Two different numbers get called the speed of a prepaid plan. One is the cap, which is a ceiling the provider applies to the data in a recharge. The other is the speed you achieve, which depends on conditions the provider does not control. Only the first is a promise.
What the cap is
The plan page states that your capped download speed is the maximum potential download speed for the data included in your recharge. That definition matters: it is a potential maximum for the tier, not a throughput guarantee on your line.
The published conditions that reduce it
The Critical Information Summary lists them plainly. Speeds vary with location, distance from the base station, local conditions, concurrent users, hardware and software configuration and download or upload destination. The live plan page adds terrain and the download source to that list.
- Distance from the base station, which is the biggest single factor outside a city.
- Concurrent users, which is what makes a congested site slow even with signal bars.
- Hardware: the device must support LTE band 3 (1800MHz) and band 28 (700MHz) to use this network.
- Local conditions and terrain, which affect the radio path rather than the plan.
What the cap numbers look like
| Recharge | Data | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| $14 | 6GB | 150Mbps |
| $28 | 8GB | 150Mbps |
| $39 | 30GB | 150Mbps |
| $49 | 45GB | 150Mbps |
| $59 | 55GB | 250Mbps |
| $74 | 100GB | Uncapped |
Note where the cap actually moves: not at 45GB but at 55GB, and the top tier is uncapped rather than a higher number. If you pay for a 100GB plan, the cap column is the one place where your experience can genuinely be unlimited; below that, it is a ceiling you will rarely reach.
What we could not verify. Where a provider has not published a figure we mark it unknown rather than estimate it. Re-read the provider page linked below on the day you decide.