Verizon
Late final week, Verizon rolled out a slightly shocking new possibility: Four lines of prepaid service for $100. That’s an unusually aggressive transfer on the a part of the Big Four service, one which brings it nearer to the multi-line reductions supplied by AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint.
It additionally straight strains up with MVNOs Cricket Wireless and MetroPCS: Both carriers even have family-friendly 4-line plans for $100 monthly. As a longtime Cricket subscriber myself and a perennial fan of saving cash on cell service, I wished to see how Verizon’s bundle in contrast. So let’s check out what $100 buys you from these three carriers.
(Quick notice: All the plans require signing up for auto-pay.)
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Cricket Wireless
- Network: AT&T (GSM)
- Taxes and charges included: Yes
- Voice and textual content: Unlimited
- Data: Unlimited (5GB LTE)
- Speed cap: 8Mbps LTE/4Mbps 4G
- Mobile hotspot included: No (obtainable for $10/month however requires a limiteless plan)
- Video streaming: 480p (HD possibility obtainable at no additional cost)
- International calls/texts: Extra cost
MetroPCS
- Network: T-Mobile (GSM)
- Taxes and charges included: Yes
- Voice and textual content: Unlimited
- Data: Unlimited LTE
- Speed cap: No
- Mobile hotspot included: No
- Video streaming: 480p (HD possibility at additional cost)
- International calls/texts: Extra cost
Verizon
- Network: Verizon (CDMA)
- Taxes and charges included: No
- Voice and textual content: Unlimited
- Data: Unlimited (3GB LTE)
- Speed cap: No
- Mobile hotspot included: Yes
- Video streaming: 480p
- International calls/texts: Unlimited calls to Canada/Mexico; limitless texting to 200+ international locations
The verdict
Four limitless strains for $100 — that is a reasonably candy deal, even when it means accepting just a few minor limitations. The large “gotcha” in Verizon’s plan: Each line will get simply 3GB of high-speed information. Cricket provides you 5GB, whereas MetroPCS places no cap on it (apart from the same old “speeds may be throttled if you exceed 35GB”).
However, Verizon affords cellular hotspot, one thing that is not included with the Cricket or MetroPCS plans. You additionally get to name Canada and Mexico and textual content internationally.
Perhaps the most important draw is Verizon’s community protection, which is broadly considered the perfect of the Big Four. If that is extra vital to you than heaps of high-speed information, this plan could certainly enchantment to the cash-conscious household.
What’s extra, if somebody wants greater than 3GB, you’ll be able to bump as much as 7GB for an additional $10 monthly. And every further 7GB line provides simply $5 every. Of course, at that time you may wish to have a look at T-Mobile’s 4-line pay as you go plan, which affords 10GB per line, cellular hotspot and worldwide extras — all for $120.
So. Many. Choices! But that is the fantastic thing about the pay as you go possibility: You can store round and soar ship everytime you discover a higher deal elsewhere.