- Free 30 day trial available includes 30GB data plus $50 gift card offer
- Includes priority data! With a 5G device, your data speeds will not slow down compared to others during times of network congestion!
- Includes international roaming
- Includes 50GB of mobile hotspot
- Three lines or more get free perks such as Apple TV Plus, Disney-Hulu-ESPN Plus, Netflix, and more!
- Taxes and fees included!
- Prepay annually and pay just $32.50/month
- Use Teleport to manually change to different underlying networks as needed
- 24/7 Customer Service
Top Picks For This Month
Verizon-owned prepaid brand, Total Wireless, is running a limited-time offer that in my opinion is providing the best value for unlimited plans on the market right now. Here’s what they are offering:
- A $25/month truly unlimited data plan for bring-your-own-device customers.
So what makes this plan so great?
This plan includes several features you may not find with any other unlimited plan at this price point. Let’s name them.
1). Unlimited Premium Priority Data
Total Wireless offers the only prepaid unlimited plan on the market with unlimited premium priority data and it doesn’t matter if you are using it while connected to Verizon’s LTE, 5G, or 5G Ultra Wideband networks. You’ll have premium priority data that doesn’t slow down compared to other customers on the network when the network is busy. Some wireless providers want you to pay up to $100/month for unlimited premium priority data. So this is quite a deal.
Update: Total Wireless’s terms and conditions have been updated to contain the following provision about their unlimited plans:
“If the amount of a single mobile line’s total monthly data use in a Plan cycle exceeds the average amount of data consumed by the top 0.5% of users on the network during the preceding six-month period, we may reduce data speeds to your device to 1.5Mbps for the remainder of the cycle.”
2). HD Video Streaming
This plan allows you to stream video in HD by default. Many unlimited plans cap video streaming at 1.5Mbps and a resolution of about 480p. As shown in my review of this plan, I got LTE data streaming data speeds at about 4.5 Mbps (good enough for minimum 720p streaming) and 9Mbps (plenty good for 1080P HD streaming) when connected to 5G Ultra Wideband. You may even be able to get 4K UHD video streaming by calling Total Wireless and asking them to remove the cap as some other subscribers have done.
3). Full Speed Hotspot
This plan comes with a hotspot data allowance of 15GB with no throttling. Other truly unlimited plans at this price point either don’t come with hotspot or restrict hotspot data speeds.
4). Access To Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband Network
There are some other cheap unlimited plans out there, like Visible by Verizon’s $25 base unlimited plan. However, it doesn’t come with true access to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network. Without it, you won’t experience the fastest data speeds that Verizon’s network has to offer.
5.) Perks
This plan also offers a few additional perks not typically found at this price point.
- 10GB of international roaming data that can be used in Canada and Mexico as well as 15+ other destinations
- You can call 85+ locations and text to over 200.
- You get a 6 month free subscription to Disney+
- $200 in rewards credits after 12 monthly plan payments, which can be used to purchase a new phone
Now is this plan perfect for everyone?
Definitely not.
If Verizon’s network doesn’t work well in your area, Total Wireless isn’t for you. If you need unlimited hotspot with your plan, scroll further down the article to find another plan or switch to Total Wireless’s $65 Unlimited+ plan. It includes unlimited hotspot but at 5Mbps, but it’s also on a promo. You can get it for $30/month with a 5 year price lock. However, if you want to buy a flagship phone for free with number port-in, Total Wireless can’t do it. They do offer some phones for free to switchers though. Finally, if you value a premium customer support experience and a great app to manage your account, Total Wireless doesn’t have a great reputation in those areas. However, they have now opened over 1k branded stores with more constantly opening. This may help to provide you with a better support experience if you live in one of those areas with a store.
Another offer to consider is from MobileX. MobileX is offering a truly unlimited data plan with priority data for $24.88/month. Hotspot access is limited to 10GB and videos stream at 480p. However, the plan will only come with unlimited priority data until March 31, 2025. After that, the plan is expected to go back to offering 30GB of data.
How To Decide On The Best Unlimited Plan For Your Needs?
To find the perfect unlimited data plan for your needs, you’re going to need to answer a few questions:
- Which major carrier network do you need to use for coverage, AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, or Verizon?
- How many lines of service do you need?
