The main types of mobile plans are: voice & data or data only; post-paid or pre-paid; individual plans or shared plans. Voice & data plans are designed for use in a mobile phone while data only plans are great for the Internet of things, i.e. for use with devices such modems that need access to the Internet but don't need to make phone calls. Post-paid are traditional plans where you are billed a monthly fee in advance and pay for calls after you make them, while with pre-paid, calls as well as monthly fees are charged in advance: they are often cheaper than post-paid plans. Shared plans allow data usage allowances to be shared between multiple users which averages out usage and can provide cost savings.

Shared data plans for business, sometimes known as a fleet plans, allow you to share data usage across your workforce, meaning you pay for average data consumption rather than peak usage and minimise any excess data charges.