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TextNow Free Essential Data

TextNow | T-Mobile | 350 MB

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

81.6 Value Score
Value Summary
Fair Value
$0
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $0
High-Speed Data 350 MB
Priority Allotment Unknown
Hotspot Not available
Video Streaming Unknown
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Included
Networks T-Mobile
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
100.0
Excellent whole-plan value for the monthly price.
Data Value
99.3
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
0.0
Hotspot value is weak for the price; cheaper plans may include similar or more hotspot.
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
0%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $0, this plan is $30.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
4%
With 350 MB high-speed data, this plan is 14.6GB below the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
21%
With no hotspot, this plan is 3GB below the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
81.6
+38.2 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 88
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.

 0
No confirmed extra or supported features are currently captured for this plan.
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.

 16.1
Fees, requirements, or restrictions are a major concern for this plan.
Travel Value 0
No confirmed travel or roaming benefits are captured for this plan.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Unknown
Global roaming Unknown
Call international numbers from US Not available
Text international numbers from US Not available
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Unknown

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Smartwatch support Unknown

From $0.

Add-Ons

Unlimited Data Hour Pass

One-hour unlimited mobile data pass available in the TextNow app for eligible Free Flex lines. Public help confirms availability but reviewed public copy does not expose a current price.

Unlimited Data Day Pass

Twenty-four-hour unlimited mobile data pass available in the TextNow app for eligible Free Flex lines. Public help confirms availability but reviewed public copy does not expose a current price.

Unlimited Data Month Pass

Monthly TextNow data subscription with 10GB high-speed data and unlimited slower data after the high-speed allotment. Can be manually renewed after 10GB is used.

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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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