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Ultra Mobile 500MB 3-Month

Ultra Mobile | T-Mobile | 500 MB

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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.

28.8 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$13
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $13/mo $156 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 500 MB Then top-up
Priority Allotment Not available
Hotspot 0.5GB
Video Streaming 480p SD
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks T-Mobile
Payment Type Prepaid
Plan Term 3 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
43.7
Cheaper plans can cover similar needs, and some offer more for the money.
Data Value
0.0
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
77.7
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
87%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $13, this plan is $17.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
5%
With 500 MB high-speed data, this plan is 14.5GB below the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
43%
With 0.5GB hotspot, this plan is 2.5GB below the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
28.8
-14.7 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
?

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.

 76.8
This plan includes a decent 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 55
Travel benefits are usable, but not a defining advantage.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Add-on

Roaming with this plan requires paying for an UpRoam credit which allows pay per use roaming in Canada and Mexico.

Global roaming Add-on

Roaming with this plan requires paying for an UpRoam credit which allows pay per use roaming globally.

Call international numbers from US Included

Unlimited calling to over 90 destinations

Text international numbers from US Included
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 $13, 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
28.8 Value
$13/line
Total $13 | baseline line
2 lines
43 Value
$13/line
Total $26/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
43 Value
$13/line
Total $39/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
43 Value
$13/line
Total $52/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
43 Value
$13/line
Total $65/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

Go Roam World Pass 5-Day

$5

International roaming pass for supported Go Roam World destinations. Includes 1GB of high-speed data, 100 minutes, and 100 SMS for 5 days. Passes can be bought before travel or after arrival and must be activated before use.

Go Roam World Pass 15-Day

International roaming pass for supported Go Roam World destinations. Includes 5GB of high-speed data, 300 minutes, and 300 SMS for 15 days. Ultra's public page confirms the allowance but does not expose the 15-day price in crawlable text.

UpRoam International Roaming Credit $5

$5

Adds $5 of international roaming credit for talk, text, and data while outside the U.S. Destination rates vary. Ultra says unused purchased roaming credit rolls over and does not expire while the account remains active.

UpRoam International Roaming Credit $10

$10

Adds $10 of international roaming credit for talk, text, and data while outside the U.S. Destination rates vary. Ultra says unused purchased roaming credit rolls over and does not expire while the account remains active.

UpRoam International Roaming Credit $20

$20

Adds $20 of international roaming credit for talk, text, and data while outside the U.S. Destination rates vary. Ultra says unused purchased roaming credit rolls over and does not expire while the account remains active.

UpRoam International Roaming Credit $40

$40

Adds $40 of international roaming credit for talk, text, and data while outside the U.S. Destination rates vary. Ultra says unused purchased roaming credit rolls over and does not expire while the account remains active.

UpINTL International Calling Credit $5

$5

Adds international calling credit for destinations outside Ultra's included 90+ destination list. Ultra's public international calling page shows $5 paid yields $6.25 in calling credit. Calling add-ons expire at the end of the current 30-day plan cycle.

UpINTL International Calling Credit $10

$10

Adds international calling credit for destinations outside Ultra's included 90+ destination list. Ultra's public international calling page shows $10 paid yields $12.25 in calling credit. Calling add-ons expire at the end of the current 30-day plan cycle.

UpINTL International Calling Credit $20

$20

Adds international calling credit for destinations outside Ultra's included 90+ destination list. Ultra's public international calling page shows $20 paid yields $25 in calling credit. Calling add-ons expire at the end of the current 30-day plan cycle.

uTalk

$10

Adds monthly bonus calling to 10 unique numbers across 39 uTalk destinations, with destination-specific bonus minute buckets up to 1,250 minutes plus unlimited calling to listed landlines in some countries.

Philippines Globe Unlimited

$10

Adds unlimited calling to 5 different Philippine numbers on the Globe network for the current 30-day cycle. Can be purchased for one month or made recurring.

High-Speed Data Add-On

One-time high-speed data add-on for limited-data Ultra plans. Ultra confirms data add-ons apply immediately, do not roll over, and expire at the end of the current 30-day plan cycle; public pages reviewed did not expose the current price or bucket sizes.

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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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