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Back-to-School Wireless Savings: T-Mobile Drops $30 Student Rates

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T-Mobile’s giving college students 5G coverage for just $30

Between tuition, textbook prices, rent, and more, heading off to college has a way of draining your bank account before you even arrive. For undergrads and grad students covering their own expenses (or who finally got nudged off their parents’ family plan), an affordable cell phone plan has to be a top priority.

T-Mobile knows that a good wireless plan is key, and is offering some sweet deals for students for a limited time. Right now, eligible college students can snag an Essentials Saver plan for just $30.00/mo. This plan includes unlimited talk, text, and 5G data, plus weekly food deals, gift cards, and event perks through T-Mobile Tuesdays.

Even better? You’ll get even more freebies when you upgrade, including streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Keep reading for all the details and how to claim your T-Mobile student discounts today.

Upgrade for more perks, including free streaming services

While the main draw of T-Mobile’s student deals is definitely the uber-affordable $30.00/mo. Essentials line, you can get more goodies by upgrading.

If you upgrade to an Experience plan, depending on the tier, you’ll get Hulu (With Ads) and Netflix Standard (With Ads) included, unlimited premium data, an unlimited mobile hotspot (perfect for on-the-go study seshes), and Apple TV for only $3.00/mo., as compared to $12.99/mo.

With streaming service prices always on the rise, and hotspots a necessity for any busy student, making the upgrade to an Experience plan can totally pay for itself.

To get T-Mobile’s student discounts, you’ll just need to verify your student enrollment status and, according to T-Mobile, re-verify when requested. Most student deals require annual re-verification of your student status, so that’s nothing out of the ordinary.

Head over to our T-Mobile deals page for more information on these student discounts, plus plenty of other killer T-Mobile deals. (Psst—you may be able to snag some free phones when you sign up, too.)

Want more streaming deals? We have an entire guide dedicated to the best streaming service discounts for students, so hop on over to see what other deals you can claim with your .edu address.

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