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T-Mobile data priority chart, highest to lowest: QCI 6 (Priority 1): Experience More 2.0, Experience Beyond 2.0, T-Mobile Prepaid 5GB, 8GB, 12GB, Unlimited, Unlimited Plus, and all Google Fi plans. QCI 7 (Priority 2): Essentials 2.0, Essentials Saver 2.0, Metro by T-Mobile, Mint Mobile, and MVNOs. QCI 8 (Priority 3): Hotspot data. QCI 9 (Priority 4): Essentials 2.0 and Essentials Saver 2.0 after 50GB, T-Mobile Prepaid after 50GB, Metro after 35GB or 50GB, and Mint Mobile after 50GB.

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