@@evertonsway I did not think I would but if you just throw 15 bucks a month into a little savings account on a digital wallet when the 6 months rolls around you have the next payment if you're scraping for cash or dont think you'll have it.
I've been on Mint for 3 months and am sold. Thoughh I'm rarely off wifi I did notice the horrible youtube video. I have a VPN for Home use but wasn't aware that would fix this issue for my cell. Thsnks for the info.
This issue is not just Mint Mobile. I tried different carriers and mostly of what I saw is 480p video on most carriers I tried. VPN does work wonders if you want better resolution.
Thank you. I'm shopping around and Tello seems to be the only provider that has a cheap option for people who don't need data for a smartphone and don't want to pay for more minutes than they need. 🤔 Very customizable.
We've had problems with Tello. Me, my mom and sister moved from Cricket for cheaper/customizable plans. Two separate months my mom's phone disconnected from Wi-fi and accidently used up her data at home. Not Tello's fault by any means, but when her data was gone, it was GONE. Not slowed down, just no internet AT ALL without Wi-fi. The 1st time this happened they also cut off her text messaging even though its supposed to be unlimited. She could literally only make phone calls for 3 weeks. We've also had problems with calls connecting. Not dropping, just connecting. Text messaging is also very un-reliable. I'll text my sister when I get off work, asking if she wants me to pick something up for supper, with no response, because she won't get my text. Since I know this happens so often now, I'll call her. Then the call won't f*cking connect. So, I'll drive home and magically when I walk through the door, her phone goes off, finally receiving my text. The first couple of months, we didn't have any issues, but then all of these came about. I'm just sick of it, which is why I'm thinking about Mint Mobile.
continued using after the 7-day trial...after I purchased the 3 month unlimted plan...sim card became deffective...currently getting LTE signal or no network coverage at all...customer service did not resolve the issue...should have tried a different network
You can log in to your account using the Mint Mobile app and activate your 3-month service using an eSIM account number and activation code that is sent to your email. If your phone is not eSIM compatible, you can also order a physical replacement SIM card to be sent to your current place of residence. If you’ve already registered with a different service provider, however, you can request a refund for your purchase through the Mint Mobile app’s chat agent. Hope this helps!
I've had Mint for a couple of years. I love it. Never had a problem. I just hope the prices don't go up now that they've been acquired by T-Mobile. I had Sprint back inna day. When T-Mobile got their hands on Sprint, my bill went up considerably which led me to Mint.
Mint also charges an extra 'recovery fee' that other providers don't. Their advertised plan does not include the recovery fee. Makes the $75 fee for three months actually cost $91.
@PsychoPhil42 Have you tried cricket and that other one you mentioned? How are they? We're paying almost $200 a month for 2 phones. We're so broke. I've had to turn off satellite, get on gov programs, call and call for help to pay utilities, etc. Husband worked at Schwan's for 24 years, and diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2018 and it's been exhausting and our soul's need big solace and help. I've always been the advocate for others and I'm too tired now, no energy. So now I need one, because my husband still needs help... it doesn't end.
I had T-Mobile at 55 bucks a month so I switched to mint for 300 a year.. immediately I noticed dropping calls, no service, very irritating.. don’t know what to do now
Sorry that's happening. 2 options, contact customer care to see if there is a fix. If not and you are in the buyers remorse period of 7 days, they'll refund you all your money
I had Mint for 2 years. They got bought by T-Mobile and my service just recently started going down. I don’t have 5G too much mostly LTE so I just switched to Metro by T-Mobile now I have 5G UC so much faster.
The purchase hasn't gone through yet. If Metro by T-Mobile is better, then that's definitely good you have a better solution. Mint for me has remained relatively same.
The same for me. Prioritization is real. Anytime there are many people in the same area, Internet doesn't work. I'm not talking about events either, where you would understand if this happened. I'm talking, at the school pickup line, grocery store, and restaurants...
