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Consumer Cellular Unlimited 2 For 55

Consumer Cellular | AT&T | 50GB

AT&T Budget Friendly Hotspot Ready

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

56.3 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$27.50
Per-line monthly price at the minimum required 2-line tier.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $27.50/mo
High-Speed Data 50GB Then 512Kbps
Priority Allotment Not available
Hotspot 50GB
Video Streaming 480p SD
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks AT&T
Payment Type Postpaid
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
61.3
The monthly price is not awful, but stronger values are available nearby.
Data Value
65.3
The data bucket is usable, but stronger data-for-dollar options exist.
Priority Data
0.0
Priority data is not included or not clearly confirmed on this plan.
Hotspot Value
93.9
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
51%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $27.50, this plan is $3.18 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
79%
With 50GB high-speed data, this plan is 35GB above the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
94%
With 50GB hotspot, this plan is 47GB above the market median of 3GB.
After-Cap Speed Percentile
87%
At 512Kbps after 50GB, 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
56.3
+12.9 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 92
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.

 48.8
This plan has only a limited 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.

 7.0
Fees, requirements, or restrictions are a major concern for this plan.
Travel Value 55
Travel benefits are usable, but not a defining advantage.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Add-on
Global roaming Add-on
Call international numbers from US Add-on

Calls to Canada and Mexico are included free with your plan

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

Tablet plans require you to buy a separate plan, and does not draw from your phone plan.

Smartwatch support Add-on

From $5. Not available as a standalone service, minutes are shared with cell phone minutes

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

The lowest per-line price is $27.50, available starting at 1 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
56.3 Value
$27.50/line
Total $27.50 | baseline line
2 lines
65.9 Value
$27.50/line
Total $55/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
65.8 Value
$27.50/line
Total $82.50/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
65.6 Value
$27.50/line
Total $110/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
65.6 Value
$27.50/line
Total $137.50/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

International Roaming Pay-As-You-Go

International roaming is available through Consumer Cellular customer support/account enablement and is charged at destination-specific rates rather than a flat pass.

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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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