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US Mobile Unlimited Starter Dark Star

US Mobile | AT&T | Unlimited

AT&T High Value Budget Friendly Heavy Data Hotspot Ready

Use this summary to quickly judge the plan's overall value, base monthly price, and how competitive it looks at a glance.

97 Value Score
Value Summary
Elite Value
$25
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $25/mo $300 billed yearly
High-Speed Data Unlimited
Priority Allotment Not available
Hotspot 20GB
Video Streaming 1080p HD
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Included
Networks AT&T
Payment Type Prepaid
Plan Term Monthly
Performance Profile These scores show where the plan is strongest and where it gives up ground.
The cards below focus on core competitive strengths: price efficiency, usable data, priority data, and hotspot utility.
Price Efficiency
91.2
Excellent whole-plan value for the monthly price.
Data Value
93.4
The high-speed data amount is excellent for the monthly price.
Priority Data
0.0
Priority data is not included or not clearly confirmed on this plan.
Hotspot Value
93.5
Hotspot value stands out at this price point.
Relative Profile See how this plan compares with the wider market of phone plans in the database.
These cards show whether the plan is cheaper than average, stronger on data, better on hotspot support, or more usable after the main high-speed allotment than typical plans in the market.
Affordability Percentile
57%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $25, this plan is $5.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
100%
With unlimited high-speed data, this plan is above the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
84%
With 20GB hotspot, this plan is 17GB above the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
97
+53.6 vs market avg 43.4
Plan Quality Signals These meters highlight clarity, restrictions, feature depth, and how useful the plan is for travel.
Think of this as the fine-print section: it shows whether the plan is easy to understand, light on caveats, and strong enough for travel or international use.
Data Truth 94
The marketed data claim lines up well with the plan's real monthly limits.
Feature Completeness
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Feature Completeness measures how many useful plan-level features are confirmed, such as hotspot support, priority data, travel and roaming support, device and SIM type support, data rollover or top-ups, international options, and included perks. Higher scores mean more confirmed extras; lower scores mean fewer supported features or more unknown details.

 98.5
The included feature stack is deeper than most peers.
Caveat Load
?

Caveat Load looks at fine-print and signup friction, including whether taxes and fees are included in the advertised price or charged extra, autopay requirements, contracts, credit checks, activation/SIM/shipping fees, and online-only or store-only rules. Higher scores mean fewer caveats were found; lower scores mean more caveats or unresolved caveat details. When Carrierlytics cannot verify a caveat because the carrier is not clear or because we have not captured it yet, a small uncertainty penalty is added instead of assuming there is no issue.

 91.8
Carrierlytics has found few major caveats for this plan; signup, billing, and plan restrictions appear relatively straightforward.
Travel Value 55
Travel benefits are usable, but not a defining advantage.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Add-on

Mexico and Canada roaming options are available starting at $15. You can buy a native roaming top-up for the following: 1 GB, 150 talk, 150 text for $15 5 GB, 500 talk, and 500 text for $30

Global roaming Add-on

You can buy global roaming top-ups for the following: 1 GB, 150 talk, 150 text for $15 5 GB, 500 talk, and 500 text for $30

Call international numbers from US Add-on

$3 add-on adds calling to over 200 countries with unlimited minutes to many

Text international numbers from US Included
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Add-on

You can use any US Mobile phone plan as a tablet plan. For instance, you can add a By the Gig line as a tablet plan with 2GB of data for $10.

Smartwatch support Not available
Multi-Line Value Curve How this plan's effective price per line changes as more lines are added.

The lowest per-line price is $25, available starting at 1 line.

Mix-and-match: allowed. US Mobile allows different line plans, including annual, monthly, By the Gig, and network variants, to coexist on the same account; line pricing, renewal term, and network-specific features still apply by line.

1 line
97 Value
$25/line
Total $25 | baseline line
2 lines
86.5 Value
$25/line
Total $50/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
86.5 Value
$25/line
Total $75/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
87.4 Value
$25/line
Total $100/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
87.4 Value
$25/line
Total $125/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

Global Roaming Top-Up 1GB

$15

US Mobile sells a 1 GB roaming top-up with 150 talk minutes and 150 texts. Plans that already include roaming can also buy top-ups for more data, talk, and text.

Global Roaming Top-Up 5GB

$30

US Mobile sells a 5 GB roaming top-up with 500 talk minutes and 500 texts. Plans that already include roaming can also buy top-ups for more data, talk, and text.

International Calling Add-On

US Mobile's current plans page says international calling is available as an add-on on monthly Starter plans, but the public plan card does not disclose the add-on price.

Multi-Network Add-On (Monthly)

$10

Lets a second or third network line share the same primary line's unlimited data. US Mobile markets the add-on on Flex, Starter, and Premium plan cards.

5GB High-Speed + Hotspot Top-Up

$10

US Mobile's official Unlimited Flex launch/update post says current Unlimited Flex, Starter, and Premium plans can buy +5 GB of high-speed and hotspot data for $10.

Home Internet Bundle

Starlink Residential 100 Mbps Bundle

US Mobile markets this combined Starter or Premium plus Starlink price as a fixed monthly equivalent. Address availability and Starlink service tier still apply.

Starlink Residential 200 Mbps Bundle

US Mobile markets this combined Starter or Premium plus Starlink price as a fixed monthly equivalent. Address availability and Starlink service tier still apply.

Starlink Residential Max Bundle

US Mobile markets this combined Starter or Premium plus Starlink price as a fixed monthly equivalent. Address availability and Starlink service tier still apply.

Similar Plan Matchups Plans with similar pricing, data, and feature profiles across the current market.
94.1

Ting Unlimited

Similarity index | Price delta $0 | Data delta 0GB
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Methodology

Plan scores are generated by Carrierlytics' proprietary value algorithm using factors such as price, usable data, hotspot value, priority data, streaming quality, and plan friction.


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