6 Affordable Black Friday Phone Plan Deals You Can Buy From Carriers

Hoping to cut back on your phone bill soon? Black Friday might actually be a great time to look for a new plan. Several carriers are already starting to offer special holiday prices early this year, which means you could save a good bit of money on your monthly cellphone costs depending on who you go with. Of course, overall cost will vary by carrier, but we've already seen deals from companies like Mint Mobile, Visible, and even some carriers popping up online.

To help you make the most of the savings, we've already done the digging. There are also a few stipulations to keep in mind, like the fact that some companies, such as Visible and Mint Mobile, are ultimately MVNOs. That means the service you get from them is technically purchased from other companies, and the best deals often come into play when you're already bringing your own device. Still, they can be a great way to cut your overall wireless bill while still using the device you want. Here are a few great deals to consider if you've been waiting to change your plan.

Mint Mobile is one of the phone carriers with the best cheap plans, and right now it is offering all of its plans to new customers for $15 a month. You do have to pay for the whole term up front, though, so it's $45 for three months or $180 for a year. Mint's Unlimited plan also comes with up to 20GB of hotspot data and free calls to Mexico, Canada and the UK, which is nice if you have family outside of the U.S. Metro by T-Mobile also offers a $15 unlimited plan right now, but it will go up to $25 after the first three months.

Visible might be a better fit if you don't want to pay for several months upfront. New members who use the code HOLIDAYHACK can get the regular Visible plan for $19 a month for a year. There's also a BLACKFRIDAY code that gets you a year of Visible+ Pro for $225 up front, which is half its usual price. Visible uses Verizon's network while Mint uses T-Mobile's, so which unlimited phone plan is cheaper between the two might not matter as much as which network works better where you live.

Straight Talk's unlimited plan is also down to $20 a month as part of the deals, though that is only a $5 savings from the usual price of $25. You will need to enable AutoPay as well; Straight Talk says you will lose the discount for good if you ever turn AutoPay off or change to a different plan. There may be other stipulations on the plans, too, so that's something else to keep in mind before changing over.

If you'd rather walk away with a new phone and a new plan, T-Mobile is giving away four iPhone 17e phones to people who sign up for four new lines on its T-Mix Standard plan. That plan costs $100 a month with AutoPay for all four lines. T-Mobile sells the 256GB iPhone 17e for $699.99 on its own, so it's a pretty solid deal for families who all need new phones at the same time. The phones are paid off through 36 months of bill credits, so if you leave before then, you'll still owe whatever is left.

AT&T's Black Friday sale is more focused on trade-ins this time around. Customers can get the iPhone 18 Pro for $0 if they trade in a phone worth at least $230, while the Galaxy S26+ only needs a trade-in worth $95 or more to drop to $0. AT&T is also throwing in a free Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Tab A11+ 5G with the Galaxy S26+. It doesn't appear to have any kind of plan deals on offer, though.

While the idea of switching your carrier to get a free phone can be nice, you don't always need to do this to save some money, especially right now. Companies like Mint and Visible are offering some pretty big discounts on their phones right now. Mint is taking $500 off the Pixel 11 and $400 off the Galaxy S26 FE when you buy either one with a year of Unlimited. Visible, meanwhile, is offering $480 off the iPhone Duo and select Pixel 11 and Galaxy S26 phones, but you get it only as a $20 credit each month for two years on its $45 Visible+ Pro plan.