Let's cut right through the polished corporate spin: there is no "best" big-three carrier, but there is a best one for you — and the winner depends on exactly two questions: how many lines you need, and which network is strong where you live. If you want a 4-line family plan with real hotspot data and don't need every streaming subscription bundled, AT&T Extra 2.0 at $160/mo for 4 lines ($40/line) wins. If you want Verizon's coverage and the biggest premium-data ceiling on the market, Verizon Unlimited Ultimate at $95/mo for one line ($60/line at 4 lines) wins on data structure. If you want every perk imaginable bundled — Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+ at $3, T-Satellite messaging, and a 5-Year Price Guarantee — T-Mobile Experience Beyond at $105/mo for one line wins outright. If you travel internationally and don't want day-pass math, T-Mobile Experience More beats both Verizon Ultimate and AT&T Premium 2.0 on the day-one international experience. Pick the row above honestly and read on for the why — none of these are ties, and the carrier marketing departments would rather you not know which.
Verified May 2, 2026 — Verizon and T-Mobile plan pages fetched directly; AT&T pricing cross-verified against two independent secondaries (carrier-direct fetch was anti-bot blocked, full disclosure in Sources)
Here we go again with the invisible ink and the fine print. Every "AT&T vs Verizon vs T-Mobile" article on the web does the same dance: it lists the sticker prices, mumbles "depends on your needs," and ends with three "Visit Carrier" buttons designed to spin you into whichever affiliate paid the most. We're not doing that. AT&T quietly retired its entire Unlimited lineup in March 2026 and replaced it with Value 2.0, Extra 2.0, and Premium 2.0 — and most comparisons on the web are still showing the old Starter SL prices that no longer exist. Verizon ran a 3-year price-lock victory lap last year. T-Mobile cranked Experience Beyond up to $105/month with a 5-year guarantee. The pricing landscape just moved, and you deserve a comparison that picked up the new prices, ran the math with taxes and autopay penalties baked in, and called the winner per shopper instead of hedging. Stop reading carrier-affiliate fluff and read the table.
At-a-Glance: AT&T vs Verizon vs T-Mobile
Eight rows. Three big-three postpaid carriers. The summary: T-Mobile bundles the most perks at the top tier and offers the longest price guarantee. Verizon has the biggest priority-data ceiling on its flagship plan and the strongest 5G UWB story. AT&T is generally the cheapest at the entry and mid tiers if you can swallow the 5 GB cap on Value 2.0.
| AT&T | Verizon | T-Mobile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan lineup (2026) | Value 2.0 / Extra 2.0 / Premium 2.0 (March 2026 launch) | myPlan: Welcome / Plus / Ultimate | Essentials / Essentials Saver / Experience More / Experience Beyond |
| Cheapest 1-line plan | Value 2.0 at $50/mo (5 GB cap) | Welcome at $65/mo | Essentials Saver at $55/mo (50 GB cap) |
| Flagship plan, 1 line | Premium 2.0 at $90/mo (unlimited premium, 100 GB hotspot) | Unlimited Ultimate at $95/mo (200 GB premium then 6 Mbps, unlimited hotspot) | Experience Beyond at $105/mo (unlimited premium, unlimited hotspot) |
| Flagship, 4 lines | Premium 2.0 at $220/mo total ($55/line) | Ultimate at $55/line with offer credit | Experience Beyond at $280/mo ($70/line) |
| Premium / priority data | Value: 5 GB · Extra: 100 GB · Premium: unlimited | Welcome: standard congestion mgmt · Plus: standard · Ultimate: 200 GB then 6 Mbps | Essentials: 50 GB · More & Beyond: unlimited premium |
| Hotspot | Value: 3 GB · Extra: 50 GB · Premium: 100 GB | Welcome: none · Plus: 30 GB · Ultimate: unlimited (200 GB premium) | Essentials: not specified · More: 60 GB · Beyond: unlimited |
| Streaming & perks | None bundled on Value/Extra/Premium 2.0 | Optional “perks” add-ons at $10/each (Disney+, Netflix, Apple Music, etc.); 50% off connected-device data on Plus/Ultimate | Beyond: Netflix Standard w/ ads, Hulu, Apple TV+ at $3 add-on, T-Satellite included · More: Netflix Standard w/ ads |
| International (best tier) | Premium 2.0: roaming in 20 Latin American countries; talk/text/data in U.S./Mexico/Canada all tiers | Ultimate: 15 GB high-speed in 210+ countries, then 1.5 Mbps; Global Choice 300 min to one country | Beyond: 30 GB high-speed in Mex/Can, 15 GB high-speed in 215+ countries; T-Satellite |
| Price lock / autopay | AutoPay assumed in price; no public price lock disclosed for 2.0 lineup | 3-Year Price Lock on base rate; AutoPay assumed (+$10/line/mo without) | 5-Year Price Guarantee on Experience More & Beyond; AutoPay assumed (+$5/line/mo without) |
Two rows the carrier blogs would rather not put side-by-side: flagship 1-line price (T-Mobile is $15/mo more than the other two for what is, on paper, a similar unlimited plan — you're paying for the perks bundle and the 5-year lock) and premium-data structure (Verizon's 200 GB hard threshold is the only flagship that names a number; AT&T Premium 2.0 says "unlimited" but the deprioritization terms are not as transparent). Both are decision-driving differences a real comparison should make obvious.