- Do you need a truly unlimited data plan, or are you ok with an unlimited data plan with a finite amount of premium (priority) data or always deprioritized data? Priority data is data that doesn’t slow down compared to other customers on the network when the network has a lot of traffic on it. A person on a plan with deprioritized data will always have their data speeds slow down compared to other customers on the same network when the network is congested.
- Do you need to use mobile hotspot?
- Do you need any perks?
- Do you care about the resolution of your video streams? Is SD streaming ok, or do you need HD or 4K UHD video streaming?
Once you have answers to the questions above, you can easily use and sort the table down below to find the best plan for you. And if you can’t answer any of the questions above, there are some free trial offers available for you to consider.
Visible by Verizon offers a free 15-day trial with no credit card needed or any strings attached other than you have to have a phone that supports eSIM. You don’t even need to have a credit card to take advantage of the free trial offer. T-Mobile offers a free 30-day trial too. T-Mobile’s trial also requires the use of an iPhone, Google Pixel, or Samsung Galaxy with eSIM.
Another thing you may want to do is to take a look at the FCC’s BroadBand coverage map which shows coverage areas provided to the FCC by the carriers. If you download the FCC’s app you can even use it to run speed tests in your location and report to the FCC areas where you have no coverage but a carrier says you should. You can also download OpenSignal’s app (available for Android and iOS) to check data speeds and coverage in your area. Keep in mind that data from an app like that is sourced from consumers who like to run speed tests on their phones. And if consumers in your area haven’t run speed tests or run them on specific blocks, it may make those areas look like they have no coverage from a particular provider, when in reality, there is coverage.
Complete List Of Unlimited Data Plans
There are very few providers out there that offer truly unlimited data. The table below compares all the unlimited data plans on the market from all the legitimate providers that offer them. You can compare pricing for single lines and multiple lines and sort them by the features that matter the most to you. The table does not include plans from wireless providers who claim their plans are “unlimited” when in fact they slow to a crawl for the remainder of your billing cycle when you go over some data limit that they may not even disclose.
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Altice Mobile and Nettalk connect not on here. I understand they have unlimited data at 600kbps and 3g. What does 3g mean for real and how they they compare, and how do they compare to these? Thanks for any info… looking for an inexpensive plan to work on train commute around NYC.
Why is Xfinity Mobile not listed here?
Boost has been throttling my data the last two billing cycles, and today I couldn’t even access maps or Facebook, after using only 4 GB this cycle. A text message was unable to go through at one point. I’ve been with them for 2 years. Last month, I told the tech support person I was leaving and hung up. 30 seconds later, the system reset and my data was fine. Had to do the same this month, except it took three calls and my entire evening. I am looking for a new service provider, so far looks like T-Mobile is top of most lists.
Boost mobile is already $45 on their unlimited plan ($50 without Auto pay)
Has been for awhile.
I’m with a provider using At&t towers and looking for a switch that uses the same or better coverage but with way more data and even hotspots capability. My profession is an over the road trucker so coverage is rather important to me but my current plan with ‘straight talk’ limits me on data usage. Please advise on what would you recommend? thanks
AT&T is the worst. They offer NO tethering plans that I can find, the most expensive (non-)unlimited plans and you WILL be throttled at 23gb even if you’re the only person on the tower. Their also the slowest LTE provider outside of the big cities. Their hardly even worth considering if you live in a less populated area.
How often are these updated? H2O’s basic plan added a gig so its now 2gb a month for 30 dollars
Metro pcs or Cricket if you live in los angeles? Which would you choose unlimited plans
Looks like boost mobile can come of the list . My data is throttled every month.
Sick of false advertising..these company’s advertise unlimited data and slow your speeds down big time!
I’m stuck between Metro PCS, Simple Mobile, and T-Mobile prepaid plans. I have a T-mobile iphone and I know it’ll work for any of the carriers I listed. I’m looking for Unlimited 4G LTE Data, but with the fastest 4G LTE speed. I believe T-Mobile has the fastest 4G LTE so that’s why I’m currently using their services, even though I know Metro PCS and Simple Mobile offer Unlimited 4G LTE (no cap) for cheaper. What’s the fastest 4G LTE carrier? And is Metro PCS & Simple Mobile REALLY unlimited with no cap? And hotspot isn’t my concern. Thanks and great article!
