Twigby Mobile Phone Plans Review

We like to put it all up top for our readers. So here’s the deal with Twigby Mobile: this prepaid carrier offers super-cheap cell phone plans that give you solid coverage over Verizon’s network. Twigby’s unlimited talk, text, and data plans start for as little as $5 a month—way cheaper than many MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators). Plan options are simpler on the whole, but you can get a nice chunk of high-speed 4G LTE and 5G data if you need it.

You get less data than what you would from some competitors, and the initial price on your plan goes up after three months. But even the standard rates are really cheap, and Twigby Mobile is overall a great cell phone carrier for casual users, giving you budget-friendly service with enough data to cover standard activities like streaming podcasts and scrolling social media. Read on for our detailed review to see if Twigby Mobile is right for you.

Let’s go over a couple of basics before we jump into this review. How do you actually know if a cell phone plan is right for you? These are a few factors to keep in mind.

• Data: You need data for most of your apps so it can get used up fast. Make sure you have enough data in your plan.
• Price: Cell phone plans have gotten cheaper in recent years. Don’t settle for an overpriced plan.
• Coverage: There are three major cell phone networks. Make sure you’re on the one that has great coverage in your area.
• Performance: Some companies offer faster data speeds, hotspot data, and other perks. Be sure that you’re getting the performance you need to support your lifestyle.

Cheap, flexible, and easy. If that describes your ideal cell phone plan then you should definitely consider Twigby Mobile.

Twigby Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). That means it actually uses other companies’ cellular networks to provide service (in this case, it uses Verizon). This arrangement allows MVNOs like Twigby Mobile to cut costs, which is definitely the thing we love most about the company.

The priciest plan that Twigby Mobile sells starts off at $25 a month and then goes up to $35 a month after the first three months. Lower-tier plans cost even less, with the 2 GB plan starting out at just $5 per month and then going up to $15 per month after the absurdly cheap three-month promo rate expires.

This easily makes Twigby Mobile one of the cheapest carriers on the market.

Twigby Mobile advertizes unlimited talk, text, and data for all four of its plans. While that's technically true, you'll get unlimited standard data, your high-speed data is capped, ranging from 2–20GB.

We recommend Twigby Mobile's 20GB plan for the most data. Although its price spikes to $35 after three months, that’s a killer deal compared to other discount carriers.

Once you order online, you’ll get your Twigby Mobile SIM card in the mail. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

As we said above, MVNOs lease bandwidth on other companies’ cellular networks. And Twigby Mobile actually uses the nation's best performing network to give its customers coverage: Verizon.

We’ll talk more about all of this in the coverage section below.

As is the case with pretty much all MVNOs, Twigby offers a simpler menu of plan options, which means you don't get the some of the luxuries that come with flagship phone plans from major carriers Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T. 

Here’s a look at the parts of Twigby Mobile that may make it less ideal for some customers.

Having a smartphone without fast data is kind of like having a sports car without gasoline: it kind of takes the fun out of things. You can’t stream music, watch TikTok videos, send GIFs, or post embarrassing selfies on Insta without data.

This is why so many companies are prioritizing unlimited data plans. Twigby's unlimited plan has a pretty small soft cap on its high-speed data: The most data you can get in a month is 20GB of data. That's a decent amount for the average phone user, providing plenty of gigabytes to cover standard activities like scrolling social media, streaming music, and watching a handful of YouTube videos here and there.

You can add on more data when you need it. With Twigby Mobile, a mid-month data boost costs $6 per GB. But heavy users like professional gamers and social-media influencers will likely need a plan with a bigger monthly data cap.

Because Twigby Mobile is borrowing bandwidth from Verizon, its customers can experience slower load times and unresponsive cellular service during times of network congestion. That means Twigby customers may see their data speeds plummet if they're at a crowded airport, sports game or music festival.

Again, this is pretty common with all MVNO carriers, so don't consider it a dealbreaker. This is probably not the way to go if you need reliable coverage and data speeds at all times. But it won't be a major issue for most folks (you are paying less than $40 a month, after all). 

Keep in mind that Twigby Mobile's advertised prices are promotional deals. All of these prices increase by $10 after the first three months. So, be sure to read the fine print before you sign up!

We went on and on about how cheap Twigby Mobile’s plans are. But how do these cheap plans compare to other discount carriers?

Quite well, actually. You can find cheaper plans with similar amounts of data through Twigby Mobile than that of other discount carriers like Consumer Cellular and Red Pocket. Just take a look for yourself.

One of the easiest ways to make your cell phone bill cheaper and easier to manage is to bundle together with your family. (Plus, what would a family reunion be without a little bickering about which sibling uses up all the shared data?)

We’ll be up-front about it: Twigby Mobile’s family plans have some major flaws (they aren’t actually cheaper, for one). But there are a few things the company gets right. Here they are.

You can add nine other people to your Twigby Mobile account. So go ahead, branch out: call up your siblings, aunts, uncles, mother-in-law, college roommates, ex-boyfriends, and anyone else you want on your plan. It’s easy to add extra lines!

To (mis)quote the great Russian novelist, Leo Tolstoy: “Happy family plans are all alike; every unhappy family plan is unhappy in its own way.” Here are the ways that Twigby Mobile’s family plans will make you unhappy.

The vast majority of people get family plans for one reason: they want to save money. And many family plans will save you a ton of dough.

But Twigby Mobile’s family plans won’t save you any cash. You’ll pay the same amount you would if each line was separate. That means the only real benefit is that you can pay for every line with a single bill.

We already talked about Twigby Mobile’s limited options for data. This problem is just compounded when you add extra lines. Even if you’re okay with just a couple GBs of data, there’s probably someone in your family who wants much more.

While it’s true that Twigby Mobile’s family plans aren’t cheaper than buying multiple individual lines, they’re still cheaper than the competition’s plans. Just look at this comparison of the cheapest family plans with unlimited talk and text plus 5GB of data per line.

Twigby Mobile’s service operates on Verizon's network. That means Twigby Mobile customers should rarely be without at least a few bars of service.

Check out the coverage map below to see how the network looks in your area.

If you want to learn more about coverage and data speeds read our review of all the major cellular networks.

If you recently splurged on a brand new Galaxy S24, don’t worry—you can bring your phone with you when you sign up for Twigby Mobile.

If you want to bring your own device (BYOD), use Twigby Mobile's compatibility checker first to see if your phone will transfer.

Unlike other carriers, Twigby Mobile doesn’t sell the latest flagship devices. No Galaxy S24 or iPhone 15 Pro Max. That said, you can get a decent deal on some perfectly good devices that came out in the last few years, like the iPhone 13 and Google Pixel 7. Here’s a look at all of the phones that the company sells.

Let’s do a super short recap of all that, in five words: cheap plans but “meh” performance. Now, let’s do a slightly longer recap of this Twigby Mobile review.

• Plans: Twigby Mobile’s plans are super cheap and operate on Verizon's network. You can get up to 20 GB of high-speed data per month, which is plenty for most phone users.
• Family plans: You can add up to 10 lines to a single Twigby Mobile account. However, you don't get a discount by bundling multiple lines together.
• Performance: Twigby Mobile works over Verizon's network, giving you the best coverage and speeds in the country. You may experience slower data speeds during times of network congestion.

If you need a simple phone plan with excellent cellular coverage and a decent chunk of monthly data, sign up for Twigby Mobile.  

To write this review we looked at every single Twigby Mobile cell phone plan on the market. We analyzed these plans based on a number of factors, including price, data, coverage, and network performance. Then we compared Twigby Mobile’s offerings to those of similarly priced prepaid or MVNO carriers to give our honest evaluations and recommendations.