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Boost Mobile Global Connection

Boost Mobile | AT&T / T-Mobile | 40GB

AT&T T-Mobile Travel Ready Multi Network

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

17.3 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$40
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $40/mo $480 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 40GB Then 512Kbps
Priority Allotment Unknown
Hotspot Add-on only
Video Streaming 480p SD
Talk/Text Unknown
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks AT&T / 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
0.0
Cheaper plans can cover similar needs, and some offer more for the money.
Data Value
51.8
This plan trails the better data-for-dollar options in the market.
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
26%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $40, this plan is $9.29 above market avg $30.71.
High-Speed Data Percentile
75%
With 40GB high-speed data, this plan is 25GB above the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
21%
With Add-on only hotspot, this plan is 3GB below the market median of 3GB.
After-Cap Speed Percentile
87%
At 512Kbps after 40GB, this post-cap speed ranks above most peers compared with other plans that keep data working after the full-speed bucket.
Overall Value vs Avg
17.3
-26.0 vs market avg 43.3
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 32
The marketed data claim leans heavily on fine print or throttling once you dig into the details.
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.

 68.2
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.

 13.1
Fees, requirements, or restrictions are a major concern for this plan.
Travel Value 92.9
Travel and roaming support are meaningful strengths here.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Included

Minutes included. Global Connection includes 1GB of international roaming data per month in supported Global Roaming destinations. Extra roaming data is $10/GB for up to 9 additional GB and is valid for 30 days.

Global roaming Included

Minutes included, Texts included. Global Connection includes Global Roaming: talk/text within travel destination and back to the U.S. in 90+ countries, plus 1GB international data per month. Additional roaming data is $10/GB for up to 9GB and added data is valid for 30 days.

Call international numbers from US Included
Text international numbers from US Included
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Not available
Smartwatch support Unknown
Multi-Line Value Curve How this plan's effective price per line changes as more lines are added.

The lowest per-line price is $40, available starting at 1 line.

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

1 line
17.3 Value
$40/line
Total $40 | baseline line
2 lines
36.5 Value
$40/line
Total $80/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
36.4 Value
$40/line
Total $120/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
36.3 Value
$40/line
Total $160/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
36.4 Value
$40/line
Total $200/mo for 5 lines
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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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