The best cheap cell phone plans help you save big bucks on cellular data you don’t need. The major carriers offer unlimited data plans these days, but some people don’t consume as much data. It’s a better idea to get a plan that offers the amount of data you’re likely to consume. Here are some of the best cheap cell phone plans that can provide you enough data and keep your monthly bill below $40:

T-Mobile

The T-Mobile Connect plan by T-Mobile offers you 2GB of data per month, along with unlimited talk and text for $15. If the 2GB seems insufficient, you can upgrade to the 25-dollar plan that gives you 5GB of data per month. The data allotment covers both 5G and LTE, provided you have a phone that supports 5G. Under this plan, 38 phones are available.

However, one of the drawbacks of this plan is that if you use up all your data for the month, you have nothing to use until the next billing cycle starts. T-Mobile says this plan is here to stay. To boost this point, they add 500MB to your data every year until you complete five years with them, helping you add 2.5GB of data to your plan without having to pay extra.

Metro

Metro is also owned by T-Mobile but is operated by Uncarrier. Metro, like its parent company, offers a 15-dollar plan offering 2GB of data, but its best plan is the one that costs $40 and provides 10GB of data per month. However, one drawback of using Metro is that traffic is slowed if there’s congestion on T-Mobile’s network.

Metro has a collection of 25 phones, including recent flagship handsets such as the iPhone 11, Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy S10 Plus, and Galaxy S10e. However, out of the 25, most of the handsets are low-cost ones that will cost you less than $200.

Visible

This carrier, owned by Verizon, gives you unlimited talk, text, and data for $40 (including taxes and fees). However, the download speeds and hotspot speeds are normally capped at 5 Mbps, the video resolution at 480p (HD), and music at 500 Kbps. Visible also offers discounted family plans.

Republic Wireless, Mint Mobile, Google Fi, and Consumer Cellular are some other mobile carriers that are offering the cheapest and best cell phone plans in 2020.