Unlimited Plan Comparison: Verizon vs. AT&T vs. T-Mobile vs. Sprint

So it’s 2017 and unlimited data is officially back at all of the major US carriers. (Don’t even try to tell me that you saw this coming.) It seemed like just days ago we were paying a hundred dollars for 2GB and 4GB of data and having our grandfathered unlimited data plans ripped from our cold, crusty, fingers with the shadiest of moves. But hey, we’re not about to complain that we can all get back on unlimited data for some decent prices. 
As you know, T-Mobile kicked off this new unlimited wave a few months ago with T-Mobile ONE before Sprint jumped in with their own take. Both plans had some pretty major issues out of the gate, a couple of which T-Mobile has attempted to address. And then, this weekend, Verizon said, “We’re bringing unlimited back!” Their plan, as it turns out, was more or less a better implementation than what T-Mobile and Sprint had done, so those two have now copied Verizon’s idea in a matter of days. Finally, AT&T decided it couldn’t be left out, so it has announced that it will remove a single requirement from its lesser-known unlimited plan to make itself competitive in this new age.
There is a lot to consume concerning the four offerings from these carriers, so we decided that we would attempt to put together a simple chart that lays out the basics. Below, we attempt to breakdown the pricing in simple terms and even layout some of the asterisks of each feature. Keep in mind that we didn’t factor in network, as that is for you to decide.
Have fun.




 
Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile
Sprint



Price
Single line: $80
Multi line: $100 account fee + $20 per line
Autopay required
Multi-line: $100 first line + $40 per additional line
Promo: 4th line is free
Multi-line: $70 for 1 line, $100 for 2 lines, $160 for 4 lines
Autopay required
-Taxes and fees included
Multi-line Promo: $50 for 1 line, $40 for line 2, $0 for line 3-4
Multi-line (in 12 months): $60 for line 1, $40 for line 2, $30 per line 3 and 4
Autopay required


Data
Unlimited data with network management per line after 22GB
Unlimited data with network management per line after 22GB
Unlimited data with network management per line after 28GB
Unlimited data with network management per line after 23GB
-Music streaming throttled to 1.5Mbps
-Gaming throttled to 8Mbps


Hotspot
10GB per line
3G speeds after
Not included
10GB per line
3G speeds after
10GB per line
2G speeds after


Video Quality
Streaming as the content provider sends; no throttling
Streaming as the content provider sends; customer can throttle with Stream Saver
Streaming as the content provider sends; customer needs to toggle off Binge On
Up to 1080p video


Canada and Mexico Roaming
Unlimited calling and texting to and from, plus 500MB 4G LTE data in either country (2G after)
Unlimited calling, texting, and data to and from; need to turn on free Roam North America feature.
Unlimited calling, texting, and data to and from
Not available







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Unlimited Plan Comparison: Verizon vs. AT&T vs. T-Mobile vs. Sprint