With T-Mobile killing legacy plans, Verizon is the only big US carrier I recommend in 2026

A year or two ago, if you told me that Verizon would be the carrier I would most recommend in 2026, I would have laughed in your face. And yet here we are halfway through the year, and that’s exactly what I’m doing. While AT&T and T-Mobile have become increasingly tone-deaf as of late, Verizon is running around with an almost un-carrier-level energy, attempting to win over fans with lower pricing and a new plan structure that focuses on upgrades to fill in any gaps.

I want to be completely clear up front: For most users, I recommend prepaid service hands down over postpaid. That said, if you have your heart set on the latter, Verizon is the carrier I feel is most worth the risk at this point.