T-Mobile has been the carrier to 'shake-up' the cellular industry in the past few years. Their April 2020 merger with Sprint gave them greater coverage and spectrum ownership.
Plan Information
T-Mobile Postpaid currently offers a variety of smartphone-based unlimited plans, tiered plans, and data-only plans for hotspots, tablets, and wearables.
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**TOP PICKS**
Top Pick Notes: T-Mobile direct offers a few plans that we consider top picks worth focusing your research on. Here are the highlights of the plans we recommend and why we consider them top picks:
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- Device: Hotspots, Routers
- Data/Pricing:
- 100GB for 5G Devices for $50/mo
- LTE hotspots & routers: 50GB for $50/mo
- Top Pick Notes: 50GB plan can be used with most data-only devices including routers and hotspots. 100GB plan can only be used with 5G hotspot devices.
- More Info: View the 'Data Only Plans' tab on this page
Go5G Plus
- Device: Smartphones, Tablets
- Data: Unlimited On Device. No network management deprioritization, 50GB high-speed hotspot data.
- Price: $90/month
- Top Pick Notes: Go5G Plus is T-Mobile's current top-tier smartphone plan with no deprioritization and 50GB of hotspot data. The "Plus up" addon for $10 adds another 10GB of hotspot data, and the $35 "Max Up" addon provides a total of 100GB of hotspot data.
- More Info: View this page's 'Smartphones Plans' tab for these plans.
Magenta Plus Tablet Add-On
- Device: Tablets
- Data: Unlimited On Device, 10GB Hotspot, 1080p video, 5GB of high-speed data in Canada and Mexico
- Price: $30/month when added to an existing phone line ($70 if purchased as a standalone plan)
- Top Pick Notes: There are also three Plus add-on options that include more high-speed hotspot data, and Magenta options for lower cost without hotspot data and 480p video.
- More Info: View the 'Data Only Plans' tab on this Page
Business Internet
- Device: Routers and Hotspots
- Data: Unlimited
- Price: $60/month
- Top Pick Notes: These plans are eligible for BYOD, including most mobile routers. These plans are intended for fixed business use, but T-Mobile advertises them as options for remote and "popup" locations. T-Mobile has not enforced any geo-location restrictions. The Unlimited plan is available only in limited areas, but capped data plans are also available in other locations. Often confused with the Home/Small Business Internet plans.
- More Info: Business Plans by T-Mobile
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Alternatives to Consider
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