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Verizon Prepaid Talk & Text

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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.

20.9 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$30
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $30/mo $360 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 0 MB Then 128Kbps
Priority Allotment Unknown
Hotspot Not available
Video Streaming Unknown
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks Verizon
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
43.9
Cheaper plans can cover similar needs, and some offer more for the money.
Data Value
5.6
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
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
44%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $30, this plan is $0.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
2%
With 0 MB high-speed data, this plan is 15GB below the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
21%
With no hotspot, this plan is 3GB below the market median of 3GB.
After-Cap Speed Percentile
40%
At 128Kbps, this post-cap speed ranks near the middle of the market compared with other plans that keep data working after the full-speed bucket.
Overall Value vs Avg
20.9
-22.5 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.

 29.0
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 55
Travel benefits are usable, but not a defining advantage.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Add-on

$6/day adds unlimited calling while traveling in Mexico and Canada.

Global roaming Add-on

$12/day adds unlimited calling while traveling globally.

Call international numbers from US Add-on

Global choice adds up to 300 minutes of calling to the country of your choice with discounted calling rates to over 220 countries and unlimited to Canada and Mexico. Global Choice is $10/month. Upgrade to Global Calling Plus for unlimited calling to over 40 destinations. A $5/mo global calling add-on is available for pay per use calls.

Text international numbers from US Included
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Add-on

Tablet plans start at $50/mo with this phone plan. The $50 tablet plan will get you unlimited data and 5G hotspot but only access to Verizon's 5G and LTE network, not 5G UW so you will not have the fastest data speeds. A $60 tablet plan adds 5G UW support, 30GB hotspot and 1080p streaming.

Smartwatch support Add-on

From $10. Includes unlimited talk and text with 15GB of high-speed data

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

The lowest per-line price is $30, 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
20.9 Value
$30/line
Total $30 | baseline line
2 lines
23.3 Value
$30/line
Total $60/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
23.3 Value
$30/line
Total $90/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
23.3 Value
$30/line
Total $120/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
23.3 Value
$30/line
Total $150/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

Prepaid TravelPass Worldwide

$12

Daily prepaid international roaming add-on outside Canada and Mexico for eligible monthly prepaid smartphone plans.

Prepaid TravelPass Canada/Mexico

$6

Daily prepaid roaming add-on for Canada and Mexico where those destinations are not already included.

Prepaid Global Calling

$5

Monthly prepaid international calling add-on for calls from the U.S. to select destinations.

Prepaid Global Choice

$10

Monthly prepaid add-on that provides a larger calling allowance to one selected international country.

Prepaid Global Calling Plus

$15

Monthly prepaid international calling add-on with unlimited calling to landlines in many countries and discounted rates elsewhere.

Similar Plan Matchups Plans with similar pricing, data, and feature profiles across the current market.
100.0

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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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