Learn more about data options for your T-Mobile Prepaid account.

Overview

• Data varies by plan, to find out how much data you have used or have available, log in to your T-Mobile Prepaid account to check your usage.
• Understand and test T-Mobile Data Speeds.
• To prevent running out of data during the month, learn to manage data
• Select Prepaid plans can be used as a Smartphone Mobile Hotspot

Data passes

Pass options

• On-Demand data passes: 
  • Temporarily add high-speed data to your account and can be added to extend your monthly available high-speed data.
  • Once the high-speed data bucket is reached, unlimited data continues at reduced speeds. To continue service with high-speed data, another pass must be purchased.
  • On-Demand passes can be purchased with refill cards or prepaid service account balances.
• One-Day HD Video Streaming passes: 
  • May be available in the US on the T-Mobile network only.
  • Prepaid HD Streaming passes do not have a resolution cap.
  • HD streaming is not available when roaming in Canada, Mexico, or while roaming.

Add data or HD streaming pass

1. Log in to your T-Mobile Prepaid account.
2. Go to Line Details from the homepage or main.
3. Select Add On-Demand passes.
4. Select from available services.
5. Select Set order date and time.
6. Add to cart and complete the purchase

Data maximizer

• Network enhancement that optimizes all detectable video streaming to SD quality.
• Automatically enabled, this allows your high-speed data to last up to 3 times longer while streaming.
• Data still deducts from the available data bucket, but at a much lesser rate than when streaming video at a higher resolution.
• Data Maximizer is available on select plans.
• When Data Maximizer is off, video streaming is no longer optimized and your high-speed data will not last as long.

Turn on or off

If you can't locate Data Maximizer through T-Mobile.com, verify you have a limited data bucket plan or contact us.

1. Log in to your T-Mobile Prepaid account.
2. Select My Profile.
3. Select your plan name.
4. Choose Blocking Controls
5. Select Data controls.
6. Toggle off Data Maximizer (Binge on)
7. Select Save.