Metro by T-Mobile: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

Get 10GB of additional high-speed hotspot data.

This add-on is recurring and will renew each billing cycle until canceled.

Get 2GB of additional high-speed data that you can use for your phone or hotspot.

This add-on is recurring and will renew each billing cycle until canceled.

Get 5GB of additional high-speed data that you can use for your phone or hotspot.

This add-on is recurring and will renew each billing cycle until canceled.

Receive unlimited calls and text messages on your Metro phone from Canada while you are within the United States.

Make unlimited calls and text messages from your Metro phone while you are within Canada to phones in the United States and Canada.

Send unlimited messages from your Metro phone to select countries while you are in either the United States or Canada.

This add-on also enables data roaming in Canada. You can use however much data was in your base plan as roaming data.

Metro says, "You must reside in the USA and primary usage must occur on our US network."

Get 100 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:

Bermuda, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland and Vietnam.

Get 200 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:

Bermuda, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland and Vietnam.

Make calls to over 140 countries at affordable rates. When you purchase this add-on, it needs to be payed for immediately and will renew each month until it is canceled.

Get 15 minutes of calling to numbers in Cuba from your Metro phone within the United States.

You do not get any international text messaging features with this add-on.

Get 30 minutes of calling to numbers within Cuba from your Metro phone within the United States.

This add-on does not give you any international texting features to/from Cuba or any other countries.

Get 200 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom and Venezuela.

Get 400 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom and Venezuela.

Get 50 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:

Afghanistan, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Macau, Mali, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis Anguilla, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Maarten/Nld, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad And Tobago, Turkey, Turks And Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Yemen.

Get 100 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:

Afghanistan, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Macau, Mali, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis Anguilla, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Maarten/Nld, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad And Tobago, Turkey, Turks And Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Yemen.

Make and receive unlimited calls and text messages to/from: Brazil, China (excl. Taiwan, HK), Colombia, French Guyana, Guam, India, Malaysia, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand from your Metro phone while you are within the U.S.

This add-on is also compatible with the Mexico and Canada Unlimited add-ons, World Calling, and other Metro Global Voice services, but may not be compatible with other Metro add-ons besides those.

Make and receive unlimited calls to and from landlines in the following countries:

American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom and Venezuela.

Double the amount of your included Google One storage from 100GB to 200GB.

Increase the amount of your included Google One storage from 100GB to 2TB (2,000GB).

Stream video content at up to 1080p HD video quality.

Normally video is streamed at standard definition 480p quality and limited to 2.5Mbps data speeds.

Get 40 minutes of calling from your Metro phone within the United States to landlines and mobile phones in Haiti (country code 509).

Get 80 minutes of calling from your Metro phone within the United States to landlines and mobile phones in Haiti (country code 509).

Get 1,000 mobile to mobile calling minutes from your Metro phone to Mexico numbers, unlimited minutes to landline numbers, and unlimited text messages.

Also get 200 minutes while within Mexico for calling mobile or landline phones in Mexico or the United States, 200 text messages while within Mexico to phones in Mexico or the United States, and unlimited inbound text messages while within Mexico.

This add-on also includes 200MB of data roaming in Mexico.

Make unlimited calls to landlines in over 200 destinations within Mexico. You also get unlimited mobile texting to most countries worldwide.

Receive unlimited calls and text messages on your Metro phone from Mexico while you are within the United States.

Make unlimited calls and text messages while you are within Mexico to phones in the United States and Mexico.

Send unlimited messages from your Metro phone to select countries while you are in either the United States or Mexico.

This add-on also enables data roaming in Mexico. You can use however much data was in your base plan as roaming data.

Metro says, "You must reside in the USA and primary usage must occur on our US network."

Get 100 minutes for making calls from your Metro phone to landlines in the following countries:

Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Get 120 minutes for making calls from your Metro phone to mobile phones in the following countries:

Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Get 200 minutes for making calls from your Metro phone to landlines in the following countries:

Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Get 60 minutes for making calls from your Metro phone to mobile phones in the following countries:

Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

This add-on includes a variety of perks and benefits. Here's exactly what's on the Metro by T-Mobile website:

Google One Membership

• Plenty of space: With 200GB of cloud storage you have plenty of space to store all your high-resolution photos, videos, and other important files. You can even share your storage with up to 5 additional people.
• Automatic Backup: Keep the photos, videos, contacts, and more on your phone automatically backed up with Google One. And if you break, lose, or want to upgrade your device, you can seamlessly transfer everything from your old phone to your new one.
• Additional Benefits: Also included in your membership are access to Google experts and exclusive member benefits, like a Google Play Credit and 3% credit back on Google products.
• Learn more here or download the app now at Google Play. Not available on iPhone.

Scam Shield Premium

• Your Ultimate Call Control Center: Scam Shield™ app is a free app that lets you manage your anti-scam protections, so you can identify, block, and report likely scam calls.
• Know Who’s Calling: Caller ID reduces unidentified calls by displaying a caller’s information, even if they’re not in your contact list.
• Take Total Control: Optimize and organize your mobile life with control over your calls and voicemails. Get information with reverse phone number lookup and get voicemails texted to you automatically.
• Learn more here or download the app now at Google Play or Apple App Store.

I personally think it's probably best to just get the regular Google One add-on for $1 per month and to save yourself the $24 per year.