Verizon already offers some of the best phone plans in the US, especially if you need unlimited data and other premium features. If saving money is your priority, you should check out Verizon’s new prepaid plans.
Verizon has completely revamped its prepaid plans, making them more competitive with other low-cost carriers. The cheapest option now costs $ 35 per month and includes 15GB of high-speed data and hotspot access – the available hotspot data comes from the same 15GB pool on the phone. There is also an “unlimited” plan for $ 50 per month with 5GB of dedicated hotspot data. Finally, the “Unlimited Plus” option, at $ 60 per month, has unlimited phone data, 25GB of hotspot data, “Global Choice” (which usually costs $ 10 on its own and has international access), and compatibility with the Verizon’s “ultra” faster – 5G network broadband “(including C-band).
A common problem with prepaid plans is that they are often lacking priority at the network level over premium postpaid plans. For example, if you’re in a crowded sports arena with thousands of phones in a small area, Verizon’s cell towers will prioritize postpaid customer connections over prepaid subscribers. This isn’t a problem in all areas, but the more expensive Unlimited Plus plan works – the first 50GB is “premium network access,” with no de-priority or artificial slowdowns.
The new plans are generally a better deal than Verizon’s old prepaid offerings, which only provided 5GB of data for $ 35 a month, and Unlimited Plus was a whopping $ 70. However, to find the best deal on prepaid plans, you’d have to also compare the plans available from Total by Verizon (formerly Total Wireless), which also uses the Verizon network. For example, Total’s basic unlimited plan costs $ 10 less than Verizon’s prepaid plan with double the hotspot data. There is also Visible, another Verizon affiliate offering unlimited plans for as little as $ 30 per month, and several other prepaid carriers using T-Mobile or AT&T’s national network.
Source: Verizon
