Life Wireless Lifeline plan
Life Wireless, part of Telrite Corporation, offers a $0 Lifeline plan on the AT&T network. This page sums up what its own website says you get, and what to check before you apply. We have not tested the service ourselves.
What network does Life Wireless use?
Life Wireless uses the AT&T network. Life Wireless's site does not say so in words, but its coverage map is AT&T's. Its company, Telrite, says it uses AT&T's network in a 2025 filing with South Dakota's utility commission.
What the free plan includes
| Minutes | Unlimited |
|---|---|
| Texts | Unlimited |
| Data | Free high-speed data; amount varies by state; after you use it up, speed drops to 256 kbps (too slow for video) |
| Free phone included | Not stated |
| Network | AT&T |
The site promotes bringing your own phone ("Love your phone? Bring it!") and does not state that a free phone is included.
Where Life Wireless serves
USAC runs Lifeline. Its data shows Life Wireless had Lifeline customers in 45 states and territories in May 2026. The places with the most customers come first.
- Puerto Rico (103,722)
- Kentucky (4,923)
- California (4,587)
- Texas (3,646)
- Illinois (2,909)
- Georgia (2,697)
- South Carolina (2,131)
- Louisiana (2,100)
- Ohio (1,737)
- Minnesota (1,537)
- New York (1,508)
- Pennsylvania (1,445)
- Florida (1,393)
- Mississippi (1,307)
- Tennessee (1,290)
- Washington (1,263)
- Arizona (1,251)
- Michigan (1,176)
- Indiana (1,129)
- Missouri (1,094)
- Virginia (905)
- Colorado (851)
- Wisconsin (837)
- Nevada (695)
- Massachusetts (640)
- West Virginia (637)
- Arkansas (519)
- Maryland (514)
- Alabama (427)
- Iowa (413)
- Oklahoma (339)
- Utah (338)
- Hawaii (334)
- New Jersey (305)
- Kansas (293)
- Maine (240)
- Rhode Island (210)
- North Dakota (148)
- Nebraska (147)
- Idaho (144)
- Vermont (132)
- Alaska (81)
- Wyoming (8)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (7)
- Montana (6)
This matches the list of states on Life Wireless's own site.
Not every company serves every part of a state. Check your ZIP code on Life Wireless's site, or in the official company finder.
How to apply with Life Wireless
- Check if you qualify with our quick tool.
- Start the application on the provider's site at lifewireless.com. It sends you through the National Verifier. In Oregon and Texas, the state checks instead.
- Upload proof of who you are, and proof of your income or your benefit.
- Once approved, the provider ships a phone or SIM. Use the service at least once every 30 days to keep it.
Compare
See how Life Wireless stacks up in our provider comparison, or look at plans that are free without Lifeline.