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Ultra Mobile raised its data caps without a price increase

The international-focused MVNO now offers more data per plan for new and existing customers, with seemingly no catch.

The international-focused MVNO now offers more data per plan for new and existing customers, with seemingly no catch.

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T-Mobile is bringing some of its Uncarrier energy to Ultra Mobile, the carrier’s international-focused MVNO that operates on its network. It announced that its plans now have slightly higher data caps and more international perks, but with the same prices as before for new and existing subscribers — a rare thing to see these days.

The plan with the most notable increase in data cap is its $39-per-month tier, which jumps from 15GB to 24GB per month. It also includes 5GB of data you can use in Mexico before international data roaming charges kick in. If you’re accustomed to churning through a ton of data every month, its $59-per-month unlimited (talk, text, and data) plan is stuffed with more goodies. It includes a combined $20 in international calling and data roaming credits, plus 25GB to use as a mobile hotspot (it previously included 20GB). You’ll also get 100 minutes to call “nearly anywhere,” and either 500 texts or 500MB of roaming data to use while traveling abroad before you have to pay extra.

An image showing the breakdown in cost and perks of all Ultra Mobile’s phone plans. It starts at $19 per month for a 4GB plan, going up to $59 per month for an unlimited plan that offers 5GB more data for use in mobile hotspot mode.
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Whichever plan is best for your budget, Ultra Mobile stands out from Mint Mobile and Metro (other T-Mobile-owned MVNOs), as well as other major carriers, by offering more perks for people who call and text folks in countries outside the US. In addition to unlimited talk and text to Mexico, Canada, and the UK, Ultra allows free calls to landlines and mobile phones in China, India, Australia, and many other countries. Plus, all of its plans support Wi-Fi calling, which makes it easy to take calls even if local coverage is spotty.

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