Four Metro by T-Mobile plans include a high-speed hotspot allowance, from 8GB to 25GB. Metro’s pages for its cheaper $25 and $40 Period plans don’t list hotspot; we’re checking Metro’s full plan terms to confirm whether they allow slower tethering. On one pair of plans the cheaper one gives you more: the $30 plan includes 10GB, the $50 plan 8GB.
Hotspot on every Metro plan
| Plan | Price | Hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Metro 6-Month Unlimited | $20/mo ($120 for 6 months) | None listed (runs on the $40 Period plan) |
| Metro $25 | $25/mo | None listed |
| Metro $30 (bring your phone) | $30/mo | 10GB high-speed |
| Metro $35 (bring your phone) | $35/mo | 10GB high-speed, plus Mexico & Canada |
| Metro $40 Period | $40/mo | None listed |
| Metro $50 | $50/mo | 8GB high-speed |
| Metro $55 | $55/mo ($60 without AutoPay) | 25GB high-speed |
The cheaper plans list no hotspot
Metro’s plan details for the $40 Period plan list everything it comes with, and hotspot isn’t on the list. Metro’s FAQ names hotspot on its $30, $50 and $60 plans. The $20 six-month deal runs on the $40 Period plan, and the $25 plan is a bring-your-phone plan that may slow after 35GB, like the $40 Period plan. If you tether at all, start at $30.
Metro says you can add hotspot data to select plans; its connected-devices page sells separate data lines instead, such as tablet lines from $20 a month with 2GB of hotspot ($25 for 5GB, $30 for 8GB).
The $30 plan carries more hotspot than the $50
Metro $30 includes 10GB of high-speed hotspot. Metro $50 includes 8GB. The $50 plan is the better phone plan. It raises the slowdown threshold to 50GB and adds 100GB of Google One and phone upgrades, but on tethering alone it is a downgrade that costs twenty dollars more.
If hotspot is the reason you are choosing, the ladder is $30 for 10GB, $35 if you also want Mexico and Canada, then straight to $55 for 25GB. The $50 tier is the one to skip.
The $55 plan has the most hotspot
Metro’s top plan, $55 with AutoPay ($60 without), pairs 25GB of hotspot with unlimited premium data that Metro says won’t slow you down, HD video, 100GB of Google One and $5 watch and tablet lines. For someone tethering regularly, it is the Metro plan that behaves most like a postpaid one.
The short version: $30 if you want high-speed hotspot cheaply, $55 if you want the most of it. The $25 and $40 Period plans are worth buying for price and simplicity, not for tethering.
Every plan with a hotspot allowance, ranked by what you get at full speed.
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Jean writes ShopCellPlans' reviews. He compares carrier plans using each carrier's own published prices, its FCC broadband labels and reporting from named outlets, and ranks them on the bill you actually get, taxes and fees included, not the price on the ad.