Has anyone tried the AT&T Go Phone Unlimited Plan for $60 per month? I currently have 4 lines with AT&T and with my two teenagers streaming movies and watching youtube, my monthly bills have averaged $400-$500 a month as we keep going over the 30GB a month?
umm metro pcs does throttle. regardless if you have unlimited 4glte it is “up to” those speeds because they ride the tmobile network and bandwidth is prioritized to actual tmobile subscribers. On top of that, if you are using too much of your “unlimited data” you will also get throttled.
from their T&C
“Based on network statistics for the most recent quarter, customers who use more than 26GB of data during a cycle will have their data usage prioritized below other customers’ data usage”
Cricket throttles there unlimited. I have the speed tests to prove it. I was on there 10 gig plan, went to there unlimited and the speeds tanked. Have done speed tests nearly daily from when I first signed up for Cricket.
can you do one for gaming off grid like on playstation or xbox live? Moving to a motorhome completely self sufficient and completely off grid in the middle of old where and would like to still be able to watch movies on Netflix and play games online with little to no lagging. I think 30mbps is whats asked to have for the best experience but it’s not a must for the only experience. Please help because the companies themselves haven’t been able to.
I have been with cricket wireless for several months. The LTE is indeed capped at 9mbps but I use well over 100gb of datawith YouTube and Netflix and I have never once been throttled. Not once.
looks like ‘i-wireless’ doesn’t have any unlimited Lte plans anymore… 3gb for 75 you must be crazy lol
any confirmation on using a Hotspot app on something like Simple Mobile? I like them for the included calling to Canada etc
any review on Simple Mobiles unlimited plan? I am with Ultra Mobile now and sick of only having 2gb of lte
but I know that t-mobile coverage is okay I’m my area (key west)
Since tmobile has started to deprioritize me, I have depriorterized them. Got premium cable and on demand service. Thinking of going to lower priced tier and using more binge on. I don’t like to be lied to. Do what u have to do technology wise to keep ur word!
Well Verizon is killing off grandfathered plans for unlimited if you use 100GB+ a month which I do, so I’m looking for a new service in my rural area before August 31st.
I use metro pcs I use over 100gig a month i have native hotspot and use about 20gig of unthrottled data on that except when I use xbox live my coverage where I live is about 35mbps. is cricket the same i really want to switch because coverage is alot better.
This is all you need. Get a cricket plan if you live in BFE bc 8/sec is enough for internet and streaming vids. Buy a mofi4500 sim4, put the SIM card in it and go. It’s that easy. I have been doing this for awhile at my main home with an old unlimited Verizon I bought from a dealer of those plans (who still sells them AOL for 700 bucks) and now I do it with cricket at my other house. Even though these companies say they don’t offer hot spot plans or the hot spot will only get 10gig or whatever, that’s not the case if you put the card in an actually router.
You guys looking into unlimited hotspots should check out unlimitedville.com I’ve had the sprint plan thru unlimitedville for 5 months now and no throttling at all. I average around 500 gb a month as i use it as my home internet. They have truly unlimted plans on all 4 networks. Sprint plan is the cheapest as I only pay 42.99 a month with autopay. The verizon unlimited is relatively expesive at 250 a month. 150 for tmobile and 200 for at&t. The plan i have is the only one that requires a contract (2 years)and they will ask for your ssn number. If your uncomfortable with that the other plans are pre paid plans.
Capping or slowing data does not make it unlimited. They need go after the companies for using the unlimited when it’s not. False advertising..etc
This is probably a stupid question, but here goes:
When they say things like, no hotspot included, etc., does that include things like Foxfi? I remember back in the day I was told no tethering, and I’d just get something like PDANet and hook it up so i could use my laptop for an hour or so before work, nothing huge, but technically it wasn’t allowed. Have they now figured out how to detect you using a hotspot even with a 3rd party app?
T-Mobile also does NOT offer their unlimited plan when your are ordering their Hotspot. This is really frustrating. Does anyone know any of these that gives unlimited with the hotspot? I’m OK with the “deprioritized” version of unlimited. But that’s not even an option. It sounds like you get throttled all the way down to 128kbit if you go over on the TMobile hotspot. That’s not acceptable.
I just looked up the Hot-Spot option with Boost and it is NOT unlimited. They have a separate plan for the Hot-Spot device and it is capped at 10GB. This should be made clear in the list.
