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What changed in phone plan prices, October 2026

Deldur cover: US prepaid and MVNO phone plan prices, read from each carrier's own plans page, dated and sourced.

October 2026 in one figure: the lowest standard 12-month cost of an unlimited plan among the 19 carriers in the twelve-month table is $240 (AT&T Prepaid’s 12-month unlimited plan, $20 a month), as shown on November 12, 2026. The table logged 26 changes in October.

In October 2026, the US phone plan prices table logged 26 changes (1 of them a correction). They are listed below, oldest first, as they appear in the change log. Wording-only edits and entries where no figure changed are left out.

Changes, oldest first

  • 2026-10-01 — Visible — offers: the SAVE6 new-member promo ($19, $29 and $39/mo) and the SAVEHALF annual offer for Visible+ Pro ($225 for the first year) are no longer shown on the plans page. Visible+ and Visible+ Pro now show a “Limited-time offer” of $30/mo and $40/mo with code 5OFF5, “Save $5/mo guaranteed for 5 years”; the Visible plan shows no offer. Standard prices ($25, $35, $45/mo; annual $275, $375, $450) unchanged, and the FCC labels still state “This Monthly Price is not an introductory rate.” Conditions updated. 12-month cost table: Visible first year $228 → $300. Source: visible.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-01 — Google Fi — Unlimited Standard and Unlimited Essentials — dated offer ended: the “Get 50% off for 12 months” promotion (“Ends 9/30/26”) is no longer shown on the plans page; both rows now read “No promo shown”. Standard prices ($50/mo and $35/mo) unchanged. 12-month cost table: Google Fi first year $216 → $420 ($35 × 12). Source: fi.google.com/about/plans.
  • 2026-10-01 — Mint Mobile — introductory prices: the $15/mo introductory price recorded for eleven rows is no longer shown. Mint’s FCC broadband labels now mark the 3-month plans as introductory for 3 months at $15, $20, $25 and $30 (6GB, 17GB, 23GB, Unlimited; regular $25, $35, $45 and $40), the 6-month Unlimited as introductory for 6 months at $15 (regular $35), and every other 6-month and 12-month plan as “not an introductory rate”. Conditions updated; no regular price changed. 12-month cost table: Mint first year $180 → $360. Source: mintmobile.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-01 — Consumer Cellular — fee qualifier: the FCC broadband label of the 1GB plan now lists the Federal Universal Service Fund Fee as $1.00 (was $0.88); the other five labels still list $0.88. No plan price changed. Source: consumercellular.com/fcc-labels-machine-readable.
  • 2026-10-02 — Tello — Starter, Everyday, Power and Max — correction. The rows said every price was labeled an introductory rate for new customers, with the regular price not shown. That was not what the labels show. As displayed, each label states “This monthly price is not an introductory rate and does not require a yearly contract.” Conditions rewritten; the labels’ “Cost Recovery Up to 30¢” fee, the page’s “Free Roaming in Europe” banner (“Limited offer – valid until January 31st, 2027”) and the Max hotspot wording (“10 GB of hotspot included”) are now quoted. Prices ($10, $15, $20 and $25/mo) unchanged. 12-month cost table: Tello is now computed, $25 × 12 = $300 (was “not stated”). Source: tello.com/buy/custom_plans.
  • 2026-10-05 — Mint Mobile — Unlimited (6-month) — introductory price ended: the $15/mo introductory price ($180 upfront) is no longer shown. The 6-Month tab card now shows “$35/mo” and “$210 upfront payment required”, and the plan’s FCC broadband label states “This Monthly Price is not an introductory rate.” Regular price ($35/mo) unchanged. The 12-month cost table uses the 12-month plan and is unchanged. Source: mintmobile.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-05 — Metro by T-Mobile — Unlimited 5G Data $25 — offer added: the card is now headed “LIMITED-TIME OFFER” and reads “$15/mo. for your first 3 months, then $25/mo. with AutoPay” next to a struck-through $25, and “Web exclusive. Get a new number or bring yours.” It no longer states a $30 first month without AutoPay, and it is no longer limited to bringing your own device, so the row is renamed “Unlimited 5G Data $25 (Web Exclusive)”. Standard price ($25/mo with AutoPay) unchanged. 12-month cost table: Metro first year $305 → $270 ($15 × 3 + $25 × 9). Source: metrobyt-mobile.com/phone-plans.
