Ryan “R-Willy” Williams has spent more than a decade doing what no one on two wheels had done before. The Australian rider joined Nitro Circus at 17, has landed more than a dozen world-first tricks across BMX and scooter, won multiple X Games gold medals, and built R-Willy Land, his own action sports compound back home in Queensland. Along the way, he built a YouTube following in the millions.

Last year, he became MobileX’s first global ambassador, and the fit was obvious. He’s built a career out of ignoring how things have always been done. So have we. A year in, we asked him what life on the road actually looks like with MobileX in his pocket. Turns out, his biggest lessons apply whether you’re flying between continents or just trying to stop overpaying for a phone plan. 

You probably don’t need unlimited data

Most people pay for unlimited just in case, which usually means paying every month for data they never touch. Ryan was no different.

“I’m traveling, filming and posting all day, every day, so I just assumed I needed unlimited. Turns out, I was paying for a security blanket.” MobileX doesn’t push you toward the biggest plan. The app uses AI to see how you actually use data, then builds a personalized plan around that, not around fear of running out.

“The app called me out. I’m on WiFi way more than I realized – hotels, venues, planes. I was paying for heaps of data I never touched.” Now he pays for what he uses and tops up in the app when he needs more. The best phone plans aren’t the biggest ones. They’re the ones that match how you actually live.

Stay connected when everyone’s on their phone

Anyone who’s tried to post to social or send a text at a packed stadium knows the feeling: full bars, nothing sending. When thousands of people hit the same towers at once, standard data slows to a crawl. For Ryan, that’s every show night.

“A packed arena, everyone trying to post the same jump at the same time. That’s usually when service gives up.” 

That’s what the MobileX Gold Network is for: on-demand priority data, so when towers get slammed, your data gets priority instead of getting pushed to the back of the line. Most prepaid plans don’t even offer the option. 

“Show nights used to be a gamble. If the data stalls when I land a big trick, that clip isn’t going up. Now I add some Gold on before heading in and don’t even think about it. Once the show’s over, I’m back on my normal plan.”

Sporting event, theme park, concert, doesn’t matter. Gold is there when you need it and gone when you don’t. That’s a level of control most phone plans never hand you.

Your plan should change when your life does

Ryan’s schedule goes from zero to full send: quiet stretches at home in Australia, then weeks on tour across the States. His MobileX line lives on his phone alongside his Australian number, so there’s nothing to set up when he travels.

“I land in LA, flip my MobileX line on, and that’s it. Quick trip, I stick with my usual plan. If I’m over for a few weeks and running my laptop off my phone, I’ll bump up to Gold for the month.”

Most of us have busy stretches and quiet ones too. A good phone plan moves with you instead of charging the same no matter what. With MobileX, you adjust your data as you go, choose how much talk and text you need, and add Gold priority data. No contracts, no surprise fees, and you can see exactly what you’re paying for in the app.

With a career like his, Ryan has no shortage of brands lining up to work with him, and he only puts his name behind what he actually uses. “I’m picky about who I rep. I only put my name on stuff I’d use anyway. MobileX lets me do my own thing, which is how I’ve done everything. Nobody’s locking me into anything.” That’s the idea MobileX was built on: phone plans that let you call the shots. You don’t need a stack of gold medals to deserve that.

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Ready to call the shots on your phone plan? Switch to one of the best prepaid smartphone plans and change it whenever your life does. Download the MobileX app, or pick up a MobileX Activation Kit on Amazon or at one of 3,700 Walmart locations.