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Optimum Mobile Flex 1GB

Optimum Mobile | T-Mobile | 1GB

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

32.4 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$15
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $15/mo $180 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 1GB Then slowed
Priority Allotment Unknown
Hotspot 1GB
Video Streaming Unknown
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks 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
52.2
Cheaper plans can cover similar needs, and some offer more for the money.
Data Value
24.8
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
68.7
Hotspot support is competitive for the monthly price.
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
82%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $15, this plan is $15.68 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
45%
With 1GB hotspot, this plan is 2GB below the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
32.4
-11.1 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.

 23.8
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.

 2.4
Fees, requirements, or restrictions are a major concern for this plan.
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 $15, available starting at 1 line.

Mix-and-match: allowed. Eligible plan can generally be combined with different eligible plans on the same account under the carrier-wide mix-and-match policy.

1 line
32.4 Value
$15/line
Total $15 | baseline line
2 lines
38.3 Value
$15/line
Total $30/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
38.3 Value
$15/line
Total $45/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
38.3 Value
$15/line
Total $60/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
38.3 Value
$15/line
Total $75/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

North America International Calling

$5

Monthly international calling/texting add-on from the U.S. for North America destinations.

Global International Calling

$15

Monthly international calling/texting add-on from the U.S. for supported Global 300 and Global 60 destinations.

Weekly Travel Pass Data Only

$35

Weekly travel pass with 5GB premium roaming data in supported destinations.

Weekly Travel Pass Talk Text Data

$70

Weekly travel pass with 5GB premium data plus talk/text allowances. North America/Global 300 destinations include 300 minutes/texts; Global 60 destinations include 60 minutes/texts.

Tablet Unlimited Line

$45

Tablet Unlimited line for eligible Optimum Mobile accounts. Promo/free-line offers may temporarily lower this price.

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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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