Had mint since 2019 till this feb 23. I never really had issues until my new job cause me to use lots of data. Went with tmobile but honestly bout to switch back to mint. Tmobile is bout to remove auto pay discount unless you attach your bank, and remove the 3% I get with apple pay. I never had issues with a vpn and mint but tmobile with mess with me every once in awhile.
if you’re an iphone user, 15 usd per 1 month for 3 months (45 usd) for unlimited plan new customer deal, plus pairvpn to bypass hotspot so u can tether one device to use the unlimited data 50 gb data (40gb data plus 500kbps speeds unlimited after throttle and 10 gb hotspot) this can ABSOLUTELY replace your home wifi 15 dollars per month??? Mind blowing.
I completely agree with that amazon tip. Buy the phone that you want, "used," and unlocked. However, I've seen Mint come out with some decent deals if you're into Samsung / android phones
I’ve been using Mint for 4 years now. I’m on the smallest data plan, 5 gigs which is perfect since I’m in wifi areas the majority of the time. I’d recommend someone wanting to try to do a trial then try the 3 month plan, if all is good re up for the annual plan for max savings.
Glad I ran across ur vid. Tried to switch to mint from tmobile because tm was no longer giving $5 discount for auto pay. Was unable to do so Because I'm stuck with a promo phone and promo plan😢. I will definitely switch when this "slave" contract ends. By the way , it's just me too😂😂👋👍👍
I don’t understand why buying your own phone is a minus. I haven’t bought a phone through a carrier in years, nor have I had service with a large carrier in years. When I look at all the gimmick sales from large carriers when they “give you a free phone”, maybe you don’t have to pay the upfront cost of the phone but with a lot of buy now pay later offerings this point seems moot. A lot of times people don’t seem to do the calculations. Usually when you get a “free phone” you are forced to get their service plans which usually are at a minimum of $80 for a term of two years. So usually, you end up paying a lot more for the total price compared to buying your own phone and buying a lower-cost service like Mint.
I think buying an unlocked phone may present a negative connotation to it (a false one at that) due to it being a higher upfront cost initially. We live in an age of financing because our short term minds see smaller numbers monthly but fail to see the bigger picture. I totally get your point and agree but you know… the average consumer is most likely going to lean towards financing. These carriers know that too.
@@DupeTubeTeam I don't know how financing is done with big carriers or with third parties because I have never financed a smartphone or any consumer devices but I believe there are many options for smart consumers if they do the research. Affirm seems to be quite popular. I am not sure if there is a lot of interest-free installments but it was brought to my attention that the Apple card allows consumer to buy Apple products in installment interest-free. I don't remember the terms but I remembered old cell phone companies use to subsidize phones and most people bought subsidized phones. Those were the days when Cingular Wireless was still around. I think some people are still stuck on the mindset that it's better to get a smartphone "subsidized" by cell phone providers. I think before 2016 subsidized contracts were actually cheaper in total cost over a two-year contract instead of unsubsidized phones on monthly plans.
Mint is cheap and you get exactly what you pay for. Slightly cheaper than boost mobile but one difference in dropped coverage or it switches to multiple towers. One rep said because I kept connecting to a tower in Minneapolis which is 500 miles. So the guy found a tower and connected me to the one he found in Illinois about 30 miles away and I had thought all issues were fixed. Wrong I seem to be back connected to the farther one. One thing I noticed about boost is they never had this issue.
Dude! great info. I'm about to switch to Mint 55+ plan, pay three months up front. I'm hoping to test it out with a temp phone number for a week then drop my previous service and switch to my old number - wondering if this is going to be a big hassle using just one phone?.... I'm using my old phone I've had for a few years, no upgrade. I use wifi 98% of the time. I really hope this works out because the service I've used for years is going up by around $7 a month. Service was good but money is money, right?
Hey yeah! For me personally my phone service was good. Keeping phone number wasn't a hassle as far as I can remember. Good luck! I'm very happy with my service!
