New Carrier Alert: Spectrum Mobile

Chris Holmes Staff Writer

Updated 01 February 2019

In this Guide

Spectrum Mobile Cell Phone Plans
Spectrum Mobile Network
Who Can Sign Up for Spectrum Mobile?
What's the Deal with Spectrum Cable?

Article Summary

Spectrum Mobile is a new wireless service from cable giant Charter Spectrum
Spectrum Mobile offers two plan options: a $45 unlimited plan or an unlimited talk and text pay-by-the-gig option (each GB costs $14)
You have to be a current Spectrum internet customer to get the wireless service and you must buy a new phone from them

First there was Xfinity Mobile, now there's Spectrum Mobile. The cable giant has joined its competitor into the world of wireless. Read on to see if this service is right for you.

Spectrum Mobile Cell Phone Plans

Spectrum Mobile follows Xfinity's (i.e. Comcast's) playbook almost to a tee with their cell phone plans. As with Xfinity Mobile, Spectrum Mobile gives you the option of choosing a low cost, $45 unlimited plan or getting an unlimited talk/text plan and paying by the gig ($14, two bucks more than Xfinity) for your data.

Note the similarities not only in Spectrum Mobile and Xfinity Mobile's offerings, but their websites as well. Here's Xfinity Mobile:

And here's Spectrum Mobile:

I guess they used the same Squarespace template?

Spectrum Mobile Network

In yet another similarity with Xfinity, Spectrum Mobile runs on "America's largest, most reliable 4G LTE network"—i.e. Verizon.

That's one big upside to going with Spectrum Mobile for your wireless service. After all, $45 for unlimited data on what really is the top network in the U.S. is something of a steal. Check out Verizon's coverage map below, or jump over to our Verizon coverage guide.

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Coverage information is collected from carriers and other third party sources. This is approximate coverage only and does not include indoor coverage. Actual speed and performance depends on your location and device. Local conditions and things like natural and artificial physical features of an area all affect your reception.

Spectrum touts their national matrix of hotspots as a faster way to connect on your phone. However, Spectrum's half-a-million hotspots seems puny compared to Xfinity's 18 million.

Who Can Sign Up for Spectrum Mobile?

Spectrum Mobile is limited to current Charter Spectrum internet customers. New internet subscribers who have been with the company for less than 30 days can sign up for a maximum of two lines of wireless service.

It's also important to know that you'll need to buy a new phone from Spectrum Mobile to sign up for a plan or you can bring your own compatible iPhone. Unfortunately Spectrum Mobile doesn't accept phones other than iPhones for BYOP plans.

What's the Deal With Spectrum Cable?

WhistleOut not only specializes in finding you the best cell phone plans, but the best internet and cable plans as well. If you're curious about signing up with Spectrum for your cable or internet as a means of getting into a Spectrum Mobile cell phone plan, you'll first want to browse their range of offerings and make sure they're available in your area. Here's one plan to consider:

Spectrum	Spectrum Internet Advantage Cable 100/10 Mbps Unlimited Data $40/mo ($30 plan + $10 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year View Plan	$40/mo ($30 plan + $10 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year	View Plan
Spectrum	Spectrum Internet Premier Cable 500/20 Mbps Unlimited Data $50/mo ($40 plan + $10 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year View Plan	$50/mo ($40 plan + $10 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year	View Plan
Spectrum	Spectrum Internet Advantage + Spectrum Unlimited Plus Cable 100/10 Mbps Unlimited Data $50/mo ($30 plan + $20 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year View Plan	$50/mo ($30 plan + $20 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year	View Plan
Spectrum	Spectrum Internet Premier + Spectrum Unlimited Plus Cable 500/20 Mbps Unlimited Data $60/mo ($40 plan + $20 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year View Plan	$60/mo ($40 plan + $20 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year	View Plan
Spectrum	Spectrum Internet Gig Cable 1000/35 Mbps Unlimited Data $70/mo ($60 plan + $10 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year View Plan	$70/mo ($60 plan + $10 modem) for 1 year + $20 Upfront for 1 year	View Plan

Be sure to check out our best Spectrum internet plans guide to help find the right internet plan to go along with your Spectrum Mobile service.

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Chris Holmes

Staff Writer

Chris Holmes is a Contributing Writer for WhistleOut, where he covers the cell phone and internet industries. His work has been cited in publications like The Verge, The New York Times, and WIRED.

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