H2O Wireless: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is H2O Wireless?

H2O 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 H2O 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 H2O Wireless offer?

H2O Wireless offers the following cell phone plans to choose from:

• H2O Wireless 3GB: $18 for 3GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• H2O Wireless 3GB: $18 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• H2O Wireless 10GB: $27 for 10GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• H2O Wireless 10GB: $27 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• H2O Wireless 20GB: $36 for 20GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• H2O Wireless 20GB: $36 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• H2O Wireless Unlimited: $45 for 40GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• H2O Wireless Unlimited: $45 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• H2O Wireless Unlimited XL: $54 for 60GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• H2O Wireless Unlimited XL: $54 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

You can see more details and features of H2O Wireless's plans below:

H2O Wireless 3GB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

18

/mo.

+tax

tax included

3GB

high-speed, then 256Kbps





Deprioritized



2GB hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



Int'l texting to 200+ countries



Int'l calls to 70 countries



$5 credit in CAN & MEX



-

H2O Wireless 10GB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

27

/mo.

+tax

tax included

10GB

high-speed, then 256Kbps





Deprioritized



5GB hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



Int'l texting to 200+ countries



Int'l calls to 70 countries



$10 credit in CAN & MEX



-

H2O Wireless 20GB



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

36

/mo.

+tax

tax included

20GB

high-speed, then 256Kbps





Deprioritized



5GB hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



Int'l texting to 200+ countries



Int'l calls to 70 countries



$10 credit in CAN & MEX



-

H2O Wireless Unlimited



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

45

/mo.

+tax

tax included

40GB

high-speed, then 256Kbps





Deprioritized



5GB hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



Int'l texting to 200+ countries



Int'l calls to 70 countries



$10 credit in CAN & MEX



-

H2O Wireless Unlimited XL



1 Line



1 Line



AT&T

$

54

/mo.

+tax

tax included

60GB

high-speed, then 256Kbps





Deprioritized



20GB hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



Int'l texting to 200+ countries



Int'l calls to 70 countries



$10 credit in CAN & MEX



-

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does H2O Wireless have?

No discounts or referral programs are available at this time.

4. Does H2O Wireless offer family plans?

H2O Wireless offers the following family plans to choose from:

H2O Wireless does not offer family plans at this time. Each line you have will need its own separate account.

5. Does H2O Wireless have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

No, H2O Wireless does not offer plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices.

6. How good is H2O Wireless's coverage?

H2O 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 H2O Wireless support?

H2O Wireless supports:

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

8. What phones work on H2O Wireless?

Most phones that are unlocked will work on

H2O 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

H2O Wireless

:

Shop Unlocked Phones

9. Does H2O Wireless support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does H2O Wireless offer?

Add 1GB of cellular data to your plan. Top-up data can be used as hotspot data for H2O’s $60 unlimited plan. Unused top-up data rolls over indefinitely as long as your service stays active.

Compatible with the following plans:

H2O Wireless 3GB

H2O Wireless 20GB

H2O Wireless 10GB

H2O Wireless Unlimited

H2O Wireless Unlimited XL

Add 2GB of cellular data to your plan. Top-up data can be used as hotspot data for H2O’s $60 unlimited plan. Unused top-up data rolls over indefinitely as long as your service stays active.

Compatible with the following plans:

H2O Wireless 3GB

H2O Wireless 20GB

H2O Wireless 10GB

H2O Wireless Unlimited

H2O Wireless Unlimited XL