I recently switched from TMobile to Mint. With Mint my data usage has doubled from what I was using with T-Mobile. Something is way wrong there. I am not using my phone any differently. The last year I averaged 7.7 G a month with T-Mobile. I am at 6.8 G used on Mint with 15 days to go . Any insight here?
you're not alone...i intentionally left my phone OFF for 2 days...i had 2.3gb before that...now i turned it on and it has 1.8gb...that doesn't make sense to me, smells wrong.
I just tried the Mint 7-day free trial. It works great, as advertised. Local, long distance & to Mexico, no problem. No need to give a credit card number. Unlocked Samsung S8. $2 @ Target for the SIM trial kit.
Free sim card if you call Mint and take advantage of the $15 per month (must pay 3 months up front) special for all levels of service for 3 months. You can change your service before 3 months is up. Yes, they send Sim card pretty quickly.
my experience with mint was not good. texts were delivered minutes later (many times the next day). tech support could not figure out what was going on. ridiculous.
in 2023 if we're all being honest, 20gb is next to nothing..i just got mint for 6 months...got the 5gig to try, and within 4 days the data is gone...after that..the net speeds are next to ZERO...not even 1mbps, cheap but not useful at all...wifi isn't everywhere, plus now you know one person that uses 20 gigs in a few days lol
Similar thing happened to me. It's so frustrating. Mimt mobile deserves a class action lawsuit cause they seem to do this to sell us cheap knock off add on data when the actual data runs out within a day of new service month.
Even with plenty of data left after a point the connection drops. Because it keeps searching for the better connection but this is continuously. Plus the staff really don't know what they are doing. One guy told me to turn on airplane mode while performing the test. Then we got disconnected. Another rep apologized for the other persons suggestion. He told me he wasn't sure why this other person would have even suggested that was a good idea.
Totally incompetent Tech Support and super inefficient Customer Service. Their "specialist" screwed up my porting in and then it took me literally 8 hours of my time on the phone with them, over 2 full weeks without cell service, to shepherd them thru the fix. Their whole system is ineffective. Everytime I called them (like 15 times) it took them 20-25 mins to answer the phone + another 30-45 mins to transfer me to transfer me to a more competent Supervisor. One day, I literally spend 3 solid hours on the phone with them just trying to track a new SIM card that was late arriving, only to find they accidentally never sent it. Honest to God. Now on Tello and it's a totally different experience. Took me literally 15 minutes to port myself in and another 15 mins to port in my number. When I did make a mistake, their Customer Service picked up after 2 rings and was super helpful in troubleshooting my issue and resolving it. Their system is infinitely more functional. And they're just as cheap, as Mint is now raising its prices after selling out to T-Mobile.
@@1968CudaGuy you can also see for yourself by calling Mint's Customer Care line (and waiting 20+ mins) then calling Tello's and instantly get detailed answers to your questions. Their shared business model of no stores, only online service, only works with a functional online service. Also Mint's accounts are filed under your Mint phone number, so if there's a problem with porting your number into their system (like I had) they have no way to find or verify your account. That's just dumb. I had to escalate to Managers to find workarounds. AND when one of their Techs decided to try from scratch with a SIM card because they couldn't figure out how to fix the problem, MInt REFUSED to expedite the shipping. Even a Manager required me to wait another 3 days for that to get to me. I was told it's against their policy to expedite shipping for anyone except new customers, even though I was a new customer and the new SIM was to fix their mistake. That's when I decided to cancel my service. In comparisons, when you call Tello, ask them how long it takes to get your SIM. They'll tell you you have 2 options for expedited shipping, regardless of the situation.
@@1968CudaGuy yeah don’t think too much into it. It’s not that deep. I’m not some undercover employee doing promo here lol. I just decided to make a video about my experience with my phone plan.
