Consumer Cellular: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Consumer Cellular?

Consumer Cellular 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 Consumer Cellular’s case, it uses the AT&T or T-Mobile networks 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 Consumer Cellular offer?

Consumer Cellular offers the following cell phone plans to choose from:

• Consumer Cellular 1GB: $20 for 1GB Shared data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Consumer Cellular 1GB: $20 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Consumer Cellular 5GB: $25 for 5GB Shared data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Consumer Cellular 5GB: $25 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Consumer Cellular 10GB: $35 for 10GB Shared data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Consumer Cellular 10GB: $35 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Consumer Cellular Unlimited: $50 for 35GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Consumer Cellular Unlimited: $50 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

You can see more details and features of Consumer Cellular's plans below:

Consumer Cellular 1GB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

20

/mo.

+tax

tax included

1GB Shared

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular 5GB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

25

/mo.

+tax

tax included

5GB Shared

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular 10GB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

35

/mo.

+tax

tax included

10GB Shared

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular 1GB



2 Lines



2 Lines



AT&T

$

35

/mo.

+tax

tax included

1GB Shared

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular 5GB



2 Lines



2 Lines



AT&T

$

40

/mo.

+tax

tax included

5GB Shared

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular Unlimited



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

50

/mo.

+tax

tax included

35GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular 10GB



2 Lines



2 Lines



AT&T

$

50

/mo.

+tax

tax included

10GB Shared

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular 1GB



3 Lines



3 Lines



AT&T

$

50

/mo.

+tax

tax included

1GB Shared

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular 5GB



3 Lines



3 Lines



AT&T

$

55

/mo.

+tax

tax included

5GB Shared

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular Unlimited



2 Lines



2 Lines



AT&T

$

65

/mo.

+tax

tax included

35GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular 10GB



3 Lines



3 Lines



AT&T

$

65

/mo.

+tax

tax included

10GB Shared

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

Consumer Cellular Unlimited



3 Lines



3 Lines



AT&T

$

80

/mo.

+tax

tax included

35GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



5¢ to send



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



Pay-per-use in CAN & MEX



Pay per use

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Consumer Cellular have?

No discounts or referral programs are available at this time.

4. Does Consumer Cellular offer family plans?

Consumer Cellular offers the following family plans to choose from:

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

5. Does Consumer Cellular have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

No, Consumer Cellular does not offer plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices.

6. How good is Consumer Cellular's coverage?

Consumer Cellular rides on the AT&T or T-Mobile networks 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 Consumer Cellular support?

Consumer Cellular supports:

VoLTE
WiFi calling
Visual voicemail
MMS (multimedia messaging service)
eSIM
Hotspot
Domestic roaming
Managing multiple lines from a single account
International calling
International data roaming
Multi-line discounts

8. What phones work on Consumer Cellular?

Most phones that are unlocked will work on

Consumer Cellular

.

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

Consumer Cellular

:

Shop Unlocked Phones

9. Does Consumer Cellular support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Consumer Cellular offer?

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

Consumer Cellular: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Consumer Cellular?

2. What cell phone plans does Consumer Cellular offer?

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Consumer Cellular have?

4. Does Consumer Cellular offer family plans?

5. Does Consumer Cellular have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

6. How good is Consumer Cellular's coverage?

Verizon coverage information

AT&T coverage information

T-Mobile coverage information

7. What features does Consumer Cellular support?

8. What phones work on Consumer Cellular?

9. Does Consumer Cellular support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Consumer Cellular offer?

11. How do you contact Consumer Cellular customer service?

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