Verizon Prepaid is a no-contract prepaid cell phone carrier that is owned and operated by Verizon directly.
You can sign up for Verizon Prepaid service either at a Verizon store or online.
Prepaid refill cards to top-up your account balance are available to purchase at many popular retail stores such as Target, Walmart, BestBuy, and others.
But is Verizon Prepaid actually any good?
Verizon Prepaid sounds affordable because plans range from $35 per month for 15GB to $60 per month for unlimited data.
But Verizon Prepaid is not worth it.
Instead, you can get better plans from US Mobile.
US Mobile is an MVNO that uses the Verizon network for coverage. They offer cheaper plans with more data at better prices than Verizon Prepaid. US Mobile also has better family discounts.
Even Visible is an appealing alternative to Verizon Prepaid.
Visible is also owned by Verizon.
Visible’s base plan is $30 for unlimited data. That’s cheaper than Verizon Prepaid’s lowest-cost option, which is $35 for just 15GB of data. Plus, Visible also offers their Visible+ plan which includes free data roaming in Canada and Mexico if you need it.
Verizon Prepaid offers four total plans.
I think they are expensive and do not include enough data for the price.
You can find cheaper plans that still use the Verizon network for coverage from US Mobile and Visible.
That said, here’s the full breakdown of Verizon’s prepaid plans:
Verizon Prepaid offers multi-line discounts.
And that's about it.
No discounts or referral programs are available at this time.
Verizon Prepaid offers discounts for families.
To be honest though, the Verizon Prepaid family plans are not worth it.
If you want the best value family plans with Verizon coverage, you may want to check out US Mobile. You can get 4 lines of US Mobile's Unlimited Basic plan for around $100 per month, or just $25 per line. Compare that with Verizon's prepaid family plans below:
Verizon prepaid does not offer smartwatch plans.
They do offer tablet and hotspot plans.
The plans for tablets and hotspots are the same. They are considered “data plans.” The data plans are $40 for 5GB, $60 for 25GB, $80 for 100GB, and $100 for 150GB.
If you are an existing Verizon Prepaid customer, you get a $30 per month discount on any data plan you add to your account.
Compare data plans below:
A lot of people wonder how good Verizon Prepaid coverage is.
Verizon Prepaid coverage is about the same as Verizon Postpaid coverage.
Both give you coverage on Verizon’s LTE and 5G Nationwide networks. Some plans will also include access to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network, too. The 5G Ultra Wideband network delivers substantially faster speeds, lower pings, and overall better performance. Verizon aims to cover 200 million people with its 5G Ultra Wideband network by the end of the year.
There is a minor difference between prepaid and postpaid coverage, though.
And that difference may be in the availability of domestic roaming.
Domestic roaming is where your phone will switch to a partner network for coverage in an area where the native network does not have service. For example, Verizon has roaming agreements with other network operators in small parts of:
User @yeswap on Twitter, who runs the amazing website PrepaidCompare.net, gives us more information:
That means Verizon Prepaid includes:
And Verizon Postpaid includes:
So there will be minor differences in coverage between Verizon Prepaid and Verizon Postpaid.
Here’s a coverage map and more information:
The above data points come from the FCC.
Check Verizon coverage in your area by using Verizon's official coverage map.
You can also check coverage using third-party maps like CoverageMap.com.
You can test cellular performance in your area by using the SpeedSmart app and running a speed test.
The above information comes from the FCC.
You can check AT&T coverage in your area by using AT&T's official coverage map.
You can also check coverage by using third-party maps like CoverageMap.com.
You can contribute to the CoverageMap.com project by downloading the SpeedSmart app and running a speed test while connected to a cellular network.
The above information comes from the FCC.
Check T-Mobile coverage in your area by using T-Mobile's official coverage map.
You can also check T-Mobile coverage by using third-party maps like CoverageMap.com.
You can contribute to the CoverageMap.com project by downloading the SpeedSmart app and running a speed test while connected to a cellular network.