  • 2026-10-05 — Google Fi — Unlimited Premium, Unlimited Standard and Unlimited Essentials — offer added: each card shows “Get 50% off for 12 months when you bring a Google Pixel phone.”; the fine print reads “Applies to new lines and each person bringing a Pixel phone.” and “Ends 10/31/26.” The Flexible card shows no offer. Standard prices ($65, $50 and $35/mo) unchanged. 12-month cost table: Google Fi first year $420 → $210 ($17.50 × 12, new lines bringing a Pixel phone only). Source: fi.google.com/about/plans.
  • 2026-10-08 — Straight Talk — plan details changed: the plans page now shows “15 GB hotspot data” on Silver Unlimited (was 10 GB) and “50 GB hotspot data” on Gold Unlimited (was 30 GB); a footnote states “Some plan features are only available to customers on the Verizon network. All other customers can expect:” 10 GB (Silver), 15 GB (Gold) and 20 GB (Platinum) of hotspot data. “At 60GB, we reserve the right to review your account for usage” and “Covered by the Verizon network” are no longer on the page and were removed; the Bronze quote now matches the page (“First 10GB of data at high speed then 2G”). Every price, promotion and FCC-label line unchanged; the 12-month table is unchanged. Source: straighttalk.com/all-plans.
  • 2026-10-08 — Mint Mobile — 6-month plans — confirmed: the $10/mo new-customer offer is displayed (banner “LIMITED TIME: All 6-month plans are $10/month.”), and all four 6-month FCC labels show “Monthly Price $10.00”, “This Monthly Price is an introductory rate.” and “Length of Intro Period 6 Months”, with regular prices $20.00, $25.00, $35.00 and $35.00. Correction of wording: the 17GB and Unlimited 6-month rows had quoted their labels from an earlier read as $25.00 and $35.00 “not an introductory rate”; the displayed labels say otherwise, and all four rows now give the label figures. No standard price changed. Source: mintmobile.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-08 — Mint Mobile — 6GB, 17GB, 23GB and Unlimited (6-month) — offer added: the 6-Month tab cards now show $10/mo next to the struck-through regular prices ($20, $25, $35 and $35/mo), with “Upfront payment of $60 for 6-month plan (equiv. $10/mo.) req’d.” and “New customer offer for first 6 months only”. The FCC broadband labels of the 17GB and Unlimited 6-month plans, as read, still list $25.00 and $35.00 as “not an introductory rate”; the labels are to be re-read. Regular prices unchanged. The 12-month cost table uses the 12-month plan and is unchanged. Source: mintmobile.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-08 — Consumer Cellular — fee qualifier: the FCC broadband label of the 10GB plan now lists the Federal Universal Service Fund Fee as $1.00 (was $0.88), as the 1GB label already did; the other four labels still list $0.88. No plan price changed. Source: consumercellular.com/fcc-labels-machine-readable.
  • 2026-10-12 — Boost Mobile — Unlimited — offer changed: the card now reads “for the first 6 months, then $25 forever. New customers only.” (it read “for the first 3 months”), and its footnote now begins “Offer available for new customers when you bring your own device.” (the device-purchase option is no longer named). The standard price is unchanged ($25/mo with AutoPay). First year with the displayed offer in the 12-month table: $255 → $210 ($10 × 6 + $25 × 6). Source: boostmobile.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-12 — Consumer Cellular — Unlimited Talk/Text/Data for 1 Line (ages 18-49) — fee changed: the plan’s FCC label now lists the Federal Universal Service Fund Fee as $1.00 (it was $0.88). No plan price changed; the 12-month table is unchanged. Source: consumercellular.com/fcc-labels-machine-readable.
  • 2026-10-19 — Gen Mobile — added (20 plans): 2GB, 8GB, 15GB, 25GB and Unlimited, each in 1, 3, 6 and 12-month terms, $10 to $50 a month (3, 6 and 12-month terms as the per-month equivalent of the stated total). Also added to the 12-month cost table: Unlimited (12-month), $450. Dataset now 111 plans from 20 carriers. Source: genmobile.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-19 — US Mobile — source note changed: the plans page now opens on a Monthly view showing new-line offers for port-ins (Unlimited Premium “$20 /mo” with code FBF20, “Renews at $44/mo. after 6 mos.”; Unlimited Starter “$10 /mo” with code FBF10, “Renews at $25/mo. after 6 mos.”). The Annual view shows the prices recorded here unchanged ($390 and $270 a year, first year $299 and $199; Unlimited Flex $210 a year). Monthly plans are not yet rows in the table; the carrier index wording now says the rows here are multi-month plans. Source: usmobile.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-19 — Consumer Cellular — Unlimited Talk/Txt/5GB Data — fee changed: the plan’s FCC label now lists the Federal Universal Service Fund Fee as $1.00 (it was $0.88). No plan price changed; the 12-month table is unchanged. Source: consumercellular.com/fcc-labels-machine-readable.
