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Simple Choice plans provide unlimited minutes and messages, plus unlimited data with flexible high-speed tiers to meet your needs.

What's included with Simple Choice

Simple Choice, Simple Choice North America and Family Match Talk & Text plans for your phone are no longer available. If you signed up for one of these plans previously and are looking to make updates to your current plan (such as adding more data, another line, or a Wearable plan, etc.), please contact T-Mobile customer service to see if your account is eligible for the changes. Make the move to a Magenta plan today!

Simple Choice Mobile Internet plans for tablets, Wi-Fi HotSpots and SyncUP DRIVE are still available and include:

  • Unlimited data with between 2 and 22 GB of high-speed data, depending on your plan
  • Unlimited texting
  • Stretch your data farther with optimized, DVD-quality video streaming (480p)
  • Plans with 3GB or more high-speed get unlimited streaming from Netflix, HBO, ESPN and more with Binge On™
  • Stream unlimited music with Music Freedom
  • Texting & data (at up to 128 kbps) abroad in 140+ countries & destinations
  • In-flight texting on all Gogo®-enabled flights
  • Unlimited texting in Mexico & Canada, plus up to 5GB of 4G LTE data
  • Taxes and fees are excluded from this plans monthly recurring cost

Simple Choice plans for wearables include:

  • Unlimited talk, text and data with 500MB of high-speed
  • Stretch your data farther with optimized, DVD-quality video streaming (480p)
  • Texting & data (at up to 128 kbps) abroad in 140+ countries & destinations
  • In-flight texting on all Gogo®-enabled flights
  • Unlimited texting in Mexico & Canada, plus up to 5GB of 4G LTE data
  • Taxes and fees are excluded from this plans monthly recurring cost

Things to know about Simple Choice Mobile Internet & Wearable

  • Mobile Internet plan for use with network-compatible tablets, laptops, Wi-Fi HotSpots and SyncUP Drive only. Not compatible with Phones.
  • Wearable plan for use with T-Mobile-sold wearables only. Not compatible with non-wearable devices or the Apple Watch 3 wearable -- a Data with Paired DIGITS plan is the right plan for you.
  • Maximum of 5 Mobile Internet/Wearable lines per postpaid account, based on credit class approval.
  • Not eligible for $5 AutoPay or certain other discounts and credits.
  • This plan is not for extended international use; you must reside in the U.S. and primary usage must occur on our network. With Simple Global, standard speeds are approximately 128Kbps and usage may be taxed in some countries.

How to get Simple Choice Mobile Internet or Wearable

Simple Choice Talk & Text plans for your phone are no longer available, but whether you’re new to T-Mobile or already a customer with a tax-excluded postpaid account, you can sign up for Simple Choice Mobile Internet or Simple Choice Wearable.

Sign up

If you are new to T-Mobile, you can sign up in-store, or by calling 1-800-TMOBILE. If you already have a T-Mobile account, log in to T-Mobile.com, call 611, or call 1-800-866-2453 to contact an expert.

Since Simple Choice Talk & Text is no longer available, what if I need voice lines with for my phone?

If you need one or more lines for your phone(s), a Magenta plan can be added alongside your Simple Choice Mobile Internet or Wearable plans.

During congestion, the small fraction of customers using >50GB/mo. may notice reduced speeds until next bill cycle due to data prioritization.

Enter Simple Mobile, an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) that I confess I have not heard of until this month. This relatively young carrier alternative (it started business in 2009) offers even cheaper monthly rates, aimed primarily at those who have unlocked GSM phones. This MVNO runs on T-Mobile's network, meaning it uses T-Mobile's existing infrastructure for its service. Simple Mobile offers no phones of its own and relies on its customers to come up with their own hardware.

Exactly how cheap are we talking about? Simple Mobile offers unlimited talk and text for $40 a month, unlimited talk, text, and 100MB of data for $50 a month, and unlimited everything for $60 a month. This is not as cheap as other MVNOs like Boost Mobile, which offers unlimited everything for around $50 a month. But as far as GSM carriers go, Simple Mobile's rates are pretty competitive.

I met with Tim Garrett and Steve Price, the senior vice president of Marketing and director of Digital Strategy for Simple Mobile, at CTIA 2011. They were keen to spread the word about the service, especially as it has garnered over a million customers early this year, according to them. Price said they were influenced by the European model of the cell phone business, in which customers are encouraged to pay more for a phone, but end up paying less over time due to a cheaper monthly rate. Simple Mobile requires no contracts, and the unlimited text messaging offered includes unlimited international texting. As for international calls, you can treat the plan a little bit like a calling card--simply add around $10 or so a month to the usual plan, and that extra money will be used toward the international calls. There's no expiry date on that; it'll remain on the account until you tap out.

Interestingly, Simple Mobile recently started releasing Micro-SIM cards in addition to the usual SIM cards. The company said they're meant for tablets, as the tablet market seems to have exploded in recent months. The company is working out a way to start a data-only plan that is geared specifically for the tablet customer. I asked Garrett and Price if the Micro-SIM will work with the iPhone 4, and while they said it's not officially supported, they didn't say it wouldn't work.

As the news of the AT&T and T-Mobile merger was still fresh in our minds, I also asked them if they were concerned at all about their business, as they depend on T-Mobile's infrastructure. They seemed pretty positive overall. From their perspective, it helps more than it hurts, as it means additional spectrum, wider coverage, a bigger selection of handsets due to an additional 3G band, and a better chance to reach more customers.

I do think Simple Mobile is a pretty great GSM carrier alternative, even if it's really just using T-Mobile's network. The prepaid angle is smart, and we like that there's at least one more option for the GSM customer. It's an especially appealing option if you're one of those customers who don't mind shelling out the big bucks for an unlocked GSM phone. Sure, you pay more up front, but you might end up paying less over time.

What carrier is Simple Mobile?

Simple Mobile is excited to bring Verizon's world-class service to its customers with time and to provide access to innovative technologies, plan features, international calling options, and increased options for devices. Was this answer helpful?

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