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out-of-plan

In telecom, out-of-plan describes service use, such as calls, messages, or data, that is outside the allowances included in a customer's plan and is therefore not covered by those included amounts.

In plain English

A mobile plan usually comes with set amounts of service. Out-of-plan means use that falls outside those included amounts, so it is separate from what the plan already covers.

In context

Here, out-of-plan labels usage that sits outside the included plan allowances and is not counted within those included amounts.

Situation
Choosing mobile plans, allowances, roaming, fair-use, and add-ons
What it communicates
labels usage that is treated separately from included plan allowances.

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say how that separate usage will be handled, only that it is outside the plan's included allowances.

Examples

“After he used his included minutes, the rest of his evening calls were out-of-plan.”

Core meaning

“The statement lists out-of-plan texts separately from the messages included in the plan.”

In context

  • in-plan Opposite

    Refers to service use that falls within the plan's included allowances.