Best Cellphone Plans of 2023: Our Top Picks for September – CNET

See at T-Mobile

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T-Mobile Essentials Saver for 2 lines, T-Mobile Essentials for 3+ lines

Best value phone plan for multiple lines

See at Verizon

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Boost Mobile unlimited for $25 per month

Best unlimited phone plan for a single line

See at Google Fi

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We’re going to try to fix that. We’ve been covering the latest in wireless plans — from breaking down how to switch carriers, to picking the top unlimited and prepaid plans, to explaining which network the smaller carriers use. All that and T-Mobile’s and Verizon’s recent plan revamps too.

After covering the wireless industry for over a decade, here’s our guide for sorting through the madness along with some of our picks for what we think are the best unlimited and prepaid plans available right now. 

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Best phone plans of 2023

Postpaid phone plans

Prepaid phone plans

Phone plan FAQs

When choosing a phone plan, there are generally two main options: a postpaid carrier like AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile (plus cable options like Spectrum Mobile and Xfinity Mobile) and prepaid providers such as Mint Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Google Fi Wireless and Cricket.

What about networks?

If you’re on T-Mobile, all of your plans are unlimited, and Verizon no longer lets new users sign up for a shared data plan. Only AT&T still offers some tiered data plans and… it’s not great.

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