T-Mobile's Unlimited plan for 5 lines costs $120 per month.
It rides on the T-Mobile network for coverage.
It includes unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and unlimited high-speed data per month. You get 600Kbps of hotspot data. Video streams at 480p quality.
The T-Mobile Essentials 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.
Taxes and fees are extra on this plan. I estimate they will add another $35.20 to the price. Your total montly bill will be about $155.20 per month.
Overall, I do not recommend the T-Mobile Essentials 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.
You can also check out these plans with the same coverage and data amount (scroll left and right to browse plans):
Get an extra 10GB of 4G LTE / 5G high-speed hotspot data to use each month. The add-on is $10 per month per line.
T-Mobile's 15GB International Pass includes the following features for a period of up to 30 days and in 210+ supported countries while traveling abroad:
If you consume all your high-speed data, you may experience slower data speeds. If you consume all your high-speed data and purchase a second 15GB international pass before your first pass expires, then the new pass will start immediately and your 10-day period will reset.
Learn more about T-Mobile's international data passes here.
T-Mobile's 5GB International Pass includes the following features for a period of up to 10 days and in 210+ supported countries while traveling abroad:
If you consume all your high-speed data, you may experience slower data speeds. If you consume all your high-speed data and purchase a second 5GB international pass before your first pass expires, then the new pass will start immediately and your 10-day period will reset.
Learn more about T-Mobile's international data passes here.
Set monthly allowances for minutes, texts, and cellular data usage on any line on your T-Mobile account, or even block calling, texting, and data usage entirely for set periods of time during the day or night. You can also add up to 10 phone numbers on an "Always Allowed" list and 10 phone numbers on a "Not Allowed" list. "Always Allowed" phone numbers will allow messages and phone calls to go through regardless of any allowances or restrictions.
This add-on is intended to help parents manage their kids' cell phone usage.
Learn more here.
From T-Mobile's website:
"FamilyMode helps you manage your family’s online content and time, it lets you set-up screen time limits, pause internet on demand or via schedule, locate family members and set content filters. The FamilyMode app is available for Android and iOS devices. Changes made in the middle of a billing cycle will result in full monthly charges of the new feature. FamilyMode customers on most T-Mobile wireless plans can also manage calling and messaging services by adding Family Allowances at no extra cost. Please contact Customer Care if you wish to add Family Allowances to your FamilyMode service."
Learn more about Family Mode here.
Global Plus 15GB is an international add-on that gives you the following features for up to 30-days:
Learn more about Global Plus 15GB on T-Mobile's website.
Increase your video streaming quality from Standard Definition (480p) to High-Definition (1080p) for a 24-hour period.
HD video streaming is included with T-Mobile's Magenta Plus plan. If you enjoy streaming content in HD quality, it may make sense to upgrade to T-Mobile Magenta Plus.
T-Mobile's International 1 Day Pass includes the following features for a period of 24-hours while traveling abroad:
You may purchase up to 10 international 1-day passes per line that can be used within a period of 30 days. After you consume all 512MB of high-speed data on your first international day pass, your second pass will automatically begin and the 24-hour period will restart.
Learn more about T-Mobile's international data passes here.
This add-on adds "dual protection" to your T-Mobile account, including "identity theft protection and device content protection."
Please do not purchase this add-on. You do not need it. Do something else fun with your $60 per year.
Make calls from with the United States, Canada, or Mexico to landlines in over 70 countries and mobile phones in over 30 countries. Learn more here.
Scam Shield™ Premium is an application that gives your more control over your calls and voicemail. You can automatically block likely scam calls, automatically send telemarking calls to voicemail, and favorite certain contacts to make sure their calls come through.
Please note that regular Scam Shield™ (not Premium) is included for free with T-Mobile Essentials and T-Mobile Magenta. Scam Shield™ Premium is included for free with T-Mobile Magenta Plus.
It is unclear what the difference is between Scam Shield™ and Scam Shield™ Premium. It's likely that you do NOT need this premium add-on.
Add a tablet to your plan. Tablets get unlimited high-speed data access and 3GB of hotspot usage. Video streams at up to 480p.
Data speeds may be slowed down during times of network congestion for T-Mobile customers who use over 50GB of data per month.
Add a wearable device, such as an Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch, to your plan. Wearable devices get access to unlimited talk, text, and data at up to 512Kbps speeds on the T-Mobile network.
