Simple Mobile: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Simple Mobile?

Simple Mobile 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 Simple Mobile’s case, it uses the Verizon 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 Simple Mobile offer?

Simple Mobile offers the following cell phone plans to choose from:

• Simple Mobile 3GB: $25 for 3GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Simple Mobile 3GB: $25 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Simple Mobile 5GB: $30 for 5GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Simple Mobile 5GB: $30 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Simple Mobile 15GB: $40 for 15GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Simple Mobile 15GB: $40 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Simple Mobile Unlimited + 5GB Hotspot: $50 for Unlimited data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Simple Mobile Unlimited + 5GB Hotspot: $50 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Simple Mobile Unlimited + 15GB Hotspot: $60 for Unlimited data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Simple Mobile Unlimited + 15GB Hotspot: $60 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

You can see more details and features of Simple Mobile's plans below:

Simple Mobile 3GB



1 Line



1 Line



Verizon

$

25

/mo.

+tax

tax included

3GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Int'l calls to 69 countries



3GB in Mexico



Int'l data in 16 countries

Simple Mobile 5GB



1 Line



1 Line



Verizon

$

30

/mo.

+tax

tax included

5GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Int'l calls to 69 countries



5GB in Mexico



Int'l data in 16 countries

Simple Mobile 15GB



1 Line



1 Line



Verizon

$

40

/mo.

+tax

tax included

15GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Int'l calls to 69 countries



15GB in Mexico



Int'l data in 16 countries

Simple Mobile Unlimited + 5GB Hotspot



1 Line



1 Line



Verizon

$

50

/mo.

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed





Deprioritized



5GB hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Int'l calls to 69 countries



Unlimited in Mexico



Int'l data in 16 countries

Simple Mobile Unlimited + 15GB Hotspot



1 Line



1 Line



Verizon

$

60

/mo.

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed





Deprioritized



15GB hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Int'l calls to 69 countries



Unlimited in Mexico



Int'l data in 16 countries

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Simple Mobile have?

No discounts or referral programs are available at this time.

4. Does Simple Mobile offer family plans?

Simple Mobile offers the following family plans to choose from:

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

5. Does Simple Mobile have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

No, Simple Mobile does not offer plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices.

6. How good is Simple Mobile's coverage?

Simple Mobile rides on the Verizon 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 Simple Mobile support?

Simple Mobile supports:

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

8. What phones work on Simple Mobile?

Most phones that are unlocked will work on

Simple Mobile

.

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

Simple Mobile

:

Shop Unlocked Phones

9. Does Simple Mobile support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Simple Mobile offer?

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

Simple Mobile: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Simple Mobile?

2. What cell phone plans does Simple Mobile offer?

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Simple Mobile have?

4. Does Simple Mobile offer family plans?

5. Does Simple Mobile have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

6. How good is Simple Mobile's coverage?

Verizon coverage information

AT&T coverage information

T-Mobile coverage information

7. What features does Simple Mobile support?

8. What phones work on Simple Mobile?

9. Does Simple Mobile support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Simple Mobile offer?

11. How do you contact Simple Mobile customer service?

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