Consumer Cellular 1GB for 1 Line: Is It Worth It?

Consumer Cellular's 1GB Shared plan for 1 line costs $20 per month.

It rides on the AT&T network for coverage.

It includes unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and 1GB Shared of high-speed data per month. The data is shut off after you reach your high-speed allotment. You can use up to all 1GB Shared of data as hotspot data. Video streams at 480p quality.

The Consumer Cellular 1GB plan has deprioritized data. Having deprioritized data means you may temporarily experience slower speeds during times when the cellular network is busy. You'll resume getting the fastest speeds available when the network is no longer busy.

Overall, I do not recommend the Consumer Cellular 1GB plan. It is too expensive for the features and data you get.

Check out my current ranking of the best cell phone plans for plans that will give you a better value for your money.

Consumer Cellular 1GB Full Details

• Coverage: AT&T coverage
• Duration: Billing cycle is every 1 month. High-speed data renews monthly.
• Data: 1GB Shared high-speed, then data stops
• Data priority level: Deprioritized
• QCI value: Unconfirmed
• Data speeds: Full speed
• Hotspot: Included, all plan data can be used as hotspot data
• Video streaming quality: 480p video streaming (1.5 Mbps speed cap)
• Features: Wi-Fi calling, visual voicemail, MMS, eSIM, 5G, VoLTE
• Device financing: Not available
• Smartwatch support: Not supported
• Tablet support: Not supported
• International Texting: 5¢ to send, free to receive
• International calling: Pay-per-minute international calling add-on.
• Canada and Mexico: Pay-per-use add-on available for roaming in Canada and Mexico. Rates in Canada and Mexico are between $0.01 and $0.06 per minute, per text, and per MB of data.
• International data roaming: Pay per use.