@@DupeTubeTeam lots of on the road work. Mainly streaming movies though. Emails, video calls w family. The usual. I’m just mainly on data most of the time w my AT&T plan. But since getting mint. It’s much faster and more reliable service wise in my area. So it should balance out over the 2 phones I have.
@@DupeTubeTeam If you are a road warrior and aren't able to connect to wifi then someone can use a lot of data just by watching videos or video conferences. I think a 20 minute youtube at 720p might be around 600mb. A whole 1080p movie is around 2-3 GB. So a handful of shows and movies during the month you could see gigs of data being used.
I was doing speed test on my way home from work. During traffic rush, (Ik not safe) and had full signal the entire way. Speeds were also absurdly high compared to my other AT&T phone. Mint managed speeds of 400mbps, during traffic rush and AT&T measured 22mbps 😂. I even have considerably better signal indoors compared to AT&T also.
@@DupeTubeTeamno. Mm will over count data and then force you to use sub optimal/criminally slow speeds, or else you buy more data. Mm is criminal. You're just biased and using anecdotal evidence to support your video.
Well ofc they will be. They rent towers from t mobile. All the cheap no contract carriers do this. Only mint seems to knock you down to the slower speed even if you haven't hit the mark yet. Or you will experience dropped connection because it always is searching for a stable connection which means it really never finds one.
Well they are not just random users posting you tube videos about the carrier unless you are benefiting from in in some sort of way. This guy isn't going to waste his precious time doing a video that does absolutely nothing for him personally. That's common sense.
Can't get pics messages to work no matter what I do, called support 4 times and it's still not working, horrible company, don't waste a cent, useless junk!!! I'm going to bash mint every chance I get until there out of business!!!
I have MINT for a year already and I LOVE IT. Never been dropped. Never had aost call. Never had wifi or data issues. And its $15 a month if you pay in a clip of a few months at a time or pay $180.00 for the entire year. AND ... IT RUNS ON T-MOBILE anyway. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is an incredibly well put together video. Very helpful!
Thank you so much! So glad it was helpful
Don’t fall for this people this carrier is crap!
Had mint since 2019 till this feb 23. I never really had issues until my new job cause me to use lots of data. Went with tmobile but honestly bout to switch back to mint.
Tmobile is bout to remove auto pay discount unless you attach your bank, and remove the 3% I get with apple pay.
I never had issues with a vpn and mint but tmobile with mess with me every once in awhile.
I think switching back to mint sounds like a good idea then!
if you’re an iphone user, 15 usd per 1 month for 3 months (45 usd) for unlimited plan new customer deal, plus pairvpn to bypass hotspot so u can tether one device to use the unlimited data
50 gb data (40gb data plus 500kbps speeds unlimited after throttle and 10 gb hotspot)
this can ABSOLUTELY replace your home wifi
15 dollars per month???
Mind blowing.
Thanks for the info!
I completely agree with that amazon tip. Buy the phone that you want, "used," and unlocked.
However, I've seen Mint come out with some decent deals if you're into Samsung / android phones
I’ve been using Mint for 4 years now. I’m on the smallest data plan, 5 gigs which is perfect since I’m in wifi areas the majority of the time. I’d recommend someone wanting to try to do a trial then try the 3 month plan, if all is good re up for the annual plan for max savings.
Great advice! Hey thanks for watching!
i'm doing it once i get my phone unlocked
Glad I ran across ur vid. Tried to switch to mint from tmobile because tm was no longer giving $5 discount for auto pay. Was unable to do so
Because I'm stuck with a promo phone and promo plan😢. I will definitely switch when this "slave" contract ends. By the way , it's just me too😂😂👋👍👍
Yeah even though t mobile bought out Mint, I still think you get the most bang for your buck with Mint Mobile. Freakin promo phones… lol
I don’t understand why buying your own phone is a minus. I haven’t bought a phone through a carrier in years, nor have I had service with a large carrier in years. When I look at all the gimmick sales from large carriers when they “give you a free phone”, maybe you don’t have to pay the upfront cost of the phone but with a lot of buy now pay later offerings this point seems moot. A lot of times people don’t seem to do the calculations. Usually when you get a “free phone” you are forced to get their service plans which usually are at a minimum of $80 for a term of two years. So usually, you end up paying a lot more for the total price compared to buying your own phone and buying a lower-cost service like Mint.
