- One gig for $12, five gigs for $15
12 gigs for $20.
and 18 gigs for $25.
Wow! those are some great prices.
Today US Mobile just launched
their brand new plans and prices
and they now may even be better than Mint Mobile.
Hi, I'm Stetson and I review cell phone plans.
My goal is to help you save money on your cell phone bill
and I even designed and built bestphoneplans.net.
To help make it easy for you to find and compare plans.
US Mobile may be one of those carriers
that can help you save money on your cell phone bill.
They just launched some amazing new plans.
So in this video, I'm covering everything you need to know.
We'll cover US Mobile's new plans and prices.
The new features US Mobile has added,
how they compare with Mint Mobile and Visible.
And what US Mobile can do to make their plans even better.
With that said, let's jump into it.
US Mobile launched three new plans.
They updated one of their old plans
and they launched new features for all of their plans.
The three new plans US Mobile launched
are their new $12 one gig plan,
their $20 12 gig plan.
And their $25 18 gig plan.
The plan they updated was their $15
three and a half gig plan.
This is now a $15 five gig plan.
The $10 unlimited talk and text plan
and the $30 30 gig plan remained the same as before.
US Mobile added three new features
to all of their plans too.
The first one is wifi calling
but this is limited only to Android devices
and their GSM LTE service,
which uses the T-Mobile network for coverage.
Unfortunately, it's not available for iPhones on GSM LTE
or for any device on Super LTE.
So I'd love for US Mobile to bring wifi calling
to more devices soon,
and make it available on their super LTE network.
The second feature US Mobile added is 5G support.
This was actually here from before
but US Mobile is now officially promoting it.
If we head on over to their homepage,
you can see they tout fresh 5G included for free
with all of their plans.
This is available on both the T-Mobile
and Verizon Networks on US Mobile,
but it's important to note the Verizon 5G
is only the nationwide 5G as of right now.
This means we'll only work with Verizon's DSS 5G Network
which from my testing is actually slower than LTE
in many instances.
Now the language on US Mobile's website
if we go back to the plans page here,
it says, including Warp speed, 5G.
And if we remember from earlier in 2020
they were promoting going Warp Speed,
indicating this would be
with Verizon's millimeter wave 5G network
with speeds up to two gigabits per second.
So I'm optimistic that while millimeter wave
isn't supported today, the language on the site indicates
it may be coming soon.
The third and final feature,
if we go back to the plans page here
and actually scroll down is international data.
US Mobile is now including free international data roaming
with all of their unlimited plans.
And the unlimited plans simply means going back to the top
all of these plans that are branded
under that Unlimited branding.
How it doesn't really make sense as a one gig plan,
shouldn't really be considered Unlimited
but I have confirmed with US Mobile Support representatives
that all of these plans now include
up to 10 gigs of international data roaming for free.
I think that is huge.
And if we scroll down to the international section
and read more about roaming
you can see all 140 supported countries,
and specifically which countries include
up to 10 gigs of data,
which include up to five gigs of data.
And which countries include up to one gig
of international data roaming.
I think this is a really awesome feature
and it's one that no other carrier is offering right now.
So huge props to U S Mobile.
Now, though, one thing US Mobile is not yet
including what their plans are all taxes and fees.
Looking back at the plans page here,
and you can see taxes and fees include a $2 service fee
and the regulatory cost recovery charges,
range from $1 to $5 per line, depending on where you live.
I personally would love to see US Mobile include
all taxes and fees and the list price of the plans.
So with that said, what are the taxes and fees?
Well, I got you.
These are the plans with the taxes and fees included
based on what I see in my location in Colorado.
Unlimited talk and texts goes for 14.48.
One gig goes for 16.48, five gigs goes for 19.19
12 gigs goes for 25.31
18 gigs goes for 30.83
And 30 gigs goes for $36 and 36 cents.
Again, I would love US Mobile to include all taxes and fees
in the list price of their plans.
But even with the added cost of the taxes and fees
US Mobile's plans are still some of the best ones out there
or are they?
Mint Mobile is another huge competitor to US Mobile
and they offer some insanely affordable plans as well.
15 bucks for four gigs,
20 bucks for 10 gigs,
25 bucks for 15 gigs,
and $30 for 35 gigs of data.
So the real question is how do Mint Mobiles plans
compare with US Mobile?
Well, to make this comparison has fair as possible,
I'm including all taxes and fees for Mint Mobile
which you can find by going to the checkout process.
You can see all taxes and surcharges that are included
and you get a detailed itemized breakdown of these fees.
I've gone ahead and included these taxes and fees
in the prices you're about to see.
And with US Mobile, when I sign into my account dashboard
I select one of the unlimited plans
and I click on the option.
I am taking this price I see here.
In this case, $19 and 91 cents for the $15 five gig plan.
So let's just dive headfirst into this comparison.
First up, we have the $15 plans
which actually come out to $19 and 91 cents
and $17 and 56 cents per month, respectively.
Over the course of one year,
the totals come out to $238 and 92 cents
and $202 and 55 cents.
This means Mint Mobile does save you
$36 and 37 cents per year.
But if we break the cost down per gigabyte
US Mobile actually ends up cheaper.
It's $3 and 98 cents per gig versus $4 and 22 cents per gig.
That said these plans aren't exactly created equal.
You'll notice that Mint Mobile offers up to 4K streaming.
Whereas when I tested US Mobile,
I was limited to 480 P video quality on my super LTE plan.
Mint mobile also includes unlimited 2G data
after your high-speed allotment.
