Optimizing Cell Phone Plans: The Best Carriers, Deals, Plans, Insider Pricing, Insurance and More!

All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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#138: An exhaustive exploration of cell phone plans to help you make the right choice and get the best deal possible. Chris breaks down the best plans across different tiers from basic data to unlimited with international roaming. He also covers ways to get extra deals/discounts, as well as picking the best cell phone insurance. Link to Full Show Notes: https://www.allthehacks.com/cell-phone-plans Partner Deals Trade Coffee: $30 off the best coffees that you can brew at home Anyday: 15% off non-toxic microwave cookware (use HACKS15 for 15% off at checkout) Shopify: $1/month trial for the easiest e-commerce platform Athletic Greens: Free 1 year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs LMNT: Free sample pack of my favorite electrolyte drink mix For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: allthehacks.com/deals Resources Mentioned All the Hacks: Membership Email for questions, hacks, deals, feedback: [email protected] Best Phone Plans: Website | YouTube Mint Mobile: $15/mo for unlimited wireless on the nation's largest 5G network US Mobile: Light, Kosher, Sharable and Unlimited Plans Boost: Boost Infinite (Postpaid) | Boost Mobile (Prepaid) T-Mobile: Magenta Max | Go 5G PlusGo 5G Next Google Fi: The Unlimited Plus | The Simply Unlimited Visible: Unlimited | Visible+ eSIMs: Airalo | Nomad eSIM Crowd-Sourced Coverage Maps: CoverageMap.com How To Use T-Mobile's Unlimited Phone Data On Your Computer Full Show Notes (03:47) Background Context from Chris (05:25) The Research That Went into the Episode (08:17) Types of Quality of Service Class Identifiers (QCIs) (14:07) Leveraging eSIMs (18:11) Top 3 Carriers (20:55) Tier – Basic (19:45) Tier – Not Unlimited But More Data (28:36) Factoring in Taxes (29:29) Tier – Unlimited Data (36:38) International Roaming (37:39) Features That Aren’t Supported by MVNOs (40:40) Tier – Can Go International and Its Included (44:18) T-Mobile Insider Pricing (46:22) Hack: How to Use T-Mobile’s Unlimited Phone Data on Your Computer (47:35) Chris’s Recommendations in Summary (48:58) International Coverage for Canada & Mexico (50:25) Countries Covered under Plans (52:36) Deals, Discounts & Credits (58:25) Free Trials (58:57) Cell Phone Insurance Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Membership | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of All the Hacks, a show about upgrading your life,
0:06.2	money and travel.
0:07.2	I'm your host Chris Hutchins and this week I went way down the rabbit hole on cell phone
0:11.7	plans.
0:12.7	I probably spent dozens of hours doing research to try to pull together all the information
0:17.3	I could, primarily so that we could pick the best plan for ourselves and really feel
0:21.5	confident in that decision and save as much money as possible.
0:24.8	So I'm going to share all the research I went into, all the tips, all the tricks, all
0:29.2	the way to get your price down, your features up and get the best deal possible.
0:33.4	So let's just jump right into it right after this.
0:37.5	Do you all remember episode 122 where I spoke with chef David Chang about leveling up your
0:43.0	cooking at home?
0:44.2	If not, definitely go back and give it a listen, but one of his top hacks was using the microwave
0:50.0	a lot more.
0:51.0	I'll admit I was a skeptic at first, but after getting a full set of microwave cookware
0:56.2	from any day, I am a total convert and I am so excited to be partnering with them for
1:01.1	this episode.
1:02.6	Any day is glass cookware, specially designed to make delicious food from scratch in the
1:08.0	microwave.
1:09.0	And honestly, using it feels like a kitchen cheat code because it speeds up and simplifies
1:14.1	the process so much.
1:16.1	The cookware is 100% plastic free and you can cook, serve, store and reheat all in the
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