I think buying an unlocked phone may present a negative connotation to it (a false one at that) due to it being a higher upfront cost initially. We live in an age of financing because our short term minds see smaller numbers monthly but fail to see the bigger picture. I totally get your point and agree but you know… the average consumer is most likely going to lean towards financing. These carriers know that too.
@@DupeTubeTeam I don't know how financing is done with big carriers or with third parties because I have never financed a smartphone or any consumer devices but I believe there are many options for smart consumers if they do the research. Affirm seems to be quite popular. I am not sure if there is a lot of interest-free installments but it was brought to my attention that the Apple card allows consumer to buy Apple products in installment interest-free. I don't remember the terms but I remembered old cell phone companies use to subsidize phones and most people bought subsidized phones. Those were the days when Cingular Wireless was still around. I think some people are still stuck on the mindset that it's better to get a smartphone "subsidized" by cell phone providers. I think before 2016 subsidized contracts were actually cheaper in total cost over a two-year contract instead of unsubsidized phones on monthly plans.
If you buy a flag ship phone they won't de prioritize data and speeds. The more you pay there is a better signal and speed is much faster.
@@A_Well_Traveled_Man Thanks for the camera comment! Hope you're having a great day too! Appreciate you watching!
Mint is cheap and you get exactly what you pay for. Slightly cheaper than boost mobile but one difference in dropped coverage or it switches to multiple towers. One rep said because I kept connecting to a tower in Minneapolis which is 500 miles. So the guy found a tower and connected me to the one he found in Illinois about 30 miles away and I had thought all issues were fixed. Wrong I seem to be back connected to the farther one. One thing I noticed about boost is they never had this issue.
Dude! great info. I'm about to switch to Mint 55+ plan, pay three months up front. I'm hoping to test it out with a temp phone number for a week then drop my previous service and switch to my old number - wondering if this is going to be a big hassle using just one phone?.... I'm using my old phone I've had for a few years, no upgrade. I use wifi 98% of the time. I really hope this works out because the service I've used for years is going up by around $7 a month. Service was good but money is money, right?
Hey yeah! For me personally my phone service was good. Keeping phone number wasn't a hassle as far as I can remember. Good luck! I'm very happy with my service!
I recently switched from TMobile to Mint. With Mint my data usage has doubled from what I was using with T-Mobile. Something is way wrong there. I am not using my phone any differently. The last year I averaged 7.7 G a month with T-Mobile. I am at 6.8 G used on Mint with 15 days to go . Any insight here?
Interesting, nothing should differ if you’re using your phone in the same exact way. That’s interesting. Let me know if you find the culprit!
you're not alone...i intentionally left my phone OFF for 2 days...i had 2.3gb before that...now i turned it on and it has 1.8gb...that doesn't make sense to me, smells wrong.
I allege that MM is somehow (purposely) over counting data to SHOVE IT IN YOUR FACE to buy their add-on-GB over and over and over again. Such a scam.
I just tried the Mint 7-day free trial. It works great, as advertised. Local, long distance & to Mexico, no problem. No need to give a credit card number. Unlocked Samsung S8. $2 @ Target for the SIM trial kit.
Nice! Glad it worked out for you! Mint has been awesome for me up until this point
$2.00 SIM card? Hell I may try it next week
@@23nickhewitt worth a shot!
@@23nickhewitt $2 at Target. $5 @ other stores.
Free sim card if you call Mint and take advantage of the $15 per month (must pay 3 months up front) special for all levels of service for 3 months. You can change your service before 3 months is up. Yes, they send Sim card pretty quickly.
my experience with mint was not good. texts were delivered minutes later (many times the next day). tech support could not figure out what was going on. ridiculous.
