Free plan
TextNow · 1 line
- 0 GB data
- 1 line
- T-Mobile
- No contract
$0/mo$0first year
USA · Mobile plans
The phone plan that actually fits your bill
Compare 118 US mobile plans by price, data and coverage — and see what you really pay over 12 months, not just the promotional headline.
- Real cost over 12 and 24 months
- Every price dated
- No paid placement
Our ranking
Best value mobile plans
Ranked by the real cost over 24 months, promotional periods and activation fees included.
12 Months of Light Plan
US Mobile · 1 line
- 2 GB data
- 1 line
- Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile
- No contract
$8/mo$96first year
Light Plan
US Mobile · 1 line
- 2 GB data
- 1 line
- Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile
- No contract
$10/mo$120first year
Starter 2 GB
Tello · 1 line
- 2 GB data
- 1 line
- T-Mobile
- No contract
$10/mo$120first year
We are funded by advertising, not by the plans we list. No operator pays for a position in this comparison. How we work.
118 of 118 published plans come from a recorded source. Every plan shows the date it was last verified.
118plans compared
26providers tracked
38buying guides
118prices from a source
Hardware
Phones sold by the providers we track
Taken from each provider’s own storefront. The handset is where a cheap plan turns expensive, so check the device price before you commit to the tariff.
Transparent method
How we work out the real cost
A headline monthly price hides fees and short promotional periods. We turn it into a single figure you can compare between any two plans.
- 1We add up every monthly payment over 12 or 24 months.
- 2Promotional months use the promo price, then the standard price applies.
- 3We add the activation fee and any one-off charge.
- 4The total is divided by the number of months, giving a cost you can compare.
By need
Buying guides for every profile
Each guide is built on the same catalogue and the same cost model, so the figures stay comparable.
Choosing a plan
How to size your data use, check coverage and compare the real cost.
Cheap plans
Metered and promotional plans at the lowest monthly rates.
Unlimited data
Unlimited plans ranked by what they really cost over 24 months.
Family & multi-line
Two and four-line packages compared on the total monthly bill.
Networks & coverage
The same allowance compared across Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T.
Hotspot & extras
Hotspot data, international calling, taxes included, no contract.
Provider face-offs
Head-to-head comparisons between the carriers we track.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
- How is the real cost of a plan calculated?
- We add every monthly payment over 12 or 24 months, using the promotional price for the months it applies and the standard price afterwards, then add any activation fee. That total is divided by the number of months to give an average monthly cost you can actually compare.
- Why do you show an annual figure next to the monthly price?
- A monthly price hides fees and short promotional periods. Showing the 12-month total makes two plans with the same headline rate easy to compare, because what matters is what you pay over the year.
- Are the prices on this site live offers?
- Prices are recorded from public sources and each plan shows the date it was last verified. Offers labelled as illustrative are demonstration data used while a source is being validated, not live tariffs.
- How does this site make money?
- The site is free and funded by advertising. Advertisers have no influence over which plans appear, how they are ranked, or the price shown. We have no affiliate agreement with the operators listed, so a link to a provider website costs you nothing and earns us nothing.
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