Now, Verizon’s lineup is basically identical to T-Mobile’s tablet data plans in both price and data, at least for the Welcome plan. That means $10 a month (plus taxes and fees) for Welcome, $20/month for Unlimited, and $25/month for Unlimited Plus.
However, if you don’t already have an Unlimited phone plan and you want just a tablet line, things get way more expensive. The first tablet line on your account will now cost $80/month for the Welcome plan, $100/month for the Unlimited and $110/month for the Unlimited Plus plan. All additional tablet lines after that? $40/month each. These prices are all at least with taxes and fees included.
What you actually get with each plan:
- Welcome: 5G Ultra Wideband access, 2 GB of 5G/4G LTE data, premium streaming quality.
- Unlimited: Unlimited 5G Ultra Wideband data, unlimited 5G and 4G LTE data, 15 GB premium mobile hotspot data, premium streaming quality.
- Unlimited Plus: Unlimited 5G Ultra Wideband data, unlimited 5G and 4G LTE data, 100 GB premium mobile hotspot data, premium streaming quality.
And yes – before you ask – there is no typo. The Welcome plan really only gives you 2 GB of data. That is a big downgrade compared to before, when the $10 Unlimited plan gave you 5 GB of data and 15 GB of premium hotspot data. Now, to get that 15 GB hotspot, you’ll need to pay double – $20/month – for the new Unlimited plan.
Verizon‘s tablet data plans before (first image) and now (second image). | Screenshots by PhoneArena
WTF IS THIS. I feel like I’m watching this company commit suicide.
– Erk248, Reddit, August 2025
And the 2 GB cap on the Welcome plan? That’s been getting roasted, too.
Why don’t they offer the Welcome plan to be like the Welcome phone plan…unlimited just deprioritized. 2GB then 1Mbps isn’t even worth offering.
– johnothy, Reddit, August 2025
So, if you are shopping for a tablet plan, it’s worth noting the old Verizon deals are gone – you’re paying more for almost the same thing as before. And T-Mobile isn’t necessarily cheaper, but for the same price, they throw in some extra perks.
For example, its $10 Welcome plan still gives you 2 GB of data (which is ridiculous in 2025, let’s be honest), but at least with the more expensive options, it also includes international data – something Verizon’s plans skip.
With T-Mobile, you can get unlimited texting and up to 15 GB of high-speed data in Mexico or Canada, or unlimited texting and up to 5 GB of high-speed data in 215+ countries and destinations.
Bottom line: Verizon’s new tablet plan structure is technically more “flexible,” but if you’ve been eyeing the older, cheaper deals, these changes are going to hurt – especially if you were in that $10-for-5 GB sweet spot that’s now gone.
Whether these plan and price changes will impact current users is still up in the air, but we’ve reached out to Verizon for a comment and will update the story once we hear back.
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