Effective Monthly Cost (Taxes, Fees, AutoPay)
None of the big three include taxes and fees in the sticker. Add 10–38% on top depending on your state — the high end is California, New York, and Washington; the low end is Idaho, Nevada, and Delaware. The math below uses a flat 18% blended national average for the "effective" column. Real bills will sit above or below depending on where you live; for the precise state-by-state add-on, see our state-by-state cell phone tax guide. The autopay column assumes you're enrolled and getting the discount; opting out adds $5–$10/line/mo.
| Plan & Lines | Sticker (AutoPay) | +18% taxes & fees | Year 1 Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Value 2.0 — 1 line | $50.00/mo | $59.00/mo | $708 |
| T-Mobile Essentials Saver — 1 line | $55.00/mo | $64.90/mo | $779 |
| Verizon Unlimited Welcome — 1 line | $65.00/mo | $76.70/mo | $920 |
| AT&T Extra 2.0 — 1 line | $70.00/mo | $82.60/mo | $991 |
| Verizon Unlimited Plus — 1 line | $80.00/mo | $94.40/mo | $1,133 |
| AT&T Premium 2.0 — 1 line | $90.00/mo | $106.20/mo | $1,274 |
| Verizon Unlimited Ultimate — 1 line | $95.00/mo | $112.10/mo | $1,345 |
| T-Mobile Experience More — 1 line | $90.00/mo | $106.20/mo | $1,274 |
| T-Mobile Experience Beyond — 1 line | $105.00/mo | $123.90/mo | $1,487 |
| AT&T Extra 2.0 — 4 lines | $160.00/mo ($40/line) | $188.80/mo | $2,266 |
| AT&T Premium 2.0 — 4 lines | $220.00/mo ($55/line) | $259.60/mo | $3,115 |
| T-Mobile Experience More — 4 lines | $220.00/mo ($55/line) | $259.60/mo | $3,115 |
| Verizon Ultimate — 4 lines (with offer credit) | $220.00/mo ($55/line) | $259.60/mo | $3,115 |
| T-Mobile Experience Beyond — 4 lines | $280.00/mo ($70/line) | $330.40/mo | $3,965 |
Three things this table makes obvious that the carrier sales pitch buries:
- At 4 lines on the flagship tier, three of the four big-three options collapse to the same $55/line: Verizon Ultimate (with offer credit), T-Mobile Experience More, and AT&T Premium 2.0. The decision at $55/line is purely about which network is strong where you live and which perk stack matches what you actually use — not price.
- T-Mobile Experience Beyond at 4 lines is $850/year more than the $55/line flagships. Justified if you'd otherwise pay $15+/mo for Netflix Standard, $11/mo for Hulu, $11/mo for Apple TV+, and you actually want T-Satellite messaging in the boonies. Otherwise it's a perks tax that will not look great after year one.
- At 1 line, Verizon Welcome at $65 is a 30% premium over AT&T Value 2.0 at $50, but Welcome gives you uncapped premium data at congestion-management defaults whereas Value 2.0 throttles to 128 Kbps after 5 GB. If you stream cellular video at all, Welcome is functional and Value 2.0 is a trap. The honest cheap-1-line answer in 2026 is Visible at $25 or US Mobile Light at $8 — see What About MVNOs below.
