If you’re someone who wants a prepaid mobile plan that includes unlimited talk, text and data access for things like checking e-mail or occasionally browsing the Internet, T-Mobile’s new Simply Prepaid plans may be worth looking into.
The new plans, which start at $40/month and go on sale Jan. 25, will offer the typical unlimited talk and text that most people are used to. They also provide unlimited data — but only to the provider’s 3G network. How much you pay for the plan depends on how much you want to use T-Mobile’s faster 4G LTE data.
The $40 plan includes 1GB of 4G LTE. For $50/month, that increases to 3GB of 4G LTE, which is currently enough for the average smartphone user. If you want 5GB of LTE each month, the rate goes up to $60.
While Simply Prepaid users will have access to other T-Mobile features like WiFi phone calls at no extra charge, they won’t get certain benefits offered to the company’s postpaid customers — like access to numerous streaming music services that won’t count against users’ data allotments.
by Chris Morran via Consumerist