Whereas US Mobile will shut you off.
Though you can purchase additional data
from your online account.
Mint mobile also includes the mobile hotspot with your plan.
Whereas on US Mobile, the hotspot is a $5 per month add-on.
The features are slightly different too.
Again, wifi calling isn't quite widely available
on US Mobile, whereas it is fully supported on Mint Mobile.
The one thing U S mobile does have going forward here
is the included 10 gigs of international data roaming.
Mint Mobile does offer international data roaming
but the rates are more expensive
than what US Mobile is offering.
And finally Mint Mobile does support e-SIM
for their voice and text plans.
Whereas e-SIM is only available
for the international data add-ons from US Mobile.
And here's just a quick recap of some of the differences
between the plans.
Moving onto the next category, we have the $20 plans.
These come out to $25 and 31 cents
and $22 and 84 cents, respectively.
Over a one-year period Mint Mobile ends up saving you
about $38 and 33 cents.
But again, when we break the plans down
on a cost per gig basis,
the extra two gigs that U S mobile is including
means you're getting a slightly better value.
It's just $2 and 11 cents per gigabyte,
compared to $2 and 21 cents per gigabyte.
And while we're here
I should mention that for Mint Mobiles plans
I calculated the monthly rate as what you would pay
if you were to sign up for the three-month starter kit
on Mint Mobile's website,
but I calculated the annual price as what you would pay
if you were to renew the plan for one year.
This is actually slightly lower
as the taxes and fees go down.
So this is really the best possible price
that Mint Mobile is offering on a per gig basis.
And even then US Mobile ends up being cheaper
with their month to month offering.
And again, the same differences are here as before
including the unlimited 2G data
the hotspot add-ons the international data
and the wifi calling and additional features.
Now moving on to the $25 plans,
these come out to $30 and 83 cents on US Mobile
and $28 and 12 cents on Mint Mobile.
And again, Mint Mobile is slightly cheaper here,
but US Mobile continues to deliver
on that price per gig performance.
Is just $1 and 69 cents per gig
versus $1 and 82 cents per gig.
Although the same features that we discussed before
continue here as well.
And finally, let's move on to the $30 plans.
Here, it's $36 and 36 cents on US Mobile
and $33 and 48 cents on Mint Mobile.
This time around you'll immediately notice
Mint includes 35 gigs of data
compared to just 30 gigs on US Mobile.
And this gives them the advantage.
Mid mobile is not only cheaper here,
saving you $44 and 51 cents per year,
but the cost per gig comes out to just 93 cents per gigabyte
compared to $1 and 21 cents per gigabyte on US Mobile.
And with the slight feature differences
in my opinion, I really do think Mint Mobile
is the slightly better value here.
Either way, I think both US Mobile and Mint Mobile
are offering some of the best plans currently available
in the wireless industry.
And I'm delighted to see the competition
between the two carriers as it means that we as consumers
are winners here as prices continue to drop
and features continue to be added
as the two carriers strive to differentiate themselves
and to win us over.
But there is a one more carrier looming in the distance
and it is Visible.
So in my opinion, Visible just crushes it here.
It's really hard to compete when Visible is offering
a true Unlimited plan for just $40 per month.
US Mobiles plans remain outstanding options
for people who use slightly less data per month
but when you take into consideration,
Visible offers their party pay discount
bringing the cost down to just $25 per month per line.
It's really tough to beat that offer.
Especially since visibile did just add e-SIM support.
So you can activate it natively on your iPhone
just by downloading the Visible application.
And I'll actually have a video tutorial on that soon.
But still the plans are different US Mobile way better.
For international use, I think US Mobile
does have a better online account dashboard
and debatably better customer service and support,
although that will vary from case to case.
So I'll leave that kind of up to you.
But still, you know, US Mobile has their perks,
Visible has their perks
and I think they can co-exist in the same space.
So those are U S mobile's new plans
and how they compare with Mint Mobile
and Visible with all taxes and fees included.
But before we get out of here
I want to offer three suggestions
for how US Mobile can improve their plans
and offer you a discount code where you can try any plan
for 60 days for free.
So the three suggestions I have
for US Mobile to improve their plans,
first, include all taxes and fees in the cost of your plans.
Or at the very least include this $2 service fee
in the cost of your plans,
because it's literally added to every line on every plan.
And in my opinion, it should just be included.
I think including all taxes and fees,
even if you raise the prices just makes
for a better more premium experience
that matches the premium experience that US Mobile offers
with their online account dashboard,
data usage analytics tools,
and with their international data roaming via e-SIM.
Second millimeter wave 5G access.
US Mobile UTS this while ago, way back in July,
I would love for this to finally make its official debut.
Third, while we're at it,
wifi calling on all plans and all devices
I would really love to see that as well.
And fourth, if you're feeling ambitious Unlimited 2G data
when you go over your highest speed allotment.
Now I do realize
if you go to your US Mobile online account dashboard
you can easily add more data via a top-up
at reasonably affordable rates.
But still if you're gonna label these plans,
quote unquote, Unlimited plans,
then I think it makes sense
to include unlimited two G data as well.
But either way that's gonna be it for this video.
And before I forget, you can actually try US Mobile's plans,
get 60 days free using code YOLO.
And I forgot what the second code was.
TENDIES at checkout when you order your SIM card,
that will mean you will get 60 days free
of any plan you want.
Again, YOLO or TENDIES, use these codes at Checkout
when you're ordering your SIM starter kit
to get 60 days free of any plan you want.
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