T-Mobile Connect prepaid has low prices ($15 for 3GB) including hotspot usage. No MVNO. It was a gov-mandated condition of the Sprint merger. No internationa

T-Mobile Connect prepaid has low prices ($15 for 3GB) including hotspot usage. No MVNO. It was a gov-mandated condition of the Sprint merger. No international coverage. Wi-Fi SMS/voice for international use on Wi-Fi or data eSIM. Monthly data quota at each tier increases by 500MB in 2024 and 2025. For basic international coverage, reloadable prepaid eSIMs can be purchased online, some with international roaming. But high latency back to the originating telco can make those unusable for voice traffic. Good enough for web/text. Sample price: $75 for 15GB for 365 days, in 144 countries. Use with VPN to make traffic opaque to random telco selling the eSIM.