Plan analysis

LinkUP Mobile Starter 1GB

LinkUP Mobile | AT&T | 1GB

AT&T Budget Friendly Travel Ready

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

61.4 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$10
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $10/mo $120 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 1GB
Priority Allotment Unknown
Hotspot Unknown
Video Streaming Unknown
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks AT&T
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
83.1
This plan provides pretty good value for the money.
Data Value
67.3
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
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
92%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $10, this plan is $20.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
10%
With 1GB high-speed data, this plan is 14GB 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
61.4
+18.0 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.

8.1
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.

19.6
Fees, requirements, or restrictions are a major concern for this plan.
Travel Value 66.6
Travel benefits are usable, but not a defining advantage.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Included
Global roaming Unknown
Call international numbers from US Unknown
Text international numbers from US Unknown
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 $10, available starting at 1 line.

No explicit official plan-level mix-and-match rule was found in audited plan, FAQ/support, terms, and source pages.

1 line
61.4 Value
$10/line
Total $10 | baseline line
2 lines
36.9 Value
$10/line
Total $20/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
36.9 Value
$10/line
Total $30/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
36.9 Value
$10/line
Total $40/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
36.9 Value
$10/line
Total $50/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

5GB Data Top-Up

$10

Official LinkUP Mobile plans page advertises 5GB data top-ups for $10.

10GB Data Top-Up

$20

Official LinkUP Mobile plans page advertises 10GB data top-ups for $20.

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Similarity index | Price delta $0 | Data delta 0GB
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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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