Really? I’ve never had that experience. Sorry to hear that
in 2023 if we're all being honest, 20gb is next to nothing..i just got mint for 6 months...got the 5gig to try, and within 4 days the data is gone...after that..the net speeds are next to ZERO...not even 1mbps, cheap but not useful at all...wifi isn't everywhere, plus now you know one person that uses 20 gigs in a few days lol
Wow yeah you use waaay more than me! Mint may not be for you tbh. I hope you find something better suited for you!
@@DupeTubeTeam so far Visible is looking very promissing.
Similar thing happened to me. It's so frustrating. Mimt mobile deserves a class action lawsuit cause they seem to do this to sell us cheap knock off add on data when the actual data runs out within a day of new service month.
i heard they're about to change, but I will believe it when I see it
@@drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438
Even with plenty of data left after a point the connection drops. Because it keeps searching for the better connection but this is continuously. Plus the staff really don't know what they are doing. One guy told me to turn on airplane mode while performing the test. Then we got disconnected. Another rep apologized for the other persons suggestion. He told me he wasn't sure why this other person would have even suggested that was a good idea.
So you can’t switch to Mint if you have an I phone that has an Apple Watch 😢
Interesting, we'll take a look at that because one of our members has a watch and Iphone on Mint.
Totally incompetent Tech Support and super inefficient Customer Service. Their "specialist" screwed up my porting in and then it took me literally 8 hours of my time on the phone with them, over 2 full weeks without cell service, to shepherd them thru the fix. Their whole system is ineffective. Everytime I called them (like 15 times) it took them 20-25 mins to answer the phone + another 30-45 mins to transfer me to transfer me to a more competent Supervisor. One day, I literally spend 3 solid hours on the phone with them just trying to track a new SIM card that was late arriving, only to find they accidentally never sent it. Honest to God.
Now on Tello and it's a totally different experience. Took me literally 15 minutes to port myself in and another 15 mins to port in my number. When I did make a mistake, their Customer Service picked up after 2 rings and was super helpful in troubleshooting my issue and resolving it. Their system is infinitely more functional. And they're just as cheap, as Mint is now raising its prices after selling out to T-Mobile.
Wow sorry that was your experience. It definitely wasn't mines. Really glad you found your place over Tello though!
Uh... Same review on another Mint Mobile review video.... Trying a little too hard to get the "word" out.. Suspicious..
@@1968CudaGuy oh this is the honest to God truth. I'm posting the same review everywhere I can find, trying to save others from my misery.
@@1968CudaGuy you can also see for yourself by calling Mint's Customer Care line (and waiting 20+ mins) then calling Tello's and instantly get detailed answers to your questions. Their shared business model of no stores, only online service, only works with a functional online service.
Also Mint's accounts are filed under your Mint phone number, so if there's a problem with porting your number into their system (like I had) they have no way to find or verify your account. That's just dumb. I had to escalate to Managers to find workarounds.
AND when one of their Techs decided to try from scratch with a SIM card because they couldn't figure out how to fix the problem, MInt REFUSED to expedite the shipping. Even a Manager required me to wait another 3 days for that to get to me. I was told it's against their policy to expedite shipping for anyone except new customers, even though I was a new customer and the new SIM was to fix their mistake. That's when I decided to cancel my service.
In comparisons, when you call Tello, ask them how long it takes to get your SIM. They'll tell you you have 2 options for expedited shipping, regardless of the situation.
@@1968CudaGuy yeah don’t think too much into it. It’s not that deep. I’m not some undercover employee doing promo here lol. I just decided to make a video about my experience with my phone plan.
Is the mint mobile e-sim better than the physical SIM card?
honestly I haven't noticed a difference since I was on a physical and then switched over to e-sim recently.
