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Slovakia, 300GB for 13 EUR/month, no texts and calls included. Those are 5 cents I think.
The carrier has an agreement with another one for coverage extension, but with official FUP of 20GB in that network.
This carrier however disregards that and instead allows up to 80GB, but for a few months after enabling 4G from that other carrier the FUP wasn't applied at all.

But it's not all sunshine and rainbows.

It operates on that other network like MVNO, and if your phone decides to stick there, which people report happens a lot, say hello to far lower FUP instead. The carrier's own network is also generally far slower.
I also found a little network issue (tested with 2 phones) where receiving calls are broken in a fairly specific scenario, but I don't know how to report that. To keep it short, if VoLTE isn't available, when switching from 2 of the 4G bands to one of the 2G bands, the call fails to connect after several long seconds of silence on caller end, and no notification of failed call attempt is sent.

I can work around both issues by selecting specific bands as needed manually, but that generally requires root and use of app like Network Signal Guru (inconvenient).
This allows me to decide whether I want more data amount, faster network speed, better outgoing call coverage, or higher chance of receiving a call. Yeah... their network sucks.

I also believe they break the EU roam like at home regulation:

Most plans only have half the data amount it seems they should have, but maybe I just calculated that wrong.
But this plan I have has... ZERO data for EU roaming.

2 x (price of mobile bundle excluding VAT / regulated maximum wholesale cap per GB) = data limit (in GB) when roaming

Hmmm... how does that give a zero.

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[–] oascany 1 points 5 minutes ago

Canada, $225.00 for 4 lines and 2 phones 60 gb data Unlimited Canadian calling/international texting 5 free hours of data when activated via app The phones are a Pixel 7 and a Moto Razr+

[–] JeremyHuntQW12 1 points 39 minutes ago* (last edited 38 minutes ago)

Australia.

Amaysim, $10 a year.

calls 10c a min. text 5c. 1 GB of internet.

I just have it for calls coming in.

Otherwise you pay $10 a month but you get unlimited calls and text and I think a few GB of internet.

[–] WarlordSdocy 2 points 4 hours ago

I live in the USA and I use Mint Mobile, I pay $20 a month for 15gb of data a month along with unlimited texts and calls. That was about the cheapest plan I could find for one person while still having a reasonable amount of data. It generally works pretty good although I have noticed sometimes especially if I'm at a busy place it can be a bit slow but that makes sense since they're just using other companies networks. I've also had a lot less issues now that I've set up Wi-Fi texting and calling correctly as I didn't realize I had to enable it in the Mint Mobile app for it to actually work correctly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Have lived in the states my whole life.

No idea how much it costs since I'm still on parents plan. We supposedly get something like unlimited data, but it slows down after a certain amount used.

Don't know whether the 5G even works on my phone since I can't tell the difference between it and 4G on the other phones I've had in the past.

There's a specific spot in my city I absolutely hate riding by on bus because at this one specific light I swear service just dies until we get passed it (which takes what feels like forever since the bus somehow always hits it at red or just turning red).

Otherwise, no complaints other than the time I had to uninstall corporate spyware (social media/games) that they decided I absolutely needed in my life after an update. I'm thankful that they didn't push them as system apps.

Also thankful that the phone I got came with a sim card slot and they let me transfer my number to a new one because I couldn't retrieve my old one.

[–] deepdivedylan 2 points 5 hours ago

México. I have Telcel. I pay 550 MXN (≈ 27 USD; €25.50; £21.20) and get 16 GB data + unlimited calling/text with free roaming in the United States and Canada. I also get free long distance to national numbers and United States and Canada.

One trick: my plan is technically 8 GB with a 2 × 1 promotion for 2 years. Every two years, all I do is ask them to renew my contract and my 2 × 1 promotion and I get my 16 GB back. I literally get 8 GB of data for the cost of a smile and a "por favor" every two years.

[–] NABDad 3 points 6 hours ago

US, Cricket, $160/month for five lines

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I live in Peru.

I pay 10 PEN ($2.70) and get:

  • 10 GB data (plus calls and SMS) only valid for 7 days. This is "free" and does not discount my credit.
  • Once the 10 GB are up I pay 5 PEN for 24 h of UNLIMITED GB (Yes, I can tether too!)
  • Once the 24h are up I do this again with the remaining 5 PEN
  • Therefore on weekends I get unlimited internet.
  • My speed is around 18 Mbps (2.25 MBps)
  • I do not pay for home internet and simply tether to my laptop.

