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T-Mobile Connect 5GB

T-Mobile Prepaid | T-Mobile | 5GB

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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.

86.2 Value Score
Value Summary
Strong 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 5GB Then policy
Priority Allotment 5GB
Hotspot 5GB
Video Streaming 2160p 4K UHD
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
87.1
This plan provides pretty good value for the money.
Data Value
79.2
The high-speed data amount is decent for the price, but not a standout bargain.
Priority Data
81.7
Priority data is one of this plan's clearest strengths.
Hotspot Value
94.4
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
82%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $15, this plan is $15.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
30%
With 5GB high-speed data, this plan is 10GB below the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
57%
With 5GB hotspot, this plan is 2GB above the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
86.2
+42.7 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 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.

 63.2
This plan includes a decent set of confirmed extra and supported features.
Caveat Load
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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 55
Travel benefits are usable, but not a defining advantage.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Add-on

Add-on gives you unlimited talk and text to and from Canada and Mexico but no data

Global roaming Not available
Call international numbers from US Add-on

Adds unlimited calling to mobile lines in 30+ countries and landlines to 70+

Text international numbers from US Not available
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Not available
Smartwatch support Not available
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.

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

International Data Pass 1 Day

Prepaid one-day international data pass for supported destinations. T-Mobile publishes the availability but not a crawlable current price on the reviewed public support copy.

International Data Pass 7 Day

Prepaid seven-day international data pass for supported destinations. T-Mobile publishes the availability but not a crawlable current price on the reviewed public support copy.

Prepaid Stateside International Calling

$15

Monthly prepaid add-on for calling and texting from the U.S. to many international destinations.

On-Demand Data Pass

On-demand prepaid high-speed data pass for eligible limited-data prepaid lines. Public support copy confirms availability but reviewed public copy did not expose all current bucket prices.

HD Video Day Pass

One-day HD video streaming pass for eligible prepaid plans where HD video is otherwise disabled or limited.

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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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