Total Wireless is a prepaid cell phone carrier that uses Verizon's towers.
It offers budget-friendly plans starting at just $40 per month.
These plans include unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and varying amounts of high-speed data.
Total Wireless is known as a carrier-owned prepaid brand. A carrier-owned prepaid brand is a brand that is owned and operated by one of the major carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon.
In Total Wireless's case, it is run by Verizon.
As a carrier-owned prepabd brand. Total Wireless uses Verizon's nework for coverage, but is marketed separately.
This enables Total Wireless to offer prepaid plans that are more affordable than Verizon's postpaid plans, targeting a different demographic of consumers without affecting Verizon's premium brand image.
Choosing a prepaid carrier like Total Wireless is a smart way to lower your cell phone bill while still getting the same coverage that you are used to.
Yes, Total Wireless offers family plans. You can easily manage multiple lines from a single account. Plus, Total Wireless offers excellent multi-line discounts, giving families an even better value on their cell service.
Total Wireless supports both tablet and hotspot plans. It does not offer smartwatch plans.
The tablet plans are:
The hotspot plans are:
The above information comes from the FCC and from AT&T.
You can check AT&T coverage by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.
CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of the cellular networks.
Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and see what network is best in your area.
The above data come from the FCC and from Verizon.
Check Verizon coverage in your area using maps such as CoverageMap.com.
CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.
Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and see what carrier has the best coverage in your area.
The above information comes from the FCC and from T-Mobile.
Check T-Mobile coverage in your area by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.
CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.
Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage and see what carrier is best in your area.
The above information comes from the FCC, Uscellular, and crowdsourced coverage data from CoverageMap.com.
Check UScellular coverage in your are by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.
CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of the cellular networks.
Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and see what network is best in your area.
The above information comes from the FCC and from EchoStar.
Check Dish Wireless coverage in your area by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.
CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.
Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage and see what carrier is best in your area.
Yes, Total Wireless supports both international calling and international data roaming. All of Total Wireless's plans include free international calls to over 85 countries. You can make international calls to up to 21 unique international numbers per month.
The Total 5G Unlimited and Total 5G+ Unlimited plans also include international roaming. You get unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and 10GB of international data in Canada, Mexico, and over 15 other Latin American countries.
Unfortunately, data roaming is not supported outside of the included countries.
You can reach Total Wireless customer service by calling (866) 663-3633. Phone support is available Monday through Sunday from 8:00am to 11:45pm EST.
As a pro tip, you may consider requesting to speak to a Spanish speaking rep when you call in to support.
Why?
Well, it turns out Reddit users are reporting the Spanish speaking reps are much better than the English speaking ones. And if English is your main language, don't worry. It turns out that all of the Spanish speaking reps also speak English. It's a requirement for their job.
Total Wireless customer service is also available via online chat, which is available Monday-Sunday from 8am-3am EST.