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Depends what kind of service you want. Best coverage and minimum throttling is $70 to $80 per person (Verizon and ATT). Being on family plans can bring it down to $40 to $50 though. Minimum is $30+ on Sprint or T-Mobile.

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I guess a lot of it is the difference in population density, but that does seem expensive. In the UK, you can get top-level coverage (O2's network) 80GB 4g with unlimited calls/texts for £20/month (~26USD). I currently pay £10/month for 6GB, which is a lot worse value per GB, but more than covers my needs.

Pretty easy to get cheaper deals too when you've been a customer for a few years.

I pay £5/m for unlimited data, 600mins, unlimited texts on Three. I know I've been super lucky with that deal in particular.

I suspect in the US, how much you pay (or who you are) determines your priority on a congested tower.

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