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T-Mobile Prepaid plan features and starting price
Mint Mobile 15GB
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
20
/mo.
+tax
tax included
$15/mo for first 3 months
15GB
high-speed, then 128Kbps

Deprioritized
Included hotspot
4K video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
Visible Base
1 Line
1 Line
Verizon
$
25
/mo.
+tax
tax included
Unlimited
high-speed

Deprioritized
5Mbps hotspot
480p video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
Mint Mobile Unlimited
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
30
/mo.
+tax
tax included
$15/mo for first 3 months
40GB
high-speed, then 512Kbps

Deprioritized
10GB hotspot
480p video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
Mint Mobile 15GB
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
35
/mo.
+tax
tax included
$15/mo for first 3 months
15GB
high-speed, then 128Kbps

Deprioritized
Included hotspot
4K video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
Visible+
1 Line
1 Line
Verizon
$
45
/mo.
+tax
tax included
Unlimited
high-speed

50GB priority
10Mbps hotspot
480p video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts

1. What is T-Mobile Prepaid?

T-Mobile Prepaid is prepaid cell phone service offered by T-Mobile.

It requires no credit checks and offers more affordable cell phone plans than T-Mobile Prepaid’s postpaid plans.

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2. What cell phone plans does T-Mobile Prepaid offer?

T-Mobile Prepaid offers the following cell phone plans to choose from:

T-Mobile Connect 1GB: $10 for 1GB data, 1,000 minutes, and 1,000 texts
T-Mobile Connect 1GB: $10 for no data, 1,000 minutes minutes, and 1,000 texts texts
T-Mobile Connect 5GB: $15 for 5GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts
T-Mobile Connect 5GB: $15 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts
T-Mobile Connect 8GB: $25 for 8GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts
T-Mobile Connect 8GB: $25 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts
T-Mobile Connect 12GB: $35 for 12GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts
T-Mobile Connect 12GB: $35 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts
T-Mobile Prepaid 10GB: $40 for 10GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts
T-Mobile Prepaid 10GB: $40 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts
T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited: $50 for Unlimited data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts
T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited: $50 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts
T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited Plus: $60 for Unlimited data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts
T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited Plus: $60 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

You can see more details and features of T-Mobile Prepaid's plans below:

Lines
Plan Duration
Discounts
Reset
T-Mobile Connect 1GB
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
10
/mo.
+tax
tax included
1GB
high-speed, then data stops

1GB priority
Included hotspot
720p video streaming
1,000 minutes
1,000 texts
-
Calls to CAN & MEX
-
-
T-Mobile Connect 5GB
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
15
/mo.
+tax
tax included
5GB
high-speed, then data stops

5GB priority
Included hotspot
720p video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
-
Calls to CAN & MEX
-
-
T-Mobile Connect 8GB
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
25
/mo.
+tax
tax included
8GB
high-speed, then data stops

8GB priority
Included hotspot
720p video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
-
Calls to CAN & MEX
-
-
T-Mobile Connect 12GB
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
35
/mo.
+tax
tax included
12GB
high-speed, then data stops

12GB priority
Included hotspot
720p video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
-
Calls to CAN & MEX
-
-
T-Mobile Prepaid 10GB
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
40
/mo.
+tax
tax included
10GB
high-speed, then Unknown

10GB priority
Included hotspot
4K video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
+$15 add-on
$15 calls to 70 countries
-
-
T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
50
/mo.
+tax
tax included
Unlimited
high-speed

50GB priority
600Kbps hotspot
720p video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
+$15 add-on
$15 calls to 70 countries
-
-
T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited Plus
1 Line
1 Line
T-Mobile
$
60
/mo.
+tax
tax included
Unlimited
high-speed

50GB priority
10GB hotspot
720p video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
+$15 add-on
$15 calls to 70 countries
-
-

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does T-Mobile Prepaid have?

No discounts or referral programs are available at this time.

4. Does T-Mobile Prepaid offer family plans?

T-Mobile Prepaid offers the following family plans to choose from:

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

5. Does T-Mobile Prepaid have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

No, T-Mobile Prepaid does not offer plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices.

6. How good is T-Mobile Prepaid's coverage?

T-Mobile Prepaid rides on the T-Mobile 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.

AT&T coverage map
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.

T-Mobile coverage map
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 T-Mobile Prepaid support?

T-Mobile Prepaid supports:
  • VoLTE
  • WiFi calling
  • Visual voicemail
  • MMS (multimedia messaging service)
  • eSIM
  • Hotspot
  • Domestic roaming
  • Cellular smartwatches
  • Managing multiple lines from a single account
  • International calling
  • International data roaming
  • Multi-line discounts

8. What phones work on T-Mobile Prepaid?

Most phones that are unlocked will work on
T-Mobile Prepaid
.
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
T-Mobile Prepaid
:

9. Does T-Mobile Prepaid support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does T-Mobile Prepaid offer?

HD Video Day Pass
- $
3
/day
/week
/month

Stream video content on your handset at up to 1080p HD quality (7Mbps) for a period of 24 hours after activation.

Compatible with the following plans:

11. How do you contact T-Mobile Prepaid customer service?

T-Mobile Prepaid

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