Walmart Family Mobile: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Walmart Family Mobile?

Walmart Family Mobile is a prepaid cell phone carrier known as a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO.

An MVNO is simply any cell phone carrier that does not operate its own cellular network.

Instead of building their own networks, MVNOs make agreements with the four big carriers to use their cellular networks for coverage.

In Walmart Family Mobile’s case, it uses the T-Mobile network for coverage.

If you are curious to learn more about how the agreements work between the big carriers and the small carriers, check out my article on how some cell phone plans can cost so much less than others.

2. What cell phone plans does Walmart Family Mobile offer?

Walmart Family Mobile offers the following cell phone plans to choose from:

• Walmart Family Mobile 5GB: $25 for 5GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Walmart Family Mobile Unlimited: $50 for Unlimited data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Walmart Family Mobile 10GB: $30 for 10GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Walmart Family Mobile 40GB: $40 for 40GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

See the full details and features of Walmart Family Mobile's plans below:

Walmart Family Mobile 5GB



1 Line



1 Line



Verizon

$

25

/mo.

+tax

tax included

5GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



$10 calls to 233 countries



-



-

Walmart Family Mobile 10GB



1 Line



1 Line



Verizon

$

30

/mo.

+tax

tax included

10GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



$10 calls to 233 countries



-



-

Walmart Family Mobile 40GB



1 Line



1 Line



Verizon

$

40

/mo.

+tax

tax included

40GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



10GB hotspot



480p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Int'l calls to CAN & MEX



-



-

Walmart Family Mobile Unlimited



1 Line



1 Line



Verizon

$

50

/mo.

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed





Deprioritized



30GB hotspot



720p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Int'l calls to CAN & MEX



-



-

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Walmart Family Mobile have?

No discounts or referral programs are available at this time.

4. Does Walmart Family Mobile offer family plans?

Walmart Family Mobile offers the following family plans to choose from:

Walmart Family Mobile does not offer family plans at this time. Each line you have will need its own separate account.

5. Does Walmart Family Mobile have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

No, Walmart Family Mobile does not offer plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices.

6. How good is Walmart Family Mobile's coverage?

Walmart Family Mobile rides on the T-Mobile network for coverage, so reception in most places is pretty good.

See the full coverage details below:

Verizon coverage information

Total coverage: 67.4%
Total square miles covered: 2,246,127
Total population covered: 327 million people (98.0)%
5G coverage: 14.5%
5G square miles covered: 484,321
Population covered by 5G: 230 million people (69.0%)

The above data come from the FCC and from Verizon directly.

Check Verizon coverage in your area by using Verizon's official coverage map.

You can also check coverage using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.

Verizon coverage map — Verizon's coverage map reported by 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 to participate in the project.

AT&T coverage information

Total coverage: 78.1%
Total square miles covered: 2,602,364
Total population covered: 330 million people (99.0%)
5G coverage: 43.3%
5G square miles covered: 1,444,381
Population covered by 5G: 300 million people (90.0%)

The above information comes from the FCC and from AT&T direclty.

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 such as CoverageMap.com.

Crowd-sourced AT&T coverage map from 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 to contribute to the project.

T-Mobile coverage information

Network: T-Mobile
Total coverage: 46.6%
Total square miles covered: 1,551,924
Total population covered: 330 million people (99.0%)
5G coverage: 36.0%
5G square miles covered: 1,200,851
Population covered by 5G: 326 million people (97.8%)

The above information comes from the FCC and from T-Mobile directly.

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 such as CoverageMap.com.

Crowd-sourced T-Mobile coverage map from CoverageMap.com

CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.

You can download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to contribute to the project.

7. What features does Walmart Family Mobile support?

Walmart Family Mobile supports:

VoLTE
WiFi calling
Visual voicemail
MMS (multimedia messaging service)
Hotspot
Managing multiple lines from a single account
International calling
International data roaming
Multi-line discounts

8. What phones work on Walmart Family Mobile?

Most phones that are unlocked will work on

Walmart Family Mobile

.

An unlocked phone means it isn't tied to any carrier, contract, or financing agreement.

Consider contacting your current carrier to see if your phone is unlocked, or what the steps are to request to have it unlocked.

You can also consider purchasing an unlocked phone below that is compatible with

Walmart Family Mobile

:

Shop Unlocked Phones

9. Does Walmart Family Mobile support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Walmart Family Mobile offer?

No plan add-ons have been entered into our database for Walmart Family Mobile at this time.

Walmart Family Mobile: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Walmart Family Mobile?

2. What cell phone plans does Walmart Family Mobile offer?

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Walmart Family Mobile have?

4. Does Walmart Family Mobile offer family plans?

5. Does Walmart Family Mobile have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

6. How good is Walmart Family Mobile's coverage?

Verizon coverage information

AT&T coverage information

T-Mobile coverage information

7. What features does Walmart Family Mobile support?

8. What phones work on Walmart Family Mobile?

9. Does Walmart Family Mobile support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Walmart Family Mobile offer?

11. How do you contact Walmart Family Mobile customer service?

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