Couple of questions… Could you explain on why you’d need the vpn service? Could you explain the recovery fees? Great video I just don’t understand the vpn extra expense. I’m researching to see what would be best for me. Really like the community in the comments as well vert helpful
Hey! For the VPN, it’s primarily to hide your internet activity. Carriers sometimes slow connection on media sites (RUclips, Netflix, Hulu, etc.) if you use a vpn, your carrier cant put those limits in place. The recovery fees are not included in the plan although there is a way to get around it if you pay for your plan with referral credits. They are also relatively low in cost.
I got visible on the east coast and its been pretty good with 5g but it does switch back and forth but its been great on my s23 ultra. I had 5g even out in the middle of the deep woods in idaho. I also got tmobile home internet, now that thing is always iffy from bottle neck speed of 20 mbps to 250 mbps. Mint might be a fall back if visible goes away some day.
Love that you have that real of experience for different carriers. I was looking at getting T-Mobile Internet. It's not available at my location yet but glad to know your experience with it
@@evertonsway streight talk has home internet but i dont know if its worth the trouble since it has caps. Verizon is another home internet to check out.
I signed up for a year to mint and the cell signal is virtually non existent i get many dropped calls and no service appearing , to say i regret sibning for a year is a huge Understatement!!!!!
I've had a good experience with mint on the 3 month trial, but im gonna try out US mobile before i commit to mint. I like the idea of being able to teleport if i really need to and its cheaper since taxes and fees are included. Less than $25 a month for 35gb of premium data is incredible
Ive been with mint for going on 4 or 5 years now. The service is great. I never run out of data on my 15gb plan. And about the only place i dont get solid 5g coverage is in the bathroom stall at my work 😂
Ppl need to realize that "stealing" data might just be you using speedtest apps to check your mobile speed. 500mbps speed test for 30seconds is gonna take a huge chunk out of your data.
That's what happened to me on seven day trail. But I gave them another chance and loved them. The only thing I don't like I can't use built in visual voice mail on my Nokia XR 21. But like pixels the mail is dependent on carrier
I've had mint for 4 months, I'm completely happy, the only place that I had no cell service was in the ER, but in the rest of the hospital I had great service . I don't use a lot of data so the $15 5 gig is great for me.
I just purchased the Mint Mobile 5GB annual plan for $130. I just found out that they added taxes and fees in additional to the annual plan cost! This added more cost to the monthly cost of $10.83 ($130/12). Does all other carriers do this? Another question, if you do not use the full monthly 5GB data allowance, does it roll over to the next month or do you lose it? Thank you!
I had ATT for many, many years. It was pretty good till maybe 3-4 years ago. It got shit st work. I work in a factory with metal building. And I'm rural on KY and it even started being bad at home. Lot of people around me had Verizon and got because they would work in very rural spots. I switched over. It was amazing but only able to do unlimited. But more expensive
It's beyond insane to me, it's 2024, and we're still talking about limited/unlimited plans. It should be unlimited by default, it costs virtually nothing to send data.
I’m pretty naive when it comes to how the 5g 4g stuff works I’m about to get the unlimited plan and yes I know most people don’t need it but I do with my work will my speeds be slowed down from 5g to 3g after a certain amount of data usage even tho it’s unlimited
No such thing as unlimited data and I'm not sure how mobile companies get away with outright lying about this. You'll get 40GB/m of usable speeds then you'll be deprioritized to 3G which is basically unusable.
Hello Everton! Can you tether with Mint Mobile? In other words, can I connect my laptop from my phone by simply using the mint phone WiFi's username and password?
Hey question how much data do you get before you’re throttled on unlimited? I’m US cellular right now and I’m paying 180.00 a month for two phones and you get 101gb of data before you’re throttled . I’m seeing T-Mobile only gives you get only 50GB , ATT you only get 50gb, Verizon only gives you 30gb , and Tello only gives you 30gb . If I want 250gb high speed data could mint give me that ?
Yeah good service, T-Mobile recently bought them out so I'm gonna get the best plan for me now and see how it works out. I'm by no means going back to VZ the reception is terrible inside buildings in particular my home.
