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Spectrum Mobile By-the-Gigon Verizon's network
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Spectrum Mobile By-the-Gig

Flexible pay-as-you-go data on Verizon’s network with up to 5GB hotspot, 480p streaming, free texting to 200+ countries, and pay-per-minute international calls.

NETWORKVerizon
CONTRACTNo Contract
BILLINGPrepaid
$20/month

All taxes and fees included

  • 1GB high-speed, then $5/GB
  • up to 5GB, then 256Kbps hotspot
  • 480p video streaming
  • Pay-per-minute int'l calls
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Description

Spectrum Mobile's By-the-Gig plan runs on Verizon for coverage.

It costs $20 per month for 1 line.

It comes with unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and 1GB of high-speed data per month. You get up to 5GB, then 256Kbps of hotspot data. Video streams at 480p quality.

Spectrum Mobile By-the-Gig includes priority data, so you will get slightly faster speeds when the network is congested, such as during rush hour or at crowded events.

All taxes and fees are included, so your total is $20 per month.

Overall, I do not recommend the Spectrum Mobile By-the-Gig 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.

Plan Details

Term
Duration
1 month
Data renews
Monthly
Data
Coverage
Verizon network
Data
1GB high-speed, then $5/GB
Data priority
1GB priority
QCI
8
Hotspot
up to 5GB, then 256Kbps hotspot
Streaming
480p video streaming
Calls & Texts
Calls
Unlimited minutes
Texts
Unlimited texts
Smartwatch & Tablet
Smartwatch Line
$10
Tablet Line
$19.99 1GB tablet line
International Features
International Texting
Free international texting to over 200 countries.
International Calling
Free calling to Canada and Mexico (2,000 minutes per month).
Canada & Mexico Roaming
Pay per use rates in Canada and Mexico. Canada rates are $0.01 per minute and $0.01 per MB of data ($10 per GB). Mexico rates are $0.02 per minute and $0.01 per MB ($10 per GB). Free texting is included in both countries.
International Roaming
International data available at pay-per-use rates.

Multi-line Pricing Breakdown

LineCost per LineTotal cost per monthRecommended
1$20$20/month

Full Cost Breakdown

Activation Fee$20
Carrier FeesIncluded
Government Taxes & Fees$0
Monthly plan cost$20
Estimated first month total$40
Estimated ongoing monthly cost$20

Coverage

Verizon

Network

72.5 %

Total coverage

2,270,671

Total square miles covered

99%

Total population covered

23.2 %

5G coverage

724,811

5G square miles covered

280 million people (81.8%)

5G population covered