Prepaid Carrier Subsidiary
Verizon's prepaid brand for select smartphones, offering two different plans with unlimited on device data and unlimited mobile hotspot data for one device, capped at 5 Mbps.
Released: May 2018
T-Mobile's home and small business data plans and gateway routers come with fixed-location and expensive mobile options.
Released: September 2020
A Verizon subsidiary offering prepaid smartphone and data plans with up to 100GB of data.
Released: November 2021
Cellular-based home internet service providing a router and unlimited data for fixed locations only.
Released: July 2020
Metro by T-Mobile, T-Mobile's prepaid subsidiary, offers smartphone and data plans.
Released: October 2018
A Verizon subsidiary available online and at Walmart offering prepaid smartphone and data plans with up to 100GB of data. Also sells hotspot devices for use on its network, including the Moxee 5G Mobile Hotspot.
Released: October 2014
A subsidiary of AT&T offering prepaid smartphone & hotspot device plans including our top pick 100GB for $90/month Simply Data plan.
Released: April 2016
Tracfone is a prepaid brand owned by Verizon. They operate several brands including Straight Talk, Total Wireless, and Simple Mobile.
Released: December 1996
Direct prepaid subsidiary of Sprint, offering smartphone plans with limited mobile hotspot use. Now defunct.
Released: January 2015
Mobile Internet Resource Center (dba Two Steps Beyond LLC) is founded by Chris & Cherie of