Unlimited Data

MetroPCS Becomes “Metro by T-Mobile,” Gets New Unlimited Plans With Amazon Prime

Kellen September 24, 2018

MetroPCS, the prepaid wireless brand that T-Mobile has owned since 2013, will re-brand on October 1 to Metro by T-Mobile. The name change is a way for T-Mobile to try and prop-up its prepaid arm, hoping to let customers know that prepaid doesn't just mean...

Sprint Adds New Unlimited Premium Plan, Includes Amazon Prime Membership

Kellen August 31, 2018

Sprint is kicking off the Labor Day weekend with a brand new unlimited plan in addition to Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Basic. This new option is called Unlimited Premium and according to Sprint, "includes a combination of top-notch features and services that...

Verizon Will Give First Responders a Truly Unlimited Data Plan With No Caps

Kellen August 27, 2018

Verizon is making changes to the data plans that first responders subscribe to following a story last week that showed the carrier limiting data speeds to fire fighters who were fighting wildfires. Going forward, Verizon claims that they will "refine" their...

Verizon Wildfire Screw-Up Proves That Throttling “Unlimited” is Bad (Updated)

Kellen August 22, 2018

UPDATE August 27: Verizon has released a new statement that details changes they've already made, as well as ones they plan to introduce to better support first responders. They've already lifted restrictions for some customers and will introduce a new truly...

Tuesday Poll: How Much Data Did You Use Last Month?

Kellen August 21, 2018

It has been years since we last asked everyone at Droid Life about their data consumption. We stopped asking because the carriers turned the greed up a notch shortly after that last poll and started charging ridiculous prices for buckets of data as little as...

Unlimited Plan Comparison: Verizon vs. AT&T vs. T-Mobile vs. Sprint (July 2018 Update)

Kellen July 24, 2018

Within the past month, Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint have all introduced new unlimited data plans. Because of that, as well as the fact that it has been five months since we last pushed out an unlimited data plan comparison, it's time to see how all of the big...

Sprint Has Two New Unlimited Plans and Holy Sh*t, the Asterisks are Too Much (Updated)

Kellen July 12, 2018

Sprint announced two new unlimited data plans this morning called Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Basic. While we appreciate the straight-forward naming scheme, unlike Verizon's hilariously buzzy wordbarfing, attempting to keep straight what Sprint is doing here...

AT&T Announces Two New Unlimited Plans That Include Their New TV Service for Free

Kellen June 21, 2018 26

We knew it wouldn't take long for AT&T to announce something new following their finalized deal with Time Warner and Verizon recently announcing a new unlimited data plan, but this was quick. This morning, AT&T announced two new unlimited data plans...