T-Mobile Essentials
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T-Mobile Essentials
1 lineT-Mobile
$60/mo.
+taxUnlimited
high-speed
Deprioritized
600Kbps hotspot
480p video streaming
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
Int'l texting to 210+ countries
$15 calls to 70+ countries
128Kbps in CAN & MEX
$5 for 0.5GB int'l data
- Coverage: T-Mobile coverage test
- Duration: Billing cycle is monthly. High-speed data renews monthly.
- Data: Unlimited high-speed
- Data priority level: Deprioritized
- QCI value: Unknown
- Hotspot: hotspot included
- Video streaming quality: 480p video streaming (2.5 Mbps video streaming speed cap)
- Features: 480p Video Streaming, Account Manager, Canada & Mexico Roaming, Domestic Roaming, Family Discount Available, International Calling Add-On, International Roaming Add-On, MMS, Smartwatch Add-On, Tablet Line Add-On, Visual Voicemail, VoLTE, Wi-Fi Calling, eSIM, Hotspot add-on
- Device financing: Manufacturer
- Smartwatch support: Not available
- Tablet Support: Not available
- International Texting: Free international texting to 210+ countries and destinations.
- International Calling: $15 extra for the Stateside International Talk add-on. The add-on includes unlimited minutes to 70+ countries.
- Canada and Mexico: Unlimited talk, text, and data at 2G speeds (128Kbps) are included in Canada and Mexico.
- International data roaming: Add-ons available. Pay $5 for a 1-day pass with 0.5GB. Pay $35 for a 10-day pass with 5GB. Pay $50 for a 30-day pass with 15GB.