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Total Wireless STARTER

Total Wireless | Verizon | Unlimited

Verizon Heavy Data Travel Ready

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

81.4 Value Score
Value Summary
Fair Value
$35
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $35/mo $420 billed yearly
High-Speed Data Unlimited
Priority Allotment Not available
Hotspot 10GB
Video Streaming 480p SD
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Included
Networks Verizon
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
82.1
This plan provides pretty good value for the money.
Data Value
87.1
The amount of usable data is good for the monthly price, though a small number of plans may offer better value.
Priority Data
0.0
Priority data is not included or not clearly confirmed on this plan.
Hotspot Value
84.4
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
35%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $35, this plan is $4.32 above 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
70%
With 10GB hotspot, this plan is 7GB above the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
81.4
+37.9 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
?

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.

 76.8
This plan includes a decent set of confirmed extra and supported features.
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.

 99.8
Carrierlytics has found few major caveats for this plan; signup, billing, and plan restrictions appear relatively straightforward.
Travel Value 93.4
Travel and roaming support are meaningful strengths here.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Included

International roaming data is deducted from the 10GB monthly roaming allotment.

Global roaming Not available

No built-in global roaming outside Canada and Mexico was confirmed for Total STARTER.

Call international numbers from US Included

Includes unlimited international calling to 85+ countries and texting to 200+ countries, plus Canada and Mexico roaming.

Text international numbers from US Included

Supports 200+ texting countries.

Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Not available

From $10. No included tablet line was confirmed in Total's current public plan materials.

Smartwatch support Not available

No included smartwatch line was confirmed in Total's current public plan materials.

Multi-Line Value Curve How this plan's effective price per line changes as more lines are added.

The lowest per-line price appears at 4 lines, where pricing is $23.75 per line.

Unknown: official public materials reviewed did not confirm this plan can be mixed with different plans on the same account. No limitation is assumed without carrier-specific documentation.

1 line
81.4 Value
$35/line
Total $35 | baseline line
2 lines
71.9 Value
$37.50/line
Total $75/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
79.6 Value
$28.33/line
Total $85/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
83.6 Value
$23.75/line
Total $95/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
83.5 Value
$25/line
Total $125/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

Global Calling Card

$10

Monthly international long-distance calling card for additional destinations or calling credit. Total ALL ACCESS separately includes a $10 international calling credit.

5GB Carryover Data Add-on

$10

One-time 5GB carryover data add-on. Total says unused add-on data rolls over to the next month of active service.

15GB Carryover Data Add-on

$20

One-time 15GB carryover data add-on. Total says unused add-on data rolls over to the next month of active service.

Disney+ Basic Add-on

$11.99

Optional Disney+ Basic streaming add-on. Some Total plans include Disney+ Premium as a plan perk.

Disney+ Premium Add-on

$18.99

Optional Disney+ Premium streaming add-on. Total MAX includes 6 months and Total ALL ACCESS includes Disney+ Premium.

Total Wireless Protect

$5

Monthly device protection add-on with coverage for drops, spills, cracked screens, loss, and theft, subject to plan terms.

Total Wireless Protect+

$8

Monthly protection add-on that includes Protect benefits plus IDnotify identity theft protection and Tech Coach support, subject to plan terms.

Home Internet Bundle

Total Home Internet + Total STARTER Bundle

$25

Total's current bundle page says customers can save $25/month on Total Wireless Home Internet when paired with an eligible phone plan and Auto Pay.

Fios or Frontier Home Internet + Total Wireless Bundle

$15

Total's bundle page says customers with a Total Wireless mobile plan can save $15/month on Fios or Frontier home internet where available.

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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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