Compare US Mobile Phone Plans
compare-mobile-plansCompares and ranks US mobile phone plans, cheapest first, from a curated catalog of carrier and prepaid (MVNO) plans, each price checked on the provider's own page, by 12-month average cost per line, with any promo price shown alongside. The catalog is a selection, not the whole market; each result states how many plans and providers it covers and the oldest price-check date. Inputs: number of lines, and optionally data need, budget per line, prepaid or postpaid, must-have features and preferred network. No address or location is used, so network coverage is not checked; each result carries a coverage note. Keywords: cheapest phone plan, compare cell phone plans, cell phone plan, mobile plan comparison, switch carriers, unlimited data plan, family plan, prepaid vs postpaid.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| lines | No | Number of phone lines to price. | |
| data_need | No | Minimum data: light ≥2GB, moderate ≥5GB, heavy ≥20GB, unlimited = unlimited plans only. | |
| must_haves | No | Required features: hotspot, 5g, premium_data (deprioritization-free), unlimited_data. | |
| budget_per_line | No | Max USD/month per line. | |
| preferred_network | No | Preferred underlying network, e.g. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile. | |
| prepaid_or_postpaid | No | Restrict to prepaid or postpaid plans; omit for both. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| lines | Yes | ||
| plans | Yes | ||
| source | Yes | ||
| message | No | ||
| priceNote | Yes | ||
| coverageNote | Yes | ||
| selectionNote | Yes | Curated selection of N plans from M providers, not the whole market. | |
| catalogPlanCount | Yes | ||
| oldestVerifiedDate | No | Oldest verified_date among the plans shown. | |
| catalogProviderCount | Yes |