Ting Mobile and Connect by T-Mobile are popular brands that offer good deals on their services. Each carrier has its positives and negatives, but which offers better phone plans? Let’s put them head to head and see which brand comes out on top.
In this article, we plan to discuss the ins and outs of both carriers and what they offer. We’ll also cover:
Ting Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO. This means that they purchase service access wholesale from one of the three major networks that own infrastructure across the country – AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile – giving customers service at a much cheaper price. Ting Mobile is an MVNO of both Verizon and T-Mobile, and you can choose which network you use with Ting Mobile.
Often, the quality of coverage comes down to your area. One carrier’s coverage may be better in New York, while another’s coverage may be better in California. It’s important to compare between providers on a coverage map of your specific city. Ookla’s coverage map allows you to see where cellular towers are located and which company owns them. This coverage map provides information about coverage from 2G to 5G for several providers.
However, T-Mobile’s 5G coverage and access is hailed as the best coverage overall.
Like most plans you’ll see on the market, both carriers offer unlimited talk and texting options with any plan you choose. Ting Mobile offers several limited and unlimited plans as well as a flexible data plan. Connect by T-Mobile also offers a plan with limited talk and text. Both companies deprioritize data, meaning you’ll have slower connection speeds in high traffic areas like concerts venues and sports arenas.
Ting Mobile offers varying unlimited and limited plans with the ability to include an unlimited number of lines on your plan. Any fast data you don’t use will roll over to the next month. Their QCI tier changes depending on which network you choose. If you choose T-Mobile, your QCI tier will be 7. It will be tier 9 on Verizon’s network.
Their unlimited plans also include varying amounts of hotspot data.
They also offer a pay-as-you-go, or flexible, plan, where you pay for the exact amount of data you use.
If you purchase your phone from Ting Mobile, your device will be sold to you already unlocked. The plans they offer renew monthly, and taxes and fees are not included with the advertised price.
As a flexible plan, Ting Mobile allows you to pay for the exact amount of data you use. Any data you buy can be used as hotspot data.
The plan costs $10 per month, and each GB you use is $5. For example, if you used 1GB, you’d pay $15.
Ting Mobile gives you 5GB of data with this plan, and all plan data can be used as a hotspot data. After the cap, you can use unlimited slow data at 2G speeds, or 128 kbps. This allows you to send text messages and emails or browse websites, but not much else.
The plan costs $25 per month. At this rate, you get 5GB at $5 per GB.
Set 12 gives you 12GB of data, and all of it can be used as hotspot data. Again, data slows to 2G speeds after the cap.
The plan costs $35 per month. At this rate, you get 12GB at $2.92 per GB.
Ting Mobile’s unlimited plan gives you 22GB of full speed data before slowing down to 2G speeds for the rest of the month. The plan also gives you separate hotspot data, which stops after 12GB.
The plan costs $45 per month. At this rate, you get 22GB of full speed data and 12GB of hotspot data at $1.32 per GB.
Ollo Unlimited is Ting Mobile’s biggest plan, which gives you 35GB of full speed data before slowing down to 2G speeds. You also get an additional 18GB of hotspot data, which stops after you reach that cap.
The plan costs $55 per month. At this rate, you get 35GB of full speed data and 18GB of hotspot data at $1.04 per GB.
Connect by T-Mobile consists of 4 plans, each with a different amount of limited premium data. You can have up to 5 lines on these plans. Every plan offers unlimited talk and text except for the 1GB plan, which gives you 1000 minutes of talk and 1000 texts per month.
If you purchase your phone from T-Mobile, your device will be locked for 12 months after activation. The plans they offer renew monthly, and taxes and fees are not included with the advertised price.
This plan gives you 1GB of premium data, as well as 1000 minutes of talk and 1000 text messages. Access stops once you hit these limits. You can use all plan data as mobile hotspot data.
The plan costs $10 per month.
The 3.5GB gives you premium data, but stops data access once you reach the cap. You have unlimited talk and text as well as mobile hotspot access. All plan data can be used for hotspot access.
It’s important to note that T-Mobile plans to increase data on this plan by 500MB, or 0.5GB, every year until March 2025.
The plan costs $15 per month. At this rate, you get 3.5GB at $4.29 per GB.
This plan gives users 6.5GB of premium data to use, as well as mobile hotspot access. Network access stops after you use the 6.5GB. This plan also offers unlimited talk and text.
It’s important to note that T-Mobile plans to increase data on this plan by 500MB, or 0.5GB, every year until March 2025.
The plan costs $25 per month. At this rate, you get 6.5GB at $3.85 per GB.
This plan gives you 12GB of premium data you can also use as mobile hotspot access. Access stops once you reach the cap. You also get unlimited talk and text.
The plan costs $35 per month. At this rate, you get 12GB at $2.92 per GB.
If you’re looking for a plan with more included features, such as international connection or domestic roaming data, it’s best to compare carriers with what they offer. Ting Mobile offers international connectivity at pay-per-use rates, and Connect by T-Mobile offers domestic roaming.
Connect by T-Mobile offers 100MB of domestic roaming capabilities on all plans. Ting Mobile offers domestic roaming with no specific limits.
Ting Mobile offers pay-per-use rates on talk, text, and data for both Mexico and Canada. Talk rates are $0.30 per minute, text rates are $0.12 per message, and data rates are $0.20 per MB. Connect by T-Mobile does not offer this feature.
Ting Mobile offers varying pay-per-use rates depending on the country. Connect by T-Mobile does not offer this feature.
All Ting Mobile plans offer 1080p High Definition streaming. All Connect by T-Mobile plans stream at 480p SD resolution.
Ting Mobile and Connect by T-Mobile do not offer this feature.
Ting Mobile and Connect by T-Mobile do not offer this feature.
If you buy a phone from T-Mobile, they allow you to pay for your device in installments over time. Ting Mobile does not offer this feature.
Both carriers offer WiFi calling, which allows you to send and receive phone calls over a WiFi connection rather than cellular reception.
Connect by T-Mobile offers call filtering and spam protection on all plans through Scam Shield. Ting Mobile does not offer this feature.
Ting Mobile and Connect by T-Mobile do not offer this feature.
Ting Mobile is a digital-only carrier, meaning they only offer customer support online. They offer chat support 24/7 and phone support at the number 1-855-846-4389. T-Mobile also offers several stores across the country, and users can find the closest one with their store locator. They also offer customer support online with their website live chat, their support website for common questions, and over the phone at 1-800-937-8997.
Ting Mobile offers better options on features as well as unlimited plans. If you’re looking for a limited plan, either option is solid, but Connect by T-Mobile does offer premium data if you need the fastest speeds.
We’d recommend checking your data usage before committing to a plan.
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You get 10GB of hotspot data per month, but can add more if you need to.
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