But if you dont want to hear my thoughts about coverage, lets talk costs.

That may be true for some people who are already enrolled in 5G-friendly wireless plans.

(OK, OK, Ill stop.)

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Remember, Verizon is working on two 5G technologies: Nationwide and 5G Ultra Wideband.

The former is basically just low-band 5G that gives you 4G performance under the 5G icon.

The latter istrue5Gall those fancy gigabit-plus speeds youre seeing referenced in every smartphone manufacturers recent press events.

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As Verizon notes:

5G Ultra Wideband is not available for prepaid plans at this time.

5G Ultra Wideband is coming to Prepaid in early 2021.

Those with prepaid plans can access 5G Nationwide* with a 5G Nationwide-capable unit.

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And thatll be quite a jump, seeing as its postpaid plans cost anywhere from $40-$65.

Verizons data plans hover between $65-$75 (before discounts).

Thats assuming, of course, that you dont actuallyget slower speedson 5G.

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Data plans:This ones easy.

Note, those prices include AT&Ts Autopay and Paperless billing discounts.

So, really, these plans normally cost $10 more.

All plans:You get access to T-Mobiles 5G networkin whatever capacity its offered where you areon any plan.

This includes all prepaid plans, data plans, and postpaid plans.

Itspostpaid plansstart at $60/mo.