Has anyone heard of wifinder planet? They are advertising hotspot for $50 month with no throttling. I asked about what if I went over 100 gb and was told still no throttling. Looks like on sprint towers. Is this a hoax? Anyone know of them? wifinderplanet.com
I received a text, from MetroPCS themselves, the month of March, informing me that they would be throttling my speeds during “times of high congestion” which could happen at anytime, without warning, due to the fact that I had surpassed 25gb of monthly usage, this was the first time I was ever notified of this, precipusly having surpassed 25gb almost monthly, often by several times over. So they are no longer truly unlimited either, I think with this development, there are now no longer any truly unlimited 4g lte plans to be bought….
You have iWireless at $65 per month. I just checked at it’s $55 per month fully unlimited. They also offer if you buy 2 months at a time, the equivalent of $50 per month, $100 for two months; that’s the best value in pre-paid Unlimited Data Plans, as of today for consumers here in the U.S.A
does simple mobile belong here? the offer unlimited now too
If I have an unlimited plan ($60) on sprint using 3G and I enable the LTE network will it cost extra if I use it?
I am sorry but this article is misleading just like all the carriers are misleading calling plans “unlimited”. Your article is entitled Unlimited data plans with no throttling”. I think most people would agree with me that 23 gb is not unlimited and “pritoritization of data” as throttling. Carriers hold us hostage to fast internet out of sheer greed and it makes me sick. I teach high school computer science in a relatively poor and rural area. Our district has sufficient internet speeds but no one has access to speeds over 1 Mbps at home, but most people can’t afford it because it’s outrageously priced at $60 a month. Only 2 out of class of 40 students can do homework I assign at home. I do 80% of my lesson planning at home, therefore it’s crucial for me. I pay $60 a month for the 1 Mbps, but I rarely even have 1, it averages on about .6-.7 so I now use my Att data plan for my internet through my hotspot, which costs me $240 a month and I only get 40gb (which I use up before the month is over most of the time). In order for me to do my job well I pay more than a car payment for, while most people pay less than $50 for speeds 10 times of mine. I make less $25000 a year. I can’t afford this! This is exactly why we have power cooperatives to power our homes, if you are in a similar situation as myself please help make it aware to your state and local government. I have contacted our rep, I hope to see a solution soon. Sorry to use your discussion board as a soapbox, but I get pretty worked up when it comes to missleading isp companies and carriers.
Boost mobile just added 8GB of tethering
Also boost has added a 1000GB data cap
How can it be called unlimited if there is a cap
How much data can I use on Boost Mobile’s $60 unlimited plan before they start throttling?
Thank you for this ifnformation ,there isn’t much information about how their 4g LTE host spot works or the data speed rate on the website, short of calling into the customer service dept.
Boost is Truly UNLIMITED 4G LTE for $60 a month, I’ve used over 200GB streaming Netflix and other video streaming and web browsing apps! So if you have good Sprint LTE/Enhanced LTE coverage Boost is the Best most logical option in my opinion!
When will these idiots learn we want uncompromised high speed intenet access. Hell in this era its pretty much mandatory. Everything is online. I can burn 60gb a month like nobody’s business.
I am a metro PCs customer and recently received this text message “You’ve used 23GB of high-speed data this month on your MetroPCS plan. You may temporarily experience slower speeds at locations and times when competing network demands occur until your next cycle date. Learn more at https://bit.ly/1MiltsG” soooo there that goes
now that t-moble and sprint have a 23 gb data limit their is no more unlimited plans but Europe has unlimited data
Hmmm… My fiance Kevin and I have MetroPCS and we’ve used 35GB (average) of data each month on the $60/month plan and never got throttled… And usually it’s Linux distributions clocking in at 2 GB each ISO file (before y’all accused me for piracy, these are legal to distribute… Google GNU GPL…), and using the hotspot feature, while it is 6GB, but it’s a soft cap…
Are people who do not live in the (limited) coverage area offered by these 2 providers simply out of luck?
I wish the ftc would do something about all these companies using the term “unlimited” when it truly is not
Does simple mobile $60 plan belong to this category?
Who has the best deal on data for an iPad Air 2?
It’s looking like Harbor Mobile can come off this list since they removed their $50 plan, but we’ll see; they may not be finished “upgrading” their plans yet.