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Jethro Mobile Smartphone Starter 6-Months

Jethro Mobile | T-Mobile | 3GB

T-Mobile Budget Friendly

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

47.2 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$17.50
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $17.50/mo $210 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 3GB Then slowed
Priority Allotment Unknown
Hotspot 3GB
Video Streaming Unknown
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks T-Mobile
Payment Type Prepaid
Plan Term 6 Months
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
52.0
Cheaper plans can cover similar needs, and some offer more for the money.
Data Value
49.2
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
86.6
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
76%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $17.50, this plan is $13.18 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
20%
With 3GB high-speed data, this plan is 12GB below the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
50%
With 3GB hotspot, this plan is right on the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
47.2
+3.7 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
?

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.

 41.5
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.

 55.1
Several caveats may affect the real cost or signup experience.
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 Included
Text international numbers from US Included
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Unknown

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Smartwatch support Unknown

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

The lowest per-line price is $17.50, available starting at 1 line.

Multi-month or annual plan term; official pages do not confirm this term can be mixed freely with monthly plans on one account.

1 line
47.2 Value
$17.50/line
Total $17.50 | baseline line
2 lines
45.3 Value
$17.50/line
Total $35/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
45.3 Value
$17.50/line
Total $52.50/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
45.3 Value
$17.50/line
Total $70/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
45.3 Value
$17.50/line
Total $87.50/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

500MB Data Add-On

$7

Temporary 500MB 4G LTE data add-on for the current billing cycle. Jethro says add-ons do not roll over and cannot be added on the final day of the billing cycle.

1GB Data Add-On

$10

Temporary 1GB 4G LTE data add-on for the current billing cycle. Jethro says add-ons do not roll over and cannot be added on the final day of the billing cycle.

3GB Data Add-On

$20

Temporary 3GB 4G LTE data add-on for the current billing cycle. Jethro says add-ons do not roll over and cannot be added on the final day of the billing cycle.

Similar Plan Matchups Plans with similar pricing, data, and feature profiles across the current market.
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82.8

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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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