If you are looking for arguably the best smartphone plan in the United States, look no further than T-Mobile. While its network might not be up to snuff with its large competitors in AT&T and Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile has been inconspicuously offering a very affordable unlimited data and texting plan for just $30 per month with no contract.

The prepaid plan features 100 calling minutes, unlimited text messaging and unlimited data. The only catch is that after you eclipse 5 GB of data at full 4G speed, any additional usage will be throttled for the remainder of the month. One other hurdle is that it’s not an easy plan to find, as noted by CNET. Fortunately, instructions are laid out here.

While this plan certainly has a few caveats, such as the limited voice minutes, it is by far the lowest price for unlimited data among American carriers. It even trumps T-Mobile’s other prepaid data plans, which start at $50 per month for just 500 MB of data. Will you consider making the switch?

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Verizon already has the largest LTE network in the United States, but it recently launched coverage for six new markets: Durango, Colorado; Corbin and Madisonville KY; Adrian and Mount Pleasant, Michigan; and Marietta, Ohio. (more…)

At last, AT&T will be permitting access to pre-loaded video apps, including FaceTime and Google Hangouts, to all of its customers with any data plan whatsoever. AT&T issued a statement this afternoon to address the change, as reported by TechCrunch.

“Throughout the second half of this year, we plan to enable pre-loaded video chat apps over cellular for all our customers, regardless of data plan or device; that work is expected to be complete by yearend,” AT&T states. “Today, all of our customers can use any mobile video chat app that they download from the Internet, such as Skype.”

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