Black Wireless: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Black Wireless?

Black Wireless is a prepaid cell phone carrier known as a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO.

An MVNO is simply any cell phone carrier that does not operate its own cellular network.

Instead of building their own networks, MVNOs make agreements with the four big carriers to use their cellular networks for coverage.

In Black Wireless’s case, it uses the AT&T network for coverage.

If you are curious to learn more about how the agreements work between the big carriers and the small carriers, check out my article on how some cell phone plans can cost so much less than others.

2. What cell phone plans does Black Wireless offer?

Black Wireless offers the following cell phone plans to choose from:

• Black Wireless 500MB: $15 for 500MB data, 200 minutes, and 200 texts

• Black Wireless 500MB: $15 for no data, 200 minutes minutes, and 200 texts texts

• Black Wireless 1GB: $20 for 1GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Black Wireless 1GB: $20 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Black Wireless 10GB: $30 for 10GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Black Wireless 10GB: $30 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Black Wireless 22GB: $40 for 22GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Black Wireless 22GB: $40 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

You can see more details and features of Black Wireless's plans below:

Black Wireless 500MB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

15

/mo.

+tax

tax included

500MB

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



No hotspot



480p video streaming



200 minutes



200 texts



International texting



200 int'l calling units



-



-

Black Wireless 1GB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

20

/mo.

+tax

tax included

1GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



No hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



International texting



Int'l calls to 50+ countries



-



-

Black Wireless 10GB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

30

/mo.

+tax

tax included

10GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



No hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



International texting



Int'l calls to 50+ countries



-



-

Black Wireless 22GB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

40

/mo.

+tax

tax included

22GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



No hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



International texting



Int'l calls to 50+ countries



-



-

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Black Wireless have?

No discounts or referral programs are available at this time.

4. Does Black Wireless offer family plans?

Black Wireless offers the following family plans to choose from:

Black Wireless does not offer family plans at this time. Each line you have will need its own separate account.

5. Does Black Wireless have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

No, Black Wireless does not offer plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices.

6. How good is Black Wireless's coverage?

Black Wireless rides on the AT&T network for coverage, so reception in most places is pretty good.

See the full coverage details below:

Verizon coverage information

Total coverage: 67.4%
Total square miles covered: 2,246,127
Total population covered: 327 million people (98.0)%
5G coverage: 14.5%
5G square miles covered: 484,321
Population covered by 5G: 230 million people (69.0%)

The above data come from the FCC and from Verizon directly.

Check Verizon coverage in your area by using Verizon's official coverage map.

You can also check coverage using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.

Verizon coverage map — Verizon's coverage map reported by CoverageMap.com

CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.

Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to participate in the project.

AT&T coverage information

Total coverage: 78.1%
Total square miles covered: 2,602,364
Total population covered: 330 million people (99.0%)
5G coverage: 43.3%
5G square miles covered: 1,444,381
Population covered by 5G: 300 million people (90.0%)

The above information comes from the FCC and from AT&T direclty.

You can check AT&T coverage in your area by using AT&T's official coverage map.

You can also check coverage by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.

Crowd-sourced AT&T coverage map from CoverageMap.com

CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of the cellular networks.

Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to contribute to the project.

T-Mobile coverage information

Network: T-Mobile
Total coverage: 46.6%
Total square miles covered: 1,551,924
Total population covered: 330 million people (99.0%)
5G coverage: 36.0%
5G square miles covered: 1,200,851
Population covered by 5G: 326 million people (97.8%)

The above information comes from the FCC and from T-Mobile directly.

Check T-Mobile coverage in your area by using T-Mobile's official coverage map.

You can also check T-Mobile coverage by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.

Crowd-sourced T-Mobile coverage map from CoverageMap.com

CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.

You can download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to contribute to the project.

7. What features does Black Wireless support?

Black Wireless supports:

VoLTE
Visual voicemail
MMS (multimedia messaging service)
eSIM
Managing multiple lines from a single account
International calling

8. What phones work on Black Wireless?

Most phones that are unlocked will work on

Black Wireless

.

An unlocked phone means it isn't tied to any carrier, contract, or financing agreement.

Consider contacting your current carrier to see if your phone is unlocked, or what the steps are to request to have it unlocked.

You can also consider purchasing an unlocked phone below that is compatible with

Black Wireless

:

Shop Unlocked Phones

9. Does Black Wireless support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Black Wireless offer?

No plan add-ons have been entered into our database for Black Wireless at this time.

Black Wireless: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Black Wireless?

2. What cell phone plans does Black Wireless offer?

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Black Wireless have?

4. Does Black Wireless offer family plans?

5. Does Black Wireless have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

6. How good is Black Wireless's coverage?

Verizon coverage information

AT&T coverage information

T-Mobile coverage information

7. What features does Black Wireless support?

8. What phones work on Black Wireless?

9. Does Black Wireless support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Black Wireless offer?

11. How do you contact Black Wireless customer service?

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