Best 4-Line Family with Hotspot Needs
If you have 4 lines, want real hotspot data, and don't need every streaming service bundled
AT&T Extra 2.0 at $160/mo for 4 lines — that's $40/line — is the cleanest mid-tier 4-line value in the big three. You get 100 GB of premium data per line per month before deprioritization kicks in, plus 50 GB of hotspot data per line. T-Mobile Essentials at 4 lines is cheaper at $35/line ($140 total), but Essentials caps you at 50 GB premium and lists no dedicated hotspot allowance — that's $5/line/mo less for half the data and no real tethering. Verizon Plus at 4 lines runs $45/line ($180 total) with 30 GB hotspot and standard congestion management on premium data. AT&T Extra 2.0 is the row that beats both: more premium data than T-Mobile Essentials, more hotspot than Verizon Plus, $20/mo less per family than Verizon Plus.
The honest catch: AT&T's network is meaningfully weaker than Verizon's or T-Mobile's in some rural markets and stronger than both in others. Run a coverage check at your home, work, and commute addresses on AT&T's coverage map before you sign up. If AT&T is two bars at home, the perfect plan is the wrong plan. AT&T also did not publicly disclose a price lock with the 2.0 lineup launch, unlike Verizon's 3-year and T-Mobile's 5-year guarantees — that's an open variable for year 2.
Verizon Coverage + Biggest Premium-Data Ceiling
If you live and work in Verizon-strong markets and use 50+ GB a month
Verizon Unlimited Ultimate at $95/mo for one line ($60/line at 4+ lines) is the only big-three flagship that names a number on premium data: 200 GB per month before throttling to 6 Mbps. That's not "unlimited then mystery deprioritization" — that's an explicit ceiling that lets you predict your data quality. 200 GB is genuinely a lot. Most U.S. wireless users finish a month under 30 GB. If you regularly cross 50 or 100 GB — remote workers tethering laptops, frequent video streamers on cellular, road-warrior mobile workers — Ultimate gives you a real cushion before any throttle.
Add: full 5G Ultra Wideband access, unlimited mobile hotspot (200 GB premium then 6 Mbps), 15 GB of high-speed international data in 210+ countries, Global Choice (300 minutes/month to one selected country), and 50% off two connected-device plans (smartwatch, tablet). Plus the 3-Year Price Lock on the base monthly rate.
The honest catch: Verizon explicitly excludes taxes, fees, surcharges, and "third-party services" from the price lock, so don't read it as "your bill is locked." It locks the base rate; the line items will keep creeping. And the AAL (Add-A-Line) discount math at 4 lines is offer-credit dependent — Verizon advertises "$55/line with offer credit," but the credit is contingent on financing a new device or porting a number. Walk into a store and ask about "the price without the offer credit" and watch how fast the pitch changes.
Bundled-Perks Heavyweight
If you'd otherwise pay separately for Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, and want a 5-year lock
T-Mobile Experience Beyond at $105/mo for one line ($280/mo for 4 lines, or $70/line) is the most expensive single-line postpaid plan among the big three. It is also the only plan that bundles Netflix Standard with ads, Hulu, T-Satellite messaging, an annual phone upgrade option, and a 5-Year Price Guarantee on the base rate — plus Apple TV+ for a $3/mo add-on instead of the standard $11/mo. If you'd otherwise pay $15.49/mo for Netflix Standard, $9.99/mo for Hulu (with ads), and $11/mo for Apple TV+, that's $36.48/mo of subscriptions that you no longer pay for individually. At 4 lines on Beyond ($70/line, $280 total), the math says the perk stack is roughly worth $36/mo per household, which means the effective plan cost net of perks is closer to $244/mo. That's still more than Experience More at $220/mo, but the gap is $24/mo — not $60.
Add: unlimited premium data (no published threshold), unlimited hotspot data, 30 GB of high-speed data in Canada and Mexico, 15 GB of high-speed data in 215+ countries, 4K UHD streaming, T-Satellite (genuinely useful in the wilderness or in cell-dead zones), and the 5-Year Price Guarantee — the longest contractual rate stability of any major U.S. carrier in 2026.
The honest catch: the perks bundle is calculated against retail rates that nobody actually pays. Most households have multiple streaming services already; if you already pay for Disney+ and not Netflix, the Beyond bundle's value drops sharply. The 5-Year Price Guarantee locks the base rate, not taxes/fees/surcharges — same fine print as Verizon. And T-Mobile's network is weaker than Verizon in dense urban canyons (NYC, downtown SF) and stronger in suburbs and along interstate corridors — verify coverage before you commit.
