Note: While this will now be the standard T-Mobile Connect plan at this price tier, due to overwhelmingly positive feedback and high interest from the community in the new upgrade from 3.5GB to 5GB of data monthly (previously announced as a jump to only 4GB), we have promoted this offer to the Frontpage for light data/mostly-WiFi users to consider.
T-Mobile offers their T-Mobile Connect Prepaid Wireless Service Plan w/ Unlimited Talk & Text + 5GB Data for $15/month (plus taxes & fees). Purchase of a SIM Card Starter Kit for $10 (one-time cost) may also be required.
Thanks to community member picframe for finding this deal.
Plan Features:
Unlimited domestic talk & text
5GB of data per month (domestic)
100MB domestic roaming data
No credit check required
No contract.
Bring an existing number from another service provider if desired, or get a new number at sign-up.
Connect is prepaid service which requires you to pay ahead of time monthly to continue service. You may discontinue at any time.
Requires a T-Mobile or T-Mobile-compatible unlocked smartphone (click here to check device compatibility).
Ability to switch back and forth between other Connect monthly plan tiers (at a lower or higher cost) if/when more or less data is needed. Note that plan features can vary. Switching can be done by the customer via their account without needing to contact customer service (example, when planning ahead for travel and anticipating higher data usage for the upcoming month).
More Details:
When you have used all your monthly data allotment (5GB), services requiring data will not be available until your next billing cycle unless you connect to WiFi (some services may still not be available) or purchase additional data.
Video streams at up to 2.5Mbps (SD qulity) with Data Maximizer enabled (on by default). You may disable Data Maximizer at any time via your account settings.
International data roaming is not available. International calling and texting while in North America is available with an international add-on (see details).
Not eligible for AutoPay discount
Not available for business customers.
T-Mobile Prepaid, PayGo. etc. customers can switch to Connect by T-Mobile at any time.
Connect by T-Mobile is available in T-Mobile Retail locations, Select Multi-Carrier locations, Telesales, or online.
Notice my $15 plan up from 3.5GB to 5.0GB this March. ( it was supposed to be extra 500MB a year til 2025 ) Other than that, same old Global Wifi-calling, ESIM support, unlimited voice/msg.. nothing more......
If you dont feel like paying big chunk at once, this is not a bad deal. Plus, you can change plan on the fly ( such I go down to $10 before I travel oversea or switch to $25 plan for my summer outdoor activities - all via website without talking to CSR )
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Golden comment the idiot MBAs working at all these corporate headquarters haven't figured out the importance yet.
It's a hard cap. But you can easily top it up, if needed. For example, top up by $5 gives you an additional 2GB.
I have been on T-Mobile connect for the last 1 year and it has been great for me.
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I'm moving overseas soon (Spain) and looking for a cheap plan to keep my US number active. Currently on an old T Mobile Simple Choice plan. Will WiFi calling work with this when I'm abroad?
I'm moving overseas soon (Spain) and looking for a cheap plan to keep my US number active. Currently on an old T Mobile Simple Choice plan. Will WiFi calling work with this when I'm abroad?
Wifi calling is working fine in india for someone I know, so it is safe to assume it will work fine in Spain
I'm moving overseas soon (Spain) and looking for a cheap plan to keep my US number active. Currently on an old T Mobile Simple Choice plan. Will WiFi calling work with this when I'm abroad?
Set up a Google Voice will solve your problem.
However, if you have banking that needs verification from time to time, VoIP (Google Voice and others) sometimes doesn't work.
MobileX should work for you just phone & text. There are other options as well.
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Golden comment the idiot MBAs working at all these corporate headquarters haven't figured out the importance yet.
I have been on T-Mobile connect for the last 1 year and it has been great for me.
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However, if you have banking that needs verification from time to time, VoIP (Google Voice and others) sometimes doesn't work.
MobileX should work for you just phone & text. There are other options as well.