So it all works out at paying around $10 a month for unlimited internet (as long as I download the big things on weekends!)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

US.

RedPocket, $20 bucks a month.

Unlimited Texts

Unlimited Calls/Minutes

10 GB data

(10$ toward Intl. Calls)

4G LTE / 5G

They're an MVNO that somehow utilizes the Verizon, T Mobile, and AT&T network at the same time.

Physical or ESim card options, but if you go with physical, its mailed to you (free shipping 7-10 days), after ordering entirely online without having to go anywhere or talk to anyone.

Will give you a new number or migrate your old one, whichever you want.

With the physical card, you can pop it in to a different carrier-unlocked phone, input the IMEI to an online activation and you're good to go in 10 minutes.

No costs or restrictions with that, from RedPocket's end.

Best mobile phone plan I can find if you don't care about data caps because you've got home internet and don't do hugely data intensive things away from wifi.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

input the IMEI to an online activation

Why though? This sounds like a big stupidity. The advantage of physical SIM is that I can easily move it to another device when my phone breaks, and the carrier still sees the IMEI anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

This prevents someone from stealing your SIM and using your plan without also having access to your account

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

So you can easily change it? If so that's fine then.

[–] Smokeydope 2 points 13 hours ago

Three lines unlimited data calling and text included 70$/month. The business I opened my phone plan with has a policy of never raising rates ever. Ive been on the same plan close to a decade. It would be double if I opened a account today.

[–] TrueStoryBob 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

American here, we're on an AT&T family plan at $50 USD/month for each line. Yeah, it's expensive, but you get a lot for that price; unlimited talk, unlimited texts, and unlimited data (with no throttling); there's no roaming anywhere in Mexico, Canada, or the United States and no charges for calling international between those three countries (and I think that might also include the Bahamas, but I could be mistaken). We also get a 60 GB hotspot per line per month, but that part might be inside the US only, I've never used it during trips to Mexico or Canada.

[–] AA5B 2 points 13 hours ago

Similar here with Verizon: $48/line unlimited everything, no cap. However no mmWave (they want to charge extra), and data is throttled in Canada and Mexico

[–] Iceblade02 2 points 14 hours ago

110SEK (~10€)/month, 8gb of internet, unlimited calls & SMS on a student plan in Sweden. 5-40mbit speed down. EU roaming included.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

USA, Visible Wireless $30 per month unlimited everything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

$6 currently with MyTello. It's a 2GB data plan and I think maybe 300 minutes if I'm not mistaken. $10 if I decide to make it 2GB data and unlimited text/minutes.

[–] brlemworld 2 points 15 hours ago

US $20/mo with mint mobile 15gb data cap. Unlimited talk/txt. Sometimes I get 200mbps but it's usually like 20mbps. I don't think I've gone over 10gb. I work from home and usually use fiber Internet there - $60/mo for 300mbps up/down

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not even gonna post numbers.

I'm Canadian.

Weep for me and my fellow citizens as we are robbed by our telco-oligarchs.

[–] Sneakyweasel90 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It actually makes me so sad seeing just how low everyone elses plans are. When i was in latvia for a bit, my cell phone plan was like 4€ for a month of unlimited everything. Canadians are getting railed in the butt for prices

[–] TrueStoryBob 3 points 13 hours ago

It's all of North America really... folks in the US and Mexico get railed as well.

[–] tankplanker 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

UK, £8 a month for 12Gb, unlimited calls and texts, Europe and US roaming included. However, the speed of the roaming just is garbage, completely useless for anything other than text only IMs. If you pay the daily premium, it suddenly improves to useful speed.

Roaming anywhere else is expensive enough to bankrupt a billionaire, something like 50p a Mb, yes Mb not Gb. And that's on top of a daily roaming charge that's mandatory in those regions.

Normally I just pick up a local sim when abroad as the roaming is just garbage.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

something like 50p a Mb, yes Mb not Gb

Well, well, well. Let's look at my carrier.