Was it simple to port your number out when leaving Mint? Some people have said they held their phone number hostage to make it difficult for them to leave
Can you answer this question ? I just bought the 20GB plan. I mostly use data when I’m driving with GPS about 20 to 30 hours a month. Will my GPS be interrupted do you think? I rely on it.
So GPS data is very low usage. I doubt 30hrs GPS would use 5gb of data. So I think you are more than good with the 20gb plan. If you were to exceed it, the mint mobile service after you use the allotted is enough to use GPS, maybe not a lot else but gps will work regardless
I left Mint Mobile because they didn’t support Apple Watch cellular connection. Now I use Visible and they support Apple Watch cellular connection so that’s why I left Mint Mobile after using them for a year.
clickbait title aside, it worked by the way... because i was looking for anything that would convince me NOT to switch to Mint... so the con doesn't really seem like a con to me. i am on verizon and use it as my internet for my household whether we're streaming movies, watching videos, playing music etc. anything you'd use internet for. i NEVER watch videos in a quality higher than 240p because it would NEVER load. i don't even use other video platforms because those videos never load. you can forget streaming a podcast anywhere else. and thanks to this platform in particular being so dang greedy i no longer watch it on my roku because 90% of the buffering is spent on ads. that's where the bulk of my data goes... Advertisements. so i just don't even bother. i buy DVDs and just watch movies on my television. and i have Brave on my laptop and phone, so .... ooh bip potato chip, RUclips! it's no longer a problem! Still.... right now, in spite of paying for unlimited data nothing loads or takes forever to load. 200 a month for eight years and not even being given what they promised? Supposedly they have enough towers where i live but we're considered low priority. they COULD juice it up some more but they don't want to. Their "marketing plan" is probably to force people like me to pay for a separate device that will provide internet. That will just increase my already incredibly expensive bill. so let's see... 200 a month vs 360 a year? uh... yeah. that didn't take long to decide. as for paying for more data.. No i kinda like the idea of it being cut off because if you need that much data you probably just need to go outside and get some sun. turn off the screens, get a hobby, give your eyes a break etc. go play with your kids or something. or maybe your kids need to go play with other kids instead of staring at a screen all day and night. Save money, save your mental health and personal relationships... i'm sold. it's happening. the cons aren't cons in my opinion.
Do they slow RUclips/video services on ANY plan or only on the unlimited plan after you've hit the 40GB? SO if I get the 5GB plan, but only use like 3GB a month, would my RUclips videos still be downgraded to 480p? Thanks
@@evertonsway Sounds good, I already have Google one, but I just read they are shutting down the VPN, but I also have PIA VPN so should be able to do something with that, appreciate the reply!
i'm currently leaving Mint after 2 years. In the SF Bay area..it worked great and I had no complaints. The price couldn't be beat. I now live in Phoenix metro area and the service here is terrible...zero data and emergency calls only are allowed on my phone most of the time. I recently did some travelling in Seattle and SoCal and also had very spotty slow reception in a lot of areas. I think success with Mint depends greatly on the area you're going to use the service so definitely take advantage of any free trials before switching
That's odd. Their map states Phoenix has 5G all over the place. Your post interests me because I travel to Phoenix every year for golf, and I use my I-phone's navigation a ton while there.
@@ra1279 yeah, it could be Mint's service just didn't agree with my phone for whatever reason. I have a Samsung A25 phone. I have no solid answer as to why I had such a hard time with it. I did make the switch to Verizon's Visible service and have had no issues since.
I'm leaving after 3 weeks on a 15MB plan. So many slowdowns then complete blackouts at lunch and dinner at busy intersections in S Sacto. Down to less than 1Mbps, 4kbps, then yes, complete blackout according to Netflix's Fast. Nice interface, great app but lousy data management.
