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How to Upgrade or Downgrade Your Plan

Ready to upgrade or downgrade your plan? Here's how, for both individual and group accounts, along with some answers to common billing and timing questions.

Switching Your Own Plan:

  1. Log in to your Helium Mobile account

  2. Make sure your account is active and has a valid payment method on file

  3. Tap Manage

  4. Tap on your current plan

  5. Select your new plan and tap Choose Plan

  6. Review the disclaimer and tap I Understand

  7. Review your Order Summary, which shows your month-by-month total:

    • Upgrading: You'll pay a small prorated charge immediately

    • Downgrading: You'll switch on your next billing date. You may not be charged, or you may see a small prorated charge, depending on your original plan

  8. Accept the terms and tap Confirm & Pay

✅ Your plan changes immediately for an upgrade, or at the end of your billing cycle for a downgrade.

Switching a Member's Plan (Groups)

  1. As the group admin, log in to your Helium Mobile account

  2. Tap Manage > My Group and select the member whose plan you'd like to change

  3. Tap Plan Details

  4. Select the member's new plan and tap Switch Member's Plan

  5. Review the disclaimer and tap I Understand

  6. Review the Order Summary for cost details

  7. Accept the terms and tap Confirm & Pay

✅ The member's plan changes immediately for an upgrade, or at the end of their billing cycle for a downgrade.

Things to Know

  • Each plan (individual or group member) can only be switched once every 2 months

  • There are no refunds or prorated credits for downgrades

  • Plan changes cannot be made within 24 hours of your renewal date

  • If you have an active promotion, check its terms before switching. Switching plans may affect your eligibility for that promotion

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