Within EU: €0.014/MB
Within Europe outside EU + US and Canada: €2/MB. That's £1.66 per Megabyte.
North America (excl. US and Canada), South America, Middle East, Asia and africa: €3/MB. That's £2.49 per Megabyte.
Brace yourself...
Tunisia, Lebanon and Satellite networks (I think that includes ships and planes): €16/MB. That's £13.29 per motherfucking Megabyte.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 23 hours ago

France here

  • 9.99€/ months for unlimited data, calls and SMS. I also have 35Go data and unlimited calls in around 110 countries when I'm traveling.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

$180/mo for 5 lines of unlimited talk, text, and data, + free international calling. When I travel to other countries it's another $50/mo for international roaming in supported countries. Works in Mexico, Costa Rica, England, the Netherlands, Canada, and Germany, so far.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Canada - Telus/Koodo

$40 CAD/mo

70Gb up/down/mo

Unlimited calls and texts in Canada, voicemail, call control, and free international sms

4G LTE but often connect to LTE+

Average speed test 180 Mbps up/down

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

Spain, 38€/month for a phone line, 1000mbps, 1 phone with 100GB and unlimited calls/SMS 7 extra for an additional phpne

[–] Coconut1233 2 points 16 hours ago

Czechia, unlimited calls, texts and data. Data speed capped at 10mbit/s (1.25 MB) for 500 CZK/month (~20€). Unlimited data speed is about twice the price. Vodafone

[–] Monster96 27 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I feel like I'm missing out on something. I'm in Canada, unlimited texts, calls, etc. 225GB for two lines, $300 something/month. I feel like you are all in on some joke that I'm missing.

[–] Monster96 1 points 12 hours ago

Just to add some context I guess. From what they're telling me, the cost of my phone along with the other phone is attached onto the monthly cost. Since I have a Fold 5 and the other is a S24 FE which can ONLY use premium plans, according to Bell, the monthly cost is that absurd price.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Canadian phone plans are insane. I'm on Roger's and they graciously allow me to "Roam like Home" for only 15/day in Europe... or I could buy a SIM card for five Euros that'll last me a fucking month.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

USA, Verizon, $125/mo for one cellphone with unlimited data and one tablet with unlimited data. It includes Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu. I also pay monthly for accidental damage protection.

I had to go with an expensive plan because there's no Wifi at my job site and my data kept getting deprioritized on other companies. So I pay a premium to be able to watch YouTube while I work.

[–] 11111one11111 1 points 5 hours ago

I'm in same boat and fuckin hate it. I want to test out other providers who piggyback on Verizon network because other providers don't have good enough coverage where I am.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

American. Tello. $15 for 5GB. T-Mobile network.

I barely stream unless it's transcoded by Spotify or Jellyfin and mostly use my data for browsing. I rarely ever hit my limit. Cheap and works for me.

[–] brlemworld 1 points 15 hours ago

I use Tello for like six bucks a month just to make my camper into a smart camper when I'm not there so I can check in on the dogs.

[–] enshu 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Netherlands - Odido 25€/month Unlimited data, calls and texts in the Netherlands. 45 GB of data and 120 minutes/month of calls in EU.

[–] camelbeard 1 points 7 hours ago

I also have odido and pay 16, unlimited calls (I think also text), 25GB of data. I think it was 20GB, but we get 5GB extra because my wife also has odido. 25GB is more than enough for my use, I used 12GB max in the last 12 months.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Unlimited texts, unlimited calls, 50GB data (music streaming is ignored), EU roaming, 5G for £10/month.

Also it’s crazy how much US and AU people are paying!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

25€ a month, unlimited 200MBps internet, calls and texts. Includes roaming in the whole EU.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

Germany

€39.95

80gb

I think all German numbers talk is included. But texting and external calls still costs additional money.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

$25 in the US for unlimited talk, text, and data, from Visible, as part of a party

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

Finland.

19€/month for unlimited everything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

$25 a month, US, MVNO on Verizon network.

Had to bring my own phone, which is in bad shape and I’ll have to replace eventually, but I basically don’t think about my service at all.

That MVNO also has a program to heavily discount service for up to three months due to loss of job or temp disability, because, yknow, you need a phone number to look for a job.

That discount was damn nice when I had a couple of surgeries this year.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I pay for three subs:

  • For my spouse and I, two 15€/m, 200GB, unlimited SMS/calls. Without yearly contract.
  • 35/m for fibre Internet, unlimited + a landline (we don't use) + TV (we don't have one) ;)

This reminds me I wanted to look for cheaper alternatives since neither my spouse and I use data much on our phones. I subscribed to those at a time we had a lot of issue with our fibre Internet so we could still work using our phones as hotspots... and I forgot about it :/

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