International Traveler Without the Beyond Premium
If you take 2–4 international trips a year and don't want to do TravelPass-day math
T-Mobile Experience More at $90/mo for one line ($220/mo for 4 lines, or $55/line) matches AT&T Premium 2.0 at 4 lines and sits $5/line below Verizon Ultimate, but its international package is structurally different: 15 GB of high-speed data in Canada and Mexico and 5 GB of high-speed data in 215+ other countries are built into the plan with no per-day fees. Verizon Ultimate's 15 GB high-speed in 210+ countries is comparable, but Verizon's international structure leans on TravelPass days for non-Ultimate tiers ($10/day adds up fast). AT&T Premium 2.0's international is limited to 20 Latin American countries for roaming — great if you cross the border to Mexico monthly, irrelevant if you go to Europe or Asia.
For a traveler who takes 2–4 international trips per year and wants their phone to "just work" without setup, T-Mobile Experience More is the cleanest match. You don't need to upgrade to Beyond's $105/mo unless you want the 30 GB Mex/Can data, the perks bundle, and the 5-year lock. More gives you the international structure at $15/mo less.
The honest catch: 5 GB of high-speed data in 215+ countries is enough for navigation, app messaging, and light browsing, but not enough for tethering a laptop or streaming HD video abroad. If your travel pattern is "phone needs to work for emails, Maps, WhatsApp," More is right-sized. If your travel pattern is "I work fully remote from a Lisbon Airbnb for two weeks," More will run dry; consider Verizon Ultimate's 15 GB threshold or a local SIM/eSIM at destination.
Where AT&T Loses
The reality the AT&T retention pitch won't surface
- Value 2.0's 5 GB ceiling is a financial hostage situation. $50/mo with a 5 GB high-speed cap and post-cap throttle to 128 Kbps is functional only if you live on Wi-Fi. One YouTube binge at the airport and you're slugged for the rest of the cycle. T-Mobile Essentials Saver at $55/mo with 50 GB premium is $5/mo more for 10x the data ceiling.
- No published price lock. Verizon advertises 3 years, T-Mobile advertises 5 years (on More and Beyond). AT&T's 2.0 lineup launched in March 2026 without a public price-lock commitment of any duration. That's an open variable. Year-2 price hikes have been a recurring AT&T pattern for a decade.
- No bundled streaming perks at any tier. Premium 2.0 at $90/mo doesn't include Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, or HBO Max/Max as bundled benefits. That's a $25–$40/mo gap if you'd otherwise pay for those. T-Mobile Experience Beyond at $105/mo includes the bundle and bridges most of that price gap on perceived value.
- International is a Latin America story, not a global one. Premium 2.0's roaming-included list is 20 Latin American countries. If you go anywhere else, you're on AT&T International Day Pass at $12/day. Both T-Mobile and Verizon's flagships hit 210+ countries with built-in high-speed data.
Where Verizon Loses
The reality the Verizon store rep won't surface
- Welcome and Plus have no published premium-data ceiling. Verizon Ultimate is the only myPlan tier that names a number (200 GB). Welcome and Plus default to "standard congestion management," which is Verizon-speak for "we'll throttle you when the tower's busy and we won't tell you when." If you want explicit data-quality terms below Ultimate, Verizon won't give them to you.
- No bundled streaming on the base price. Verizon's "perks" are $10 each: Disney+, Netflix, Apple Music, and so on. That's not a perks bundle — that's an a-la-carte upcharge with a glossier menu. T-Mobile Beyond bundles three at no add-on cost.
- Offer-credit pricing depends on financing or porting. "Ultimate at $55/line with offer credit" is a marketing line that requires a new device finance agreement or a number port. Without those, the actual rate at 4 lines is materially higher. Walk into a store and ask for the post-credit price flatly — the upsell pivots fast.
- 3-year price lock is shorter than T-Mobile's 5-year. Both lock the base rate only; both exclude taxes, fees, and surcharges. T-Mobile's 60-month window is contractually stronger if duration is what you care about.
Where T-Mobile Loses
The reality the T-Mobile pitch won't surface
- Beyond at $105/mo for 1 line is the most expensive single-line postpaid plan in the big three. If you don't actually use Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, T-Satellite, and 4K streaming, you're paying a perks tax. Switch to Experience More at $90 and re-deploy the $15/mo difference to whatever you actually want.
