American telecom service providers such as Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile are competing each other to attract 4G LTE customers by offering the best data plans.
TelecomLead.com is mapping the latest 4G pricing trends in the U.S. wireless market. All these telecom operators are claiming to offer the best data package on high quality LTE networks.
T-Mobile
T-Mobile US is offering its 1GB 4G data plan for $20 per month. The plan includes 1GB data plus 200MB 4G data free and $10 monthly bill credit.
On $30 per month plan, the T-Mobile users get 3GB 4G LTE data plus 200MB 4G data free and $10 monthly bill credit.
T-Mobile offer 5GB plan for $40, 7GB for $50, 9GB for $60 and 11GB for $70 per month. With all these plans, users get 200MB 4G LTE data free and $10 monthly bill credit.
With the 11GB 4G LTE plan, T-Mobile wireless users can post 75 pictures or videos per day, view 225 web pages a day, send or view 350 emails and stream music without using 4G LTE data on the included services.
Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless, on the other hand, has a few different options for those who want to buy a phone on a two-year contract. With Verizon, users would pay a $40 fee that gives their smartphone access to Verizon’s network and pricing for data depends on how many gigabytes user needs per month.
Mobile users of Verizon have to pay $40 for 1GB 4G LTE data whereas for 2GB users have to pay $50. By paying $80 users get 6GB 4G LTE data on their smartphone.
Verizon also provides 10GB data plan for $100. Users get 20GB for $150, 40GB for $300, 50GB for $375 and 100GB 4G LTE data for $750.
These prices are in addition to the $40 you would pay for line access each month. If users consume 2GB of data, the company offers a flat rate of $60 that also includes unlimited talk and text for individual shoppers.
AT&T
AT&T also offers plans similar to Verizon’s options. The cost for each data package is standard. On $25 users get 1GB 4G LTE data and for 2GB data, they have to pay $40, which is slightly cheaper than Verizon’s offer.
On paying $70 users will get 4GB of 4G LTE data. For 10GB data users have to pay $100, $130 for 15GB, $150 for 20GB, $300 for 40GB and $375 for 50GB of 4G LTE data.
AT&T’s Next plan lets user upgrade every 12 or 18 months depending on their plan, they only have to pay $25 per month for line access.
Users with AT&T’s Next plan can pay $130 per month for two lines, $145 for three lines, and $160 for four lines. With that, users get 10GB of data to be shared between phones and unlimited talk, text, and data.
Sprint
Sprint, owned by Softbank of Japan, on the other side, has cheaper plans than both Verizon and AT&T. Sprint offers 2GB 4G LTE data for $25 and 4GB data for $40.
Users get 8GB data for $70 whereas for 12GB and 16GB, users have to pay $80 and $90 respectively. On paying $100 users get 20GB 4G LTE data, 32GB for $130, 40GB for $150 and 60GB 4G LTE data for $225.
Just like AT&T, Sprint users who buy a subsidized phone on a two-year contract pay $40, while those who opt for Sprint Easy Pay, buy a phone at full price, or bring their own phone would pay either $25 or $15 per month.
Sprint is offering some other temporary promotions too. If users sign up for Sprint before 2015, they can pay $100 to get 20GB of shareable data per month and unlimited talk and text without paying any access fees. Sprint is also offering to pay up to $350 via a Visa prepaid card for every line that switches to cover your early termination fee.
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