Man and I thought using 55 gigs in my plan was normal. Had no idea 10 gigs is all some people need
Woah hold up, what are you doing in your phone that uses 55gb? Genuinely curious
@@DupeTubeTeam lots of on the road work. Mainly streaming movies though. Emails, video calls w family. The usual. I’m just mainly on data most of the time w my AT&T plan. But since getting mint. It’s much faster and more reliable service wise in my area. So it should balance out over the 2 phones I have.
@@agarcia8800 wow, thanks for sharing! So interesting to get different perspectives on how people use their phones.
@@DupeTubeTeam If you are a road warrior and aren't able to connect to wifi then someone can use a lot of data just by watching videos or video conferences. I think a 20 minute youtube at 720p might be around 600mb. A whole 1080p movie is around 2-3 GB. So a handful of shows and movies during the month you could see gigs of data being used.
As high is 10 GB is still far more than some people would need. The most I have ever used was 200 MB in about a two-week period.
I hope it is I just got it
Hope you’re satisfied with it as much as I am!
Hell yeah mint rocks
👍
Great video Thanks.
Thanks for watching !
Do they get slowed down during congestion
I haven’t personally noticed anything!
I was doing speed test on my way home from work. During traffic rush, (Ik not safe) and had full signal the entire way. Speeds were also absurdly high compared to my other AT&T phone. Mint managed speeds of 400mbps, during traffic rush and AT&T measured 22mbps 😂. I even have considerably better signal indoors compared to AT&T also.
Be careful doing speed test though. I used 2gigs within 10 mins.
yes, they told me so.
I currently have Mint mobile. But I keep running out of data !!
Oh no! You might need a higher data plan 🤣
Not sure if it applies to new customers only but Mints is slashing prices for their unlimited. All plans are $15 now.
@@tamwilfred That set of deals is for a limited time. I just now checked the page on their site. That's the deal for their three-month plans.
Same, I hate MM.
@@DupeTubeTeamno. Mm will over count data and then force you to use sub optimal/criminally slow speeds, or else you buy more data. Mm is criminal. You're just biased and using anecdotal evidence to support your video.
good video
Thanks!
I have mint mobile my three months will be up next month
Nice! Will you be renewing or going elsewhere?
@DupeTubeTeam I am thinking of going to boost infinite its only $25.00 a month
Mint is heavily deprioritized vs Fi or T-Mobile. Just not worth it
Interesting. I've actually never heard of FI. I'll look into it!
Agreed.
Well ofc they will be. They rent towers from t mobile. All the cheap no contract carriers do this. Only mint seems to knock you down to the slower speed even if you haven't hit the mark yet. Or you will experience dropped connection because it always is searching for a stable connection which means it really never finds one.
so how much did ryan renolds have to pay you for this lol
Yeah I wish. We have 400 subs. Lol
Right????? I don't trust anyone with a good review of mint mobile 😂 it's been shitnfor me
Well they are not just random users posting you tube videos about the carrier unless you are benefiting from in in some sort of way. This guy isn't going to waste his precious time doing a video that does absolutely nothing for him personally. That's common sense.
best review ever. unbiased and helpful
Thanks!
I use a lot of hotspot on phone looking to pay less
Nice!
Can't get pics messages to work no matter what I do, called support 4 times and it's still not working, horrible company, don't waste a cent, useless junk!!! I'm going to bash mint every chance I get until there out of business!!!
So sorry that was your experience!
Yes!
Don’t fall for this carrier it’s crap!
Interesting. Any reason why you say that?
Work for ATT?
T-Mobile bought them.
My new plan starts tomorrow so far I used 18.5 gb , I didn't have to buy a phone my phone was unlocked, I have the s23 ultra
I have MINT for a year already and I LOVE IT. Never been dropped. Never had aost call. Never had wifi or data issues.
And its $15 a month if you pay in a clip of a few months at a time or pay $180.00 for the entire year.
AND ... IT RUNS ON T-MOBILE anyway.
❤❤❤❤❤❤
same here! Just renewed. I'm really happy with them!