  • 2026-10-26 — Tello — Everyday (10 GB) — offer added: the card now shows “$10 /mo first 3 mo” and “$15 going forward”, and the plan’s FCC label states “This monthly price (available for new lines only) is an introductory rate” for 3 months, then $15. The Starter, Power and Max labels still state “not an introductory rate”. Prices ($10, $15, $20 and $25/mo) unchanged; the 12-month table is unchanged. Source: tello.com/buy/custom_plans.
  • 2026-10-26 — Mint Mobile — 6GB, 17GB, 23GB and Unlimited (6-month) — offer ended: the 6-Month cards no longer show the $10/mo new-customer price ($60 upfront); they show the regular prices, $20, $25, $35 and $35/mo ($120, $150, $210 and $210 upfront), and all four 6-month FCC labels now read “This Monthly Price is not an introductory rate.” No regular price changed; the 12-month table is unchanged. Source: mintmobile.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-26 — Consumer Cellular — Unlimited Talk/Txt/20GB Data and Unlimited Talk/Txt/Data for Ages 50+, 1 Line — fee changed: both plans’ FCC labels now list the Federal Universal Service Fund Fee as $1.00 (it was $0.88); all six labels now list $1.00. No plan price changed; the 12-month table is unchanged. Source: consumercellular.com/fcc-labels-machine-readable.
  • 2026-10-28 — Tracfone — Freedom Plan (Unlimited, 30 days) — offer ended: the new-customer promo ($15/mo off for up to 30 months, “valid through 10/26/26”) and the “Celebrate 30 Years” banner are no longer shown on the plans page. The card still shows $50/mo and “$45 with Auto-Refill*”. First-year table: Tracfone $360 → $540 ($45 × 12 with Auto-Refill). Standard prices unchanged. Source: tracfone.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-29 — Mint Mobile — all 3, 6 and 12-month plans — data changed: the plan cards and their FCC labels now name 5GB, 15GB and 20GB (“Data Included with Monthly Price” 5 GB, 15 GB and 20 GB), where 6GB, 17GB and 23GB were recorded; Unlimited is unchanged. No price changed ($15 to $45/mo); the 12-month table is unchanged. The cheapest-by-data table now lists Mint’s 5GB (12-month, $15) under Up to 5 GB, 15GB (12-month, $20) under 6 GB to 15 GB and 20GB (12-month, $25) under 16 GB to 30 GB. Source: mintmobile.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-29 — Google Fi — Unlimited Premium, Unlimited Standard and Unlimited Essentials — offer changed: the Pixel offer (“Get 50% off for 12 months when you bring a Pixel phone.”) now reads “Ends 11/10/26.” (was “Ends 10/31/26.”). Standard prices ($65, $50 and $35/mo) unchanged; the 12-month table figures are unchanged. Source: fi.google.com/about/plans.
  • 2026-10-31 — Visible — Visible, Visible+ and Visible+ Pro — offer changed: the 5OFF5 offer ($30 and $40/mo on Visible+ and Visible+ Pro) is no longer shown. Each plan card now shows a price with code HOLIDAYHACK: $19/mo “For 1 year”, $29/mo “For 3 years” and $39/mo “For 5 years”; the offer details say “New members get $6/mo off” and “Promo does not apply to annual plans.” The banner offer of $75 for the first 6 months (ended October 29, 2026) is no longer shown. Standard prices ($25, $35 and $45/mo; yearly $275, $375 and $450) unchanged. First-year table: Visible $300 → $228 ($19 × 12). Source: visible.com/plans.
  • 2026-10-31 — AT&T Prepaid — added (2 plans): Unlimited Enhanced Plus, $45/mo (“10GB hotspot data”), and Unlimited Ultra, $60/mo (offered at “Now $45.00” a month; “After 6 months, plan is $60/mo.”). The 12-month and first-year tables are unchanged: AT&T Prepaid’s lowest unlimited plan is still the 12-month plan ($240). Dataset now 113 plans from 20 carriers. Source: att.com/prepaid/plans.

Corrections

  • 2026-10-29 — Correction, Mint Mobile: the entry below is withdrawn. The plans page as displayed on October 29, 2026 shows 6GB, 17GB and 23GB, as recorded before; the 5GB, 15GB and 20GB figures were not on the page as displayed. The rows, the cheapest-by-data table and the quick answers show 6GB, 17GB and 23GB again. No price changed. Source: mintmobile.com/plans. Listed on Corrections.

Each correction and its cause is also listed on the Corrections page.

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