Red Pocket 500MB Annual for 1 Line: Is It Worth It?

Red Pocket's 500MB plan for 1 line costs $5 per month.

It rides on the AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon networks for coverage.

It includes 500 minutes, 500 texts, and 500MB of high-speed data per month. After your high-speed allotment, you get unlimited slow data at Unknown. You can use up to all 500MB of data as hotspot data. Video streams at 720p quality.

The Red Pocket 500MB Annual 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 Red Pocket 500MB Annual 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.

Red Pocket 500MB Annual Full Details

• Coverage: AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon coverage
• Duration: Billing cycle is every 12 months. High-speed data renews monthly.
• Data: 500MB high-speed, then Unknown
• Data priority level: Deprioritized
• QCI value: 9 on AT&T, 7 on T-Mobile, and 9 on Verizon
• Data speeds: Full speed
• Hotspot: Included, all plan data can be used as hotspot data
• Video streaming quality: 720p video streaming (4.5 Mbps on AT&T)
• Features: Wi-Fi calling, visual voicemail, MMS, eSIM, 5G, VoLTE
• Device financing: Not available
• Smartwatch support: Not supported
• Tablet support: Included, add a tablet to this plan for $10 per month
• International Texting: Not supported.
• International calling: Free international calling to 20 countries.
• Canada and Mexico: Includes 100 minutes, 100 texts, and 100MB of data in Canada and Mexico. You can purchase additional minutes, texts, or data. Additional minutes are $5 for 100 or $10 for 500. Additional texts are $5 for 100 or $10 for 500. Additional data is $20 for 1GB, $30 for 2GB, or $50 for 5GB.
• International data roaming: Not supported.