Unlimited carriers
The carriers in the chart below offer unlimited data at slower speeds, and many offer limited data at higher speed, usually 4G. Most of them have unlimited minutes and text as well, but not all. For someone who wants to use a medium amount of data, these are pretty good for prepaid monthly plans and you wouldn’t have to worry about running out of data. However, the throttled speeds are pretty slow, so be aware of that.
| Carrier |
Price |
4G Data |
| Boost Mobile |
$40.00 |
500MB |
|
$50.00 |
2.5GB |
|
$60.00 |
5GB |
| Cricket |
$40.00 |
500 MB |
|
$50.00 |
2.5 GB |
|
$60.00 |
5 GB |
| Lyca Mobile |
$29.00 |
500 MB |
|
$35.00 |
1 GB |
|
$45.00 |
3 GB |
|
$55.00 |
5 GB |
| MetroPCS |
$40.00 |
500 MB |
|
$50.00 |
2.5 GB |
|
$60.00 |
Unlimited |
| Moto X |
$25.00 |
5GB @ 3G |
|
$40.00 |
5GB |
| Net10 |
$40.00 |
500 MB |
|
$50.00 |
2.5 GB |
|
$60.00 |
3.5 GB |
|
$75.00 |
5 GB |
| Ptel |
$25.00 |
— |
|
$35.00 |
500 MB |
|
$55.00 |
2 GB |
|
$65.00 |
4 GB |
| Red Pocket |
$39.99 |
500 MB |
|
$49.99 |
1 GB |
|
$59.99 |
3 GB |
| Simple Mobile |
$40.00 |
1 GB |
|
$50.00 |
3 GB |
|
$60.00 |
5 GB |
|
$49.00 |
2 GB |
|
$69.00 |
4 GB |
| Sprint |
$60.00 |
2.5 GB |
| Straight Talk |
$45.00 |
3 GB |
| Telcel |
$40.00 |
500 MB |
| US Cellular |
$40.00 |
— |
|
$50.00 |
500 MB |
|
$60.00 |
2 GB |
| Virgin Mobile |
$35 – $55 |
2.5 GB |
| Voyager |
$45.00 |
4 GB |
Limited Data
These carriers offer limited data at 4G or slower. Once you use it, it’s gone. These would be excellent for someone who has WiFi most places and only wants data occasionally. It should be noted that a few of these carriers actually offer data by the MB. Also, the numbers for Ting are to add that much data to an existing plan and do not include voice or text.
| Carrier |
Data |
Price |
| AirVoice |
— |
$0.07/MB |
|
500 MB |
$30.00 |
|
1 GB |
$40.00 |
|
2 GB |
$50.00 |
|
3 GB |
$60.00 |
| AllTel |
— |
$1.99/day |
|
— |
$5.99/month |
| ATT |
500 MB |
$40.00 |
|
2.5GB |
$60.00 |
| Lyca Mobile |
100 MB |
$23.00 |
| Red Pocket |
500 MB |
$29.99 |
| Straight Talk |
100 MB |
$30.00 |
| T-Mobile |
3 GB |
$30.00 |
|
3.5 GB |
$35.00 |
|
5 GB |
$50.00 |
| Telcel |
100 MB |
$29.00 |
| Ting |
100 MB |
$3.00 |
|
500 MB |
$12.00 |
|
1 GB |
$19.00 |
|
2 GB |
$29.00 |
| Verizon |
500 MB |
$45.00 |
These are the services I could find. If you have a data plan on a carrier not listed, let me know and I will update the charts. Some of these are really good deals and others aren’t. But it’s nice that prepaid customers have data options, at the least. Just depends on how much you are willing to pay and how much Wifi you have available.]]>
