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--- cell_phone_services [2025.04.16 15:58] – [Summary of USMobile and Mint Plans 2/26-27/2025] Steve Isenberg
+++ cell_phone_services [2025.04.21 05:56] (current) – Steve Isenberg
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-|USMobile\\ [[https://usmobile.com/]]\\ [[USMobile_Plans|Plans Summary]]|4.6*\\ (93% 4&5* on 3,796)|Verizon(warp) T-Mobile(lightspeed) AT&T(darkstar)\\ <fs x-small>you choose when sign up, you can switch ("teleport") twice for free, then it's $2 per teleport</fs> |PRICES HIGHER April 2025.\\ $17.50/unlimited premium data;\\ sharable data $10/2Gb; $15/5Gb; $20/10Gb/ $35/20Gb. Add $8 per additional line sharing data; includes international calling and texting from US.\\ $8/2Gb premium data without free teleport, hotspot, Int'l calling, etc\\ Prices include taxes and fees.|prepay 12 months. 30 days free to try it out.\\ When international, calls/data costs extra (on carriers supporting it), Int'l eSIMs cost extra\\ **Data cut-off (stops working) when you use up all shared data.** |Unlimited data $35;\\ 2Gb shared $18;\\ 5Gb shared $23;\\ 10Gb shared $28\\ includes taxes&fees|
+|USMobile\\ [[https://usmobile.com/]]\\ [[USMobile_Plans|Plans Summary]]|4.6*\\ (93% 4&5* on 3,796)|Verizon(warp) T-Mobile(lightspeed) AT&T(darkstar)\\ <fs x-small>you choose when sign up, you can switch ("teleport") twice for free, then it's $2 per teleport</fs> |$17.50/unlimited data;\\ sharable data $10/2Gb; $15/5Gb; $20/10Gb/ $35/20Gb. Add $8 per additional line sharing data; includes international calling and texting from US.\\ $8/2Gb premium data without free teleport, hotspot, Int'l calling, etc\\ Prices include taxes and fees.|prepay 12 months. 30 days free to try it out.\\ When international, calls/data costs extra (on carriers supporting it), Int'l eSIMs cost extra\\ **Data cut-off (stops working) when you use up all shared data.** |Unlimited data $35;\\ 2Gb shared $18;\\ 5Gb shared $23;\\ 10Gb shared $28\\ includes taxes&fees|
 |Tello Mobile\\ https://tello.com/|4.5*\\ (90% 4&5* on 11,335)|T-Mobile |No-data plans: $5/100 mins ($6/1GB 100min), $8/unlimited mins\\ Data plans w/unlimited mins; $9/1GB; $10/2GB; $14/5GB; many more plans|no advance payment; free calls to Canada, Mexico, India, Switzerland, and many more. Upgrade/downgrade anytime n/c|
 |Red Pocket\\ https://redpocket.com/|4.4*\\ (85% 4&5* on 3,600)|all 3 networks|$8/1GB, $15/5GB, $25/20GB, $30/Unlimited\\ per month paid annually\\ includes international calling (1GB & 5GB plans 20 countries, others 80+ countries)|if go over data, service slows; no overage fee or cut-off.|
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 ^ Plan                                                            ^ Cost/mo           ^ Data                           ^  Hotspot                         ^ Int'l Data  ^ Int'l call&text f/US  ^
 | **USMobile Annual Plans 4/16/2025** taxes & fees included                                                                                                                                                  ||||||
-| Unlimited Flex |17.50/mo            | Unlimited (slower after 10GB)\\ QCI 7 (Tmobile), QCI 8 (Vzn), QCI 9 (AT&T)  |  5GB |      add-on | Yes (e.g., Switzerland 69min; UK unlimited)                  |
+| Unlimited Flex |17.50/mo            | Unlimited (slower after 10GB)\\ QCI 7 (Tmobile/Light Speed), QCI 8 (Vzn/Warp), QCI 9 (AT&T/Dark Star)  |  5GB |      add-on | Yes (e.g., Switzerland 69min; UK unlimited)                  |
 | By the Gig                                                      | 10 +8/add'l line  | 2GB shared QCI 9|  Yes, +$10/mo                    | not yet     | Yes, $0.05/min        |
 | By the Gig                                                      | 15 +8/add'l line  | 5GB shared QCI 9                    |  Yes, +$10/mo                    | not yet     | Yes, $0.05/min        |