
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