- Network coverage in dense urban canyons can be weaker than Verizon. Manhattan and downtown SF are the textbook examples — T-Mobile is improving but Verizon still has the deeper 5G UWB build-out in those markets. Run a coverage check before you commit.
- Essentials Saver at $55 has a 50 GB premium cap with a $35 overage charge. If you exceed 50 GB in a month, T-Mobile bills $35 for the additional data on Essentials Saver — that's not deprioritization, that's a sticker overage. AT&T Extra 2.0 and Verizon Plus tier-up to higher premium data without a per-incident overage fee.
- 5-Year Price Guarantee is base-rate only. Same fine print as Verizon's 3-year — taxes, fees, surcharges, and regulatory recovery line items can rise at any time. The 5-year window is real but not as armored as the marketing implies.
What About MVNOs (Mint, Visible, US Mobile)?
Honest answer: for most cost-conscious shoppers, the MVNOs ride the same towers as the big three at roughly half the bill, and they bundle taxes and fees into the sticker. Visible and US Mobile Warp use Verizon's network. Mint and US Mobile Light Speed use T-Mobile. Cricket and US Mobile Dark Star use AT&T. If "carrier-direct billing relationship, financing on the latest iPhone, perks bundle" doesn't matter to you, an MVNO is the rational choice. If you want any of those things — a new iPhone on installments, the carrier retention path, the 5-year price lock — stay postpaid.
For MVNO comparisons by network, see our Visible vs US Mobile head-to-head (both on Verizon), Mint vs Visible (T-Mobile prepay vs Verizon's MVNO), and Mint vs US Mobile (T-Mobile vs the multi-network independent). The short answer for a one-line shopper looking at this page: Visible at $25/mo (Verizon, taxes-included) or US Mobile Light at $8/mo for 2 GB on Verizon will almost always beat AT&T Value 2.0, T-Mobile Essentials Saver, and Verizon Welcome on raw price. The reason to stay on the big three is structural — financing, perks, retention — not price.
How to Switch
- Run coverage checks for all three carriers at your real addresses. Pull up AT&T's coverage map, Verizon's coverage map, and T-Mobile's coverage map. Type in your home, work, and frequent-travel addresses for each. The carrier with the strongest 5G coverage at your real life is the only one whose plan matters — the rest is theater.
- Test with an eSIM trial. All three carriers offer eSIM trials on supported phones (iPhone XR/newer, most newer Android). Don't port your number yet — install the trial eSIM, leave your old SIM active, and run a real-world data test for a week with a focus on peak-hour congestion at your home and commute.
- Get your transfer PIN. Log into your current carrier's app and request a number transfer PIN. AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile all issue these instantly through their apps; some smaller carriers take 24 hours.
- Place the order with autopay enrolled. All three big-three sticker prices assume AutoPay enrollment. Sign up at the carrier site, enroll AutoPay and paper-free billing at signup, and choose "transfer my number" with your PIN. The port usually completes within a few hours.
- Don't cancel your old line first. The port itself cancels it. If you cancel before porting, you lose the number forever.
For the full step-by-step (including what to do if a port stalls), see our guide to porting your number.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which carrier is actually cheapest for one line in 2026 — AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile?
AT&T Value 2.0 at $50/month (with autopay) is the cheapest one-line postpaid plan among the big three as of March 2026, but the catch is brutal: only 5 GB of high-speed data before AT&T throttles you to 128 Kbps. T-Mobile Essentials Saver runs $55/month for one line with 50 GB of premium data, which is a more honest entry-level deal. Verizon Unlimited Welcome starts at $65/month for one line. None of these include taxes and fees in the sticker — expect another 10 to 38 percent on top depending on your state. If you genuinely only need one line and are willing to shop outside the big three, an MVNO like Visible, US Mobile, or Mint Mobile beats every postpaid option on raw price.
Is T-Mobile's 5-Year Price Guarantee actually different from Verizon's 3-Year Price Lock?
Yes, but read the fine print on both. T-Mobile's 5-Year Price Guarantee on Experience More and Experience Beyond locks the base plan rate for 60 months and is the longest contractual price stability from any major U.S. carrier. Verizon's 3-Year Price Lock on myPlan tiers (Welcome, Plus, Ultimate) lasts 36 months and explicitly excludes taxes, fees, surcharges, third-party services, and discount/promotional pricing. Both carriers reserve the right to raise non-rate charges (regulatory recovery fees, federal surcharges) at any time. The five-year window is real, but neither lock protects you from the line-item creep that's driven up wireless bills for two decades.
