The voice plans start at $50/mo for 2GB, go to 6GB for $65/mo, then 10GB for $80/mo. T-Mobile still offers unlimited data - but only with a voice plan. T-Mobile confirmed to us that indeed the only difference between a Mobile Internet plan (tablet and hotspot) and a Data Only smartphone plan is indeed the addition of text messaging capability. These plans also include all the typical T-Mobile features - Mobile Without Borders, Binge On (the unlimited video streaming component only available on 6GB of higher plans), Data Stash, Music Freedom, and the rest. While these plans do not include any voice minutes, they do include unlimited text messaging - which the Mobile Internet Plans do not include. These Data-Only smartphone lines are priced the same as T-Mobile's Mobile Internet Plans for tablets and hotspots, and include the same data allotment - which can be used to USB tether or create a personal Wi-Fi hotspot. If you have a T-Mobile compatible unlocked smartphone you already use on another carrier, you can keep an activated SIM card ready to swap in when desired. While certainly not for everyone, particularly for a secondary line these new plans are a pretty sweet deal - coming in at $30/mo less than the same sized smartphone plans with voice support.įor RVers who want multiple carriers in their arsenal, this presents an easy way to activate a SIM card with T-Mobile for data that doesn't require also having a compatible data only device like a tablet or mobile hotspot.

But starting March 30th, 2016 - T-Mobile has made these plans available to anyone who asks.īut you do have to ask - they are not available on T-Mobile's website, and most retail reps will probably not be familiar with them.

These plans are not actually new - they have been marketed to the deaf community for a while now.

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