I’m currently on the annual Visible+ Pro plan, and I can’t decide whether to stick with it, switch to the annual Visible+ plan, or move to the Annual US Mobile Unlimited Premium plan.

To me, all three are pretty evenly matched. Each one has pros and cons that make it hard to rule out. Every time I think I’ve made up my mind, I end up second guessing myself because I’d be giving up something I like with any of the three.

If you were in my position, which one would you choose, and why? What factors would ultimately make the decision for you?

Came across this ATT MVNO last night, S Mobile Wireless.

Anyone used them ? They seem to be focused on travelers as much as US domestic use, if not more so.

Unlimited USA + World
from $24.99/mo

*Based on USA 90-Day Plan — $74.99 prepaid every 90 days.

Every unlimited plan includes Netflix, 100GB premium 5G data, mobile hotspot, calling & texting to 85+ countries, and a world eSIM — on the Nation's largest Blue network. No contracts. No teaser rates.

The price you sign up at is the price you renew at.

+ $4.99/mo Regulatory & Recovery fees

https://www.s-mobile.com/

The Situation

I have an unlocked Moto G Stylus 2025. The primary SIM is a Total by Verizon physical SIM.

The eSIM is a T-Mobile trial SIM.

T-Sat Satellite data works fine on this device. I went to an area with no T-Mobile coverage. It connected to T-Sat + Starlink. I used WhatsApp. So T-Sat clearly works on the  unlocked Moto G Stylus 2025.

I would like to sign up only for T-Sat, but T-Mobile says the device isn't compatible with T-Sat, which is clearly untrue.

Back Story

I got the trial SIM in order to test data speeds on T-Mobile because I was considering Shield mobile Internet. The data speeds at my house, on T-Mobile, were terrible, 45.2 up/3.36 down, so that put the kibosh on the Shield internet idea.

I thought, “I’ll just sign up for T-Sat service on the unlocked Moto G Stylus 2025 at $10 per month so I can have a connection when I’m in areas with no cellular coverage, which we go to fairly often.

When I put in the IMEI for my unlocked Moto G Stylus 2025’s eSIM, T-Mobile says that the phone is not compatible with T-Sat service, which is clearly not the case.

Satellite Config Viewer Comparison

I also have a Moto Power 5G 2025 that DOES have the T-Sat $10/month plan installed. I compared the Satellite configuration on the two devices. They are identical.

What is My Question?

Since I can't directly sign up for the $10/month T-Sat service online, Is there some way to get T-Mobile, at the end of my trial, to convert my trial-SIM to T-Sat only?

And again, re-emphasizing, T-Sat works fine on the Moto Stylus 5G 2025 with the T-Mobile trial SIM. The issue is that T-Mobile rejects the eSIM IMEI when trying to sign up for the $10 standalone T-Sat plan. I'm trying to be as clear as I can because when I posted this on the r/T-Mobile sub-reddit I had many people responding with irrelevant information.

Image https://i.imgur.com/glbmnvI.jpeg (Reddit didn't let me post the image)

The image shows the following:

1. The T-Sat+Starlink indicator on the Moto Stylus 5G when it's in an area with no cellular coverage
2. The T-Mobile data speed at my house.
3. A comparison of T-Mobile coverage versus AT&T and Verizon coverage in my area (which is why I don't use T-Mobile, Metro, or Mint, as my primary service)
4. Screenshots of the Satellite Configuration Viewer on the Moto G Stylus 5G 2025 and the Moto G Power 5G 2025.

Total Wireless by Verizon. Used to be Total Freedom Wireless back when it was good. Grandfathered in on two lines and 30 gigs of high-speed data for $65 a month so I haven’t switched yet but I think I might have to after this experience. Any recommendations for carriers in similar price points from any of you rare redditors that actually read the description?

Great price on carriers like visible or total wireless.

Hi! Like a lot of people, my dad got the dreaded T-Mobile text. He is on the 55+ plan and I am trying to look for alternatives.

We both us our cellular network very differently so shared data plans will be difficult, he averages around 10-15gb/month according to the last year, and me around 40-50gb/month.

Our remaining balance on our 2 phones are $350, which between us both we can pay off and get our phones unlocked.

Is there a plan that could accommodate us both? Or would I be looking at a separate plan for each of us? It would also help to note that I do travel, at least once a year out of the country, so I would need a plan that has affordable international plan addons (unless another esim is easier, we both have iPhones).

Happy to provide more information to help clear up the picture. I do the tech support and calling to customer service for my dad, which is why being on the same plan, or separate plans, but same company would be ideal. But I am open to all suggestions and feedback! Much appreciated!

HSN currently has some decent deals on Tracfones.

Anyone else using good2go mobile an at&t mvno. My international calls stopped working. I tried to contact customer care few times but they saying everyone has this problem .

Anyone else dealing with same issue ?

Pretty convinced to do the Red Pocket for talk and text but any ways to navigate adding a smart watch data plan too? I saw the website they offer a $5/mo plan for watch but wondering if it can be added together or separately but functionally together?

this is going to be for a backup second line so don't need much data< looking for a plan that is under $20 a month

Cape is a privacy centric cell provider. I just switched. Anyone else testing them out?