Why did AT&T discontinue the Unlimited Starter SL plan?
AT&T quietly killed Unlimited Starter SL in March 2026 when it launched the new 2.0 lineup (Value 2.0 at $50, Extra 2.0 at $70, Premium 2.0 at $90). The replacement at the entry tier — Value 2.0 — is $15/month cheaper than the old Starter SL ($65.99) but cuts your high-speed data from a soft cap to a hard 5 GB ceiling, after which you're throttled to 128 Kbps for the rest of the billing cycle. The 2024-era Starter SL was the bait — if you were on it and didn't migrate, AT&T may have already grandfathered you onto a different tier. Check your bill and call retention if anything looks odd.
Do AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile all charge taxes and fees on top of the sticker price?
Yes. All three big-three postpaid carriers add federal, state, and local taxes plus carrier-specific surcharges (regulatory recovery fees, administrative fees, gross-receipt fees) on top of the advertised plan price. T-Mobile and Verizon both state "plus taxes and fees" or "extra" in their plan listings. AT&T's new 2.0 plans follow the same pattern. Total tax and fee load runs roughly 10 to 38 percent of the monthly base, varying by state — see our state-by-state cell phone tax guide for the breakdown. The MVNOs Visible, US Mobile, Mint, and Cricket Total bundle taxes and fees into the sticker, which is why a $25 Visible bill is actually $25.
Does autopay still cost extra at AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile in 2026?
Verizon penalizes you $10/month per line if you don't enroll in AutoPay and paper-free billing — the advertised myPlan prices already assume the discount, and you pay $10 more per line every month if you opt out. T-Mobile's plan prices likewise assume AutoPay enrollment for the discount; without AutoPay, expect $5/month per line more. AT&T's 2.0 lineup follows the same model: the listed $50, $70, and $90 prices are the AutoPay-enrolled rates. If you pay by mailed check or refuse paper-free, your effective cost goes up at all three. There is no version of the big-three pricing model that doesn't extract discount-eligibility from your billing preferences.
What about MVNOs — Mint, Visible, US Mobile, Cricket — should I just go that route instead?
For most cost-conscious shoppers, yes. The MVNOs ride the same towers as the big three (Visible and US Mobile Warp use Verizon's network; Mint and US Mobile Light Speed use T-Mobile; Cricket and US Mobile Dark Star use AT&T) at roughly half the bill, and they all bundle taxes and fees into the sticker. You give up: top-priority data during congestion (most MVNO lines are deprioritized after a threshold), bundled streaming perks (Netflix, Apple TV+), the latest financing deals on phones, and the carrier-direct customer-service path. If you want financing on a brand-new iPhone, the perks bundle, or the carrier retention department on speed-dial, stay postpaid. Otherwise, see our /compare/mint-vs-visible/ and /compare/visible-vs-us-mobile/ comparisons for the MVNO routes.
Next Steps
- Ready to switch? Sign up direct at att.com, verizon.com, or t-mobile.com. Pricing on this page was pulled from carrier sources and verified secondaries on May 1–2, 2026.
- Still narrowing it down? Browse our broader best cell phone plans of 2026 ranking, or the best budget plans roundup if price is the priority.
- Switching mechanics: Our port-your-number guide walks through the transfer-PIN-to-cutover sequence in about 15 minutes.
Sources
verizon.com/plans/unlimited/ — fetched 2026-05-02
t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans — fetched 2026-05-02
WhistleOut: AT&T Unlimited Plans 2.0 (Value, Extra, Premium pricing) — updated March 26, 2026
TechTimes: AT&T Unlimited Plans 2.0 launch breakdown — published March 13, 2026
Droid Life: AT&T 2.0 lineup announcement and replacement coverage — published March 13, 2026
AT&T support article: Changes to your AT&T Unlimited Plan — carrier source-of-truth
Sourcing disclosure: AT&T's primary pricing pages at att.com/plans/wireless/ and att.com/wireless/ returned 403 to direct fetches on May 2, 2026 (anti-bot protection). Per SaveOnPhone editorial standards, AT&T 2.0 pricing on this page is verified against two independent established secondaries (WhistleOut and TechTimes), with Droid Life as a third-party cross-check, and AT&T's own support article cited where available. Verizon and T-Mobile pricing was pulled directly from carrier plan pages on May 2, 2026. We re-verify carrier source-of-truth pages every 7 days and update this page whenever a plan changes.