Cell Phone Plan Updates & Changelog
Stetson Doggett
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May 2, 2020
A Complete History of Cell Phone Plan Updates And Changes. See What's New, What's Different, and How New Plans Compare.
April 30th, 2020
Straight Talk
- Data Increase - $35 3GB plan now includes 5GB of LTE data
March 11th, 2020
boom! Mobile
- New Plan - $19 1GB plan with unlimited 2G data on T-Mobile network (boom! Pink)
- New Plan - $29 5GB plan with unlimited 2G data on T-Mobile network (boom! Pink)
- New Plan - $39 15GB plan with unlimited 2G data on T-Mobile network (boom! Pink)
- New Plan - $49 30GB plan with unlimited 2G data on T-Mobile network (boom! Pink)
- New Plan - $15 3GB plan with unlimited 2G data (12 month plan, $180 total) on T-Mobile network (boom! Pink)
- New Plan - $20 5GB plan with unlimited 2G data on VZ, AT&T, and T-Mobile networks (12 month plan, $240 total)
March 10th, 2020
boom! Mobile
- Available Again - $55 unlimited plan (3-month plan for $165)
- Price Drop - $65 unlimited plan now $59
- New Plan - $42 unlimited plan (12-month plan for $499)
March 9th, 2020
Wing
- Data Decrease - Wing's $55 unlimited plan on AT&T is now capped at 30GB
- New Network - Wing now offers plans on T-Mobile's network
- New Plan - $45 for unlimited data on T-Mobile (50GB priority, 3GB hotspot, they are reselling T-Mobile Magenta)
- New Plan - $55 for unlimited data on T-Mobile (50GB priority, 20GB hotspot, they are reselling T-Mobile Magenta Plus)
February 24th, 2020
Ting
- New Network - Ting now offers coverage on the Verizon network!
February 14th, 2020
Sprint
- Update - Sprint now offers 5G access on all of their unlimited plans, including Sprint Kickstart ($35), Unlimited Basic ($60), Unlimited Plus ($70), and Unlimited Premium ($80)
February 13th, 2020
Tello
- New Feature - family plans are now available from Tello! You can now manage multiple lines under one account. Pricing for plans remains the same, and there are no family discounts.
i3 Mobile
- Price Increase - $19 1GB plan is now $21
- Price Increase - $39 10GB plan is now $41
- Price Increase - $49 unlimited plan is now $61 and limited to 100GB
- Price Increase - $59 unlimited plan with hotspot is now $71 and limited to 100GB
- New - $41 for 10GB
February 7th, 2020
TextNow
- Discontinued - $30 5GB plan no longer available
February 5th, 2020
Cricket Wireless
- Discontinued - $40 unlimited plan BYOD promotion (HUGE bummer, this was one of our best plans for 2020)
January 20, 2020
Reach Mobile
- Update - Reach Mobile adds international data roaming to 135+ supported countries. Users pay per minute and per text. Data can be purchased at 0.5GB increments, usually for $5 per 0.5GB. Rates may vary for certain countries.
- Update - Reach Mobile now allows up to 6 lines per family account, an increase up from 4 lines previously
Pure TalkUSA
- Update - Pure TalkUSA unlimited plan confirmed to only have 22GB of data; after 22GB, speeds are capped at 126Kbps
- Update - MMS and visual voicemail confirmed supported
- Update - Hotspot available on devices that support it
- Update for iPhone users - hotspot, visual voicemail, voicemail notifications, MMS, and FaceTime over cellular will not be available until April 2020
January 19, 2020
Ultra Mobile
- Discontinued - $11 for 3GB for 6 months promotion expired, back to regular $21 for 3GB for 6 months
- Update - $40 for 12 months unlimited plan has 32GB limit in ToS, after 32GB slowed to 2G speeds (not a true unlimited plan)
- Update - $49 unlimited plan has 50GB of data, then slowed to 2G speeds
Google Fi
January, 2020
While updating our plan database, we noticed the following new plans and plan changes. These changes likely took place throughout 2019:
FreeUp Mobile
Google Fi
Hello Mobile
Reach Mobile
- Discontinued - $20 for 1GB plan
Red Pocket
- Data Increase - $19 for 1GB plan now $19 for 3GB on AT&T and Sprint networks
- Data Increase - $30 for 5GB plan now $30 for 7GB on AT&T and Sprint networks
- Data Increase - $40 for 10GB plan now $40 for 15GB on AT&T and Sprint networks
- Data Increase - $60 for 20GB plan now $60 for Unlimited Data on AT&T and Sprint networks
Simple Mobile
Sprint
Straight Talk
Teltik
Ting
- Updates - Ting CMDA roams on Verizon for talk and text
- Updates - Ting GSM roams on AT&T for talk and text
Total Wireless
- New - $48 "unlimited" plan (actually a 25GB plan)
- New - family discounts available for unlimited plan for 2, 3, and 4 lines
- Discontinued - 5GB family plans no longer available (replaced by unlimited family plans)
Ultra Mobile
- Updates - Ultra Mobile has started offering plans in bulk; sign up in 3-, 6-, or 12-month increments for bulk savings
i3 Mobile
December 20, 2019
US Mobile
December 10, 2019
US Mobile
- New - $40 50GB plan at 5Mbps
- New - $45 50GB plan with 10GB hotspot at 5Mbps
- New - $50 50GB plan with 10GB hotspot at full LTE speeds
- Discontinued - $40 15GB plan @ 1Mbps
- Discontinued - $45 15GB plan @ 5Mbps
- Discontinued - $55 15GB plan @ full LTE speed
- Discontinued - $50 15GB plan w/ hotspot @ 1Mbps
- Discontinued - $55 15GB plan w/ hotspot @ 5Mbps
- Discontinued - $65 15GB plan w/ hotspot @ full speed LTE
- Discontinued - $25 5GB plan @ 1Mbps
- Discontinued - $30 5GB plan @ 5Mbps
- Discontinued - $40 5GB plan @ full speed LTE
- Discontinued - $35 5GB plan w/ hotspot @ 1Mbps
- Discontinued - $40 5GB plan w/ hotspot @ 5Mbps
- Discontinued - $50 5GB plan w/ hotspot @ full speed LTE
- Discontinued - $35 10GB plan @ 1Mbps
- Discontinued - $40 10GB plan @ 5Mbps
- Discontinued - $50 10GB plan @ full speed LTE
- Discontinued - $45 10GB plan w/ hotspot @ 1Mbps
- Discontinued - $50 10GB plan w/ hotspot @ 5Mbps
- Discontinued - $60 10GB plan w/ hotspot @ full speed LTE
December 8th, 2019
Total Wireless
- New Feature - Total Wireless now supports the mobile hotspot with their data plans
November 3rd, 2019
AT&T
AT&T Prepaid
August 5th, 2019
Verizon updates their unlimited plans with new names & prices:
- Price Drop - GoUnlimited $75/unlimited is now Start Unlimited $70/unlimited
- BeyondUnlimited $85/unlimited > Play More Unlimited $80/unlimited and Do More Unlimited $80/unlimited
- AboveUnlimited $95/unlimited > Get More Unlimited $90/unlimited
September 19th, 2018
Mint Mobile
- New Features - Mint adds support for automatic data settings, visual voicemail, WiFi calling, and VoLTE to iPhone users. Requires iOS 12 or higher.
