![]() ![]() Virgin Mobile: $35 monthly, for 5 GB of dataįollow USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham jeffersongraham) on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Walmart Straight Talk: $35 monthly, 3 GB of data Unreal Mobile: $20, 3 GB of data, (and only works with GSM phones) How Mint compares to other low-cost carriers: It can take some time for Mint to come to the phone. Additionally, if you call customer service, as we did Tuesday, prepare to wait. Other things to note: Mint Mobile is a low-cost wireless carrier and will throttle you to a lower speed if you use more than 8 GB monthly, down to 2 GB. This will make sure you're getting the best service when it's available. Now if you are shopping for a new unlocked T-Mobile phone, make sure it has support for the company's Extended Range LTE (known as LTE band 71). If T-Mobile is known to have poor service in your area, Mint might not be right for you. For optimal results, you'll want to have a phone that is compatible with T-Mobile. Instead, it licenses the ability to utilize T-Mobile's coverage for its service (also known as an MVNO). Mint actually doesn't run its own network. So if you shop for a new handset, make sure it's GSM, T-Mobile, and AT&T compatible. u/MintMobileAlex is a shared account for tier 2 customer care representatives at Mint. Mint Mobile only works on the GSM networks, used by T-Mobile and AT&T. If you have an account or service question/concern, call customer support at 1-80, use use chat in Mint App or Website Help Center, or DM u/MintMobileAlex and be sure to include your order number, telephone number, and explanation of the issue. And this is where the biggest fine-print issue comes up: If your old phone was purchased to work on the Verizon or Sprint network, you might be out of luck. To qualify for service, if you have an old, unlocked phone lying around, use it or pick up a used or cheap phone online at Amazon, eBay or elsewhere. Once you get it, you install the card and activate it via a smartphone app. It offers a SIM card that needs to be ordered online and delivered to your home or office. Mint offers a 7-day guarantee and will refund and cancel the contract if you don't like the service, the company says.īring your phone, but only if T-Mobile or AT&T However, Mint says customers can lock in the $20 rate by pre-paying $300 for the entire year. The rate then jumps to $35 monthly, which is still bargain-priced compared with competitors. There's a lot of it.Īt $20 per month for 8 GB of data and unlimited talk and text, Mint is considerably cheaper than the lowest offerings from the big four wireless carriers: Verizon ($45, 8 GB), AT&T ($60, 9 GB), T-Mobile ($40, 10 GB) and Sprint ($40, 2 GB).įor starters, the $20 monthly for Mint Mobile is a trial period that expires after 90 days. LOS ANGELES-If you saw that chunky milky Mint Mobile Super Bowl ad offering a too-good-to-be-true $20 monthly plan, we're here to tell you it really is good. ![]()
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