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Best prepaid phone plan for perks Metro by T-Mobile Unlimited T-Mobile. As you can probably guess from the name, Metro by T-Mobile is the prepaid branch of the well-known “uncarrier.” ...

T-Mobile’s new prepaid phone plans come with trade-in options every one, two, or three years and bundled services like Google One or Amazon Prime. Plans come with unlimited talk, text, and 5G ...

T-Mobile's Unlimited Monthly prepaid plan, which has unlimited 5G for data and voice with unlimited 3G hotspot data, is now $45 per month with AutoPay ($50 for the first month) plus fees, down $5 ...

T-Mobile offers various phone plans, including prepaid, affordable and unlimited options, as well as 5G home internet. Customers can switch to T-Mobile and potentially bring their existing phone ...

T-Mobile today announced its three new prepaid phone plans, which will replace the current prepaid options starting on June 24.They all have a 5-year “price guarantee,” but with how many times ...

For postpaid users, T-Mobile says it allows unlocking of fully paid-off phones that have been active for at least 40 days. But given the 365-day lock on prepaid users, T-Mobile's overall policy is ...

The 365-day rule brought Metro in line with other T-Mobile prepaid phones that already came with the yearlong lock. We reached out to T-Mobile and will update this article if it provides a comment.

On one side is Mint Mobile, a smaller service that we rank at the very top of our best prepaid phone plans guide. On the other, T-Mobile, a well-established phone plan giant that specializes in ...

Prepaid eligibility. If you have a prepaid T-Mobile plan, you’ll have to follow slightly different requirements. You must have activated the device on the T-Mobile network more than 365 days ago.