--- title: "AT&T hotspot limits: hotspot data per plan, then 128 kbps · Kilobat" url: "https://kilobat.app/hotspot-limits/att" description: "What AT&T publishes about hotspot data: 250, 100, 50 or 3 GB a line on Unlimited Your Way plans, then a maximum of 128 kbps, SD video on two plans, and how to check." --- Hotspot limits · United States # AT&T hotspot limits **Checked 1 November 2026** against AT&T’s own pages. Plans change: your plan’s terms win. Every AT&T Unlimited Your Way plan includes hotspot data, in an amount that depends on the plan. Once it’s used, hotspot keeps working at a very low speed until the next bill cycle. Hotspot data 250 GB (Elite 2.0), 100 GB (Premium 2.0), 50 GB (Extra 2.0) or 3 GB (Value 2.0) per line, each month. After it A maximum of 128 kbps for the rest of the bill cycle. Video 4K UHD on Elite 2.0 and Premium 2.0; SD on Extra 2.0 and Value 2.0. Check Dial `*3282#`, or look at Hotspot usage in myAT&T. ## Hotspot allowance AT&T’s Unlimited Your Way page lists hotspot data per line, per month: - **AT&T Elite 2.0:** 250 GB. - **AT&T Premium 2.0:** 100 GB. - **AT&T Extra 2.0:** 50 GB. - **AT&T Value 2.0:** 3 GB. Tablet lines added to an Unlimited Your Way group get 30 GB of hotspot data. Older plans had smaller allowances with the same slowdown; check yours in myAT&T. ## Speed after the allowance - Once a line’s hotspot data is used, hotspot speeds slow to a maximum of 128 kbps until the next bill cycle. - At that speed, web pages load slowly and video hardly plays. ## Plans without hotspot AT&T’s current Unlimited Your Way plans all include hotspot data. Older or prepaid plans can differ; the plan’s own terms say. ## Video - Elite 2.0 and Premium 2.0 stream video in up to 4K UHD. - Extra 2.0 and Value 2.0 stream video in SD. ## Check what’s left 1. From the AT&T phone, dial `*3282#` to get a text with the data used since your last bill. 2. Or sign in to myAT&T, go to usage, and look at **Hotspot usage**, which shows the cellular data used for hotspot. AT&T also lets you set data usage alerts in myAT&T. ## What Kilobat can tell you If every speed test and big download on your hotspot stops near the same speed, such as the 128 kbps AT&T publishes, on different occasions while the ping stays normal, Health says it looks like AT&T’s hotspot cap. A weak signal or a busy cell wanders instead, and Kilobat says nothing then. It also notices video held near 1.5 Mbps while other downloads run faster. It can’t see your allowance or tell a hotspot cap from a plan that caps everything: check on the phone too. It’s free in Health on any phone hotspot, with the measurements behind it in Kilobat Pro, and in the terminal with `kilobat hotspot`. More in [the docs](https://kilobat.app/docs/usage#hotspot-throttling) and [saving hotspot data](https://kilobat.app/save-hotspot-data). ## Questions **Is 128 kbps usable for a laptop?** Barely. A laptop’s background traffic alone can fill it. If your AT&T hotspot suddenly crawls near the end of a bill cycle, check Hotspot usage in myAT&T first. ## Sources - [AT&T Support: Explore AT&T Unlimited Your Way](https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1182926/) - [AT&T Support: Check your AT&T wireless usage](https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1048294/) - [AT&T Support: Manage wireless data use](https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1011301/) Checked against AT&T’s own plan pages, terms and help articles on 1 November 2026. Allowances and speeds differ by plan and change often; what your own plan says wins. ## See what your hotspot is really doing Kilobat is a Mac menu-bar app that shows which apps use your hotspot’s data, holds back updaters on metered networks, and says when downloads keep stopping at the same speed. [Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.31.1.dmg?via=site) ``` brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat ``` ## More carriers - [T-Mobile](https://kilobat.app/hotspot-limits/t-mobile): Many plans continue at up to 600 kbps after high-speed hotspot data is used; rules vary by plan. - [Verizon](https://kilobat.app/hotspot-limits/verizon): Up to 3 Mbps on 5G Ultra Wideband and 600 kbps on 5G/4G LTE (Plus, Welcome), 1 Mbps (Simplicity), up to 6 Mbps (Ultimate). - [Visible](https://kilobat.app/hotspot-limits/visible): Always capped at up to 5 Mbps (Visible), 10 Mbps (Visible+) or 15 Mbps (Visible+ Pro). - [Mint Mobile](https://kilobat.app/hotspot-limits/mint-mobile): Mint doesn’t publish a hotspot speed after the 20 GB; you can add more data in the app.