A Verizon MVNO is a phone brand that sells service on Verizon’s network without owning it. MVNO stands for mobile virtual network operator. You get Verizon’s towers and someone else’s prices, support and rules. These are the Verizon MVNOs we track.

MVNOs on the Verizon network
BrandNetworkOwned byFrom, a month
Page Plus CellularVerizonVerizon$12
Patriot MobileVerizonAT&TT-MobileNot recorded$25
Red Pocket MobileAT&TT-MobileVerizonNot recorded$10
Simple MobileVerizonVerizon$25
Spectrum MobileVerizonCharter Communications$30
Straight TalkVerizonVerizon$25
Ting MobileVerizonNot recorded$10
Total WirelessVerizonVerizon$40
TracfoneVerizonVerizon$15
TwigbyVerizonNot recorded$15
US MobileVerizonAT&TT-MobileNot recorded$10
VisibleVerizonVerizon$25
Walmart Family MobileVerizonVerizon$19.88
Xfinity MobileVerizonComcast$30

Networks and owners last reviewed . Prices read from each brand's own site on .

The price column is the lowest monthly price for one line that the brand’s own site showed when we read it. Some of those prices need a yearly payment or are introductory, so read the brand’s page before comparing. A blank means we have not confirmed that brand’s prices yet.

Which of these does Verizon own?

Several, but not all. Straight Talk, Tracfone, Total Wireless and Simple Mobile all state on their own sites that they belong to “Verizon Value, Inc, a Verizon company”. Visible is sold as “Visible by Verizon”. Page Plus is Verizon’s too.

The rest are not. Xfinity Mobile and Spectrum Mobile belong to cable companies and are sold only to their internet customers. US Mobile, Red Pocket and Patriot Mobile sell service on more than one network. Several brands in the table do not name Verizon on their own sites, and each brand’s page says what our listing rests on.

The catch with Straight Talk and Tracfone

Not every Straight Talk or Tracfone line is on Verizon’s network. Their sites still separate “customers on the Verizon network” from everyone else. If you already have one of these lines, your SIM may not be a Verizon one. See Straight Talk and Tracfone.

How an MVNO differs from Verizon itself

An MVNO sets its own plans, so compare what each plan includes, not only the price. Some MVNOs also say their data can be slower than the host’s own when the network is busy. Metro by T-Mobile and Simple Mobile both print that warning. For Verizon’s own prices, see Verizon plans.

Before you switch

Check that your phone is unlocked and that the brand supports it. Then check coverage at your address on the brand’s own map, not only on Verizon’s. The full list across all three networks is on our MVNO list.

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