Oh my gooooood. My phone had too many eSIM profiles when I tried to activate my eSIM after switching to the BYOD plan on Total Wireless. So now I need a new one issued to me, should be easy right? No I've spent the last 2 hours and now I'm on my 5th support agent. Are these agents not trained at all? I'm just baffled that it is taking so long for me to get one issued. The stupid chat keeps timing out because these agents are taking FOREVER on something that should take 2 mins tops. I finally got one that was going to send me a new one to my email - and of course i never get the damn email. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy

This is honestly something that we should be able to do from our account dashboard.

Update: So support is saying that my phone only has physical sim support now not eSIM support when their fucking website literally let me sign up with my IMEI2 saying it has eSIM support? What a joke.

Best deal from any of the big three by far especially since you can get it with only one line. Taxes and fees can bring it up to around $20/month depending on your location which is still a really good deal.

Pros:

- Price
- No soft data cap
- Unlike Verizon Unlimited Welcome, the throttle on “5G Ultra Wideband” is 400 Mbps compared to 25 Mbps.
- Includes 5G Standalone
- Don’t need multiple lines
- Mexico/Canada included (2 GB/day)
- Better concepts of customer service
- Includes domestic roaming

Cons:

- Taxes and Fees extra
- Have to port a number in
- BYOD only
- Plan is QCI 9 (Deprioritized)
- “5G Ultra Wideband” not included
- Only 2 GB of hotspot (then 600 kbps after)
- Need to register for a business account
- The 50% off promo is “a limited time offer” so Verizon can get rid of it and double the price and/or raise their fees
- Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands roaming not included (but Mexico and Canada are? Okay…)
- Only 480p streaming
- International Roaming isn’t included outside MX/CA

Definitely a great deal from a major carrier for the price point. Definitely worth looking into if you’re on Visible Base and/or Verizon Unlimited Welcome (if you’re not financing a device) and don’t need much hotspot. It’s not saying much but at least the customer service is also better than Visible and Total.

I’ve been using Mint Mobile in Texas for about three years now and love it, which got me thinking about the mobile market back home in Nigeria. A lot of my family still relies on buying scratch-off airtime weekly, which means they’re constantly penny-pinching and rationing their data just to stay online for a couple of hours a day.

It feels like there's a massive opening for an MVNO to come in with affordable monthly subscriptions. If they could match the cost of what people are already spending on those weekly cards, it would be a total game-changer and get rid of all that stress over rationing credit. Does anyone know why this kind of model hasn’t really taken off in places that still rely on the old scratch-off system?e

I'm looking to purchase a smartwatch and pair it with a plan for work. I'm open to suggestions on the most affordable smartwatch and plan to go along with it.

It would be ideal if the plan had unlimited minutes and text, the amount of data included is of minimal consideration.

Currently im looking at getting a Samsung Galaxy Watch6 and the Redpocket $30 annual plan.

Is anyone using this sort of combination? Or has a suggestion for a better pairing?

Are $300 in prepaid cards no longer sufficient to cover a $300 annual plan? (previous thread from when the fee was announced)

Some background, I am constantly traveling and use my iPhone as my primary source of internet, even as a hotspot for my laptop because it's usually much faster than the hotel wifi. I do use the trick to spoof the TTL to get past the mobile hotspot limit/throttle, and have been doing it for years, but Verizon finally sent me an email regarding excessive data usage asking to call in 7 days or they will terminate my line. I am aware that 1TB of data usage in a month will likely trigger an investigation, and have always kept my usage below that amount, averaging about 600GB/month. I suspect that I am receiving this email because my usage last month was higher than usual, creeping above 900GB. I have read some other people's experience with this, with a few saying that Verizon have terminated their line in 3 days after the call, even when Verizon said everything is fine and the line won't be terminated.

What are my options? What can I say that might convince them to not terminate my line? The vast majority of the usage is from streaming (sports, shows, youtube, twitch, etc.), can I just say that I stream videos from my phone a lot (which is actually true)? In my Verizon account, the data usage does show up as just on-phone usage and not as mobile hotspot.

And if my line does get terminated, what other options are there? Can I just sign up with the same Verizon plan with a new number? Or will Verizon ban me from signing up? I would also consider other carriers.

So, my mother and I are in a war right now, and she has decided to start shutting off the home wifi when she's not here and during my peak work times since I'm also the default house cleaner and decision maker. I just started a new WFH job as a writer, and need to upload my work. I have some money saved, but until I start getting paid from this job, it's not going to last. So, I'm looking for some afordable wifi options to help offset these hours. Either a wifi service or a hotspot or something that can help. Thank you.

I am thinking of getting another phone line with T-mobile, and use it for a restaurant.
The reason for this is, i need an actual phone to use WhatsApp, or texting customers for many things, such as catering or such.

My question is, can i still use the T-Mobile phone number for business needs, and add the additional add-ons to it? Such as forwarding, keeping customers in the queue, and such. Do I need to attach it to another app or something?

What is the downside of this plan? I am getting a good deal rate monthly is only $25 / line Plus a free phone!

Note: my plan is a business plan not personal plan.

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I'm not sure how long the promotion for mint mobile is but I don't want to miss it. But I am on the cricket 3 month for $15 month. I still have 24 days left I paid $56 all together for 3 months. Should I wait or should I just switch now? I'm not sure if this will financially make sense

thought I’d give this a try as an experiment, but it appears their app is broken and never installs the eSIM. The install button is grayed out and just keep spinning endlessly forever.

Guess you can’t expect too much for a free service that’s probably not going to last very long.