And here I am with 12 days left on my 15gb/month plan with 15gb remaining. But I have Visible+ as my cellular data provider. I can switch back and forth. (I have ATT on my work phone to round out my coverage options.) I've been using Mint Mobile since Aug or Sep 2023. Did the 3 months unlimited for $45 and their recommendation was the 15gb/month. I did my "test drive" on an old iPhone 7 for the first month and then an iPhone 13 Pro to try the 5G coverage before getting my iPhone 15 Pro. You make an excellent point about expensive to add on data. For the costs they charge, you could get a second eSIM on something like Visible for $25/month and have a different carrier and another bucket of data to draw from. For under $50/month one could have two providers and two buckets of data. If one provider has issues or an outage, you are probably covered by the other one. I only use one phone number. I'm not even sure I know my Visible+ number, LOL. I set it's ring to silent.
The commercials are only to Target new customers if you are a customer and you've had it for 3 months now you pay full price that $15 is just to get you in the door bud
The quality of the product connection and overall speed. Not that good. I am returning back to Cricket.. the moral of this story, You get what you pay for. ⚡️⚡️
So for Canada and Mexico it has roaming included. There is something called MInternational where you can buy a pass but it's expensive and not worth it in my opinion
That’s not the best way to test if they are stealing your data. If the tablet is broken they have no data to access. Also your devices use data in the background while your phone is on. Basically all apps use data to send you random notifications and harvest data. So I wouldn’t say people are getting data stolen. But not fully understanding how smart devices have to always be connected to the internet to give you all the features you enjoy. Which will use up your data.
Switched from Verizon.Did everything correctly Horrible reception,despite what the coverage map indicated.switching back to my original carrier was a nightmare Took over three hrs with the "support team" just to port my number back!
What ive noticed with mint is it constantly disconects service when you have plenty of high speed data but once you run out and get slower service it never randomly disconnects. Thinking the better option is U.S cellular. Mint uses t mobile towers that are not strong in my area. The solution mint staff says is to buy more data😂. Rather moot point if the service is poor.
Wow, give them more $ for service that not performing well in your area. Wow. Yeah I always test drive a service before I commit nowadays. All about location!
@@teddyriefke4740 Buy a phone you can afford to replace. Insurance on a phone that MIGHT be expected to work for 5 years is a terrible investment. Put $10 a month into a piggy bank add $150 to that stash when you need a new phone and insure yourself
@@andrewr7982all insurance is a scam! Unless someone actually has special needs or circumstances. Government requiring it is overstep and more double taxation w/o representation, but We should be Use to that by now....
I have been with mint for a few years. I find that I like my service through them. I think the reason I have not noticed any issues with data is that I used my computer for streaming mostly, and that's through a fiber service.
CUSTOMER SERVICE is less than worthless unless you can use Google and believe or not Reddit to self-service issues stay with brick-and-mortar store. Having said that service is at least as good as name-brand ones.
one of the things that I hate is that I lose many calls because of the signal phone doesn't even ring and I get a voice message, mint would be perfect if it wasn't for that lol
From Mint Mobile CSR March 11, 2024 "I'm sorry to say, just had checked with the technical team that there is a changes in the visual voicemal that now mint is supported only in the apple phones and its not supporting for the android & google phone."
I'm using it for now cuz quite frankly it's cheap. But for my area, the internet doesn't work in a lot of places. But where I live, we are mostly surrounded by Verizon towers, so that's why.
Metal mobile home - att, T-Mobile, boost doesn't work. Straight Talk does. So I am not hopeful, but I will try Mint short term to see if it does. It would work with WiFi at work, but that's not where I use RUclips.
You have to make sure the phone is unlocked, you need a porting pin and account # if you want to bring your number. Check phone compatibility here: www.mintmobile.com/byop/
i recently started the 3 month plan and I dont like that it gives u 40GB bc then its slow. idk if ill get a fresh start the next month. anyone have any better cheap plans that gives more GB?
Mint mobile only slows video down on the $30 unlimited plan and the 40 plan. On the lower plans they don’t slow down Netflix or RUclips. That said I like US Mobile better.
Most phones have a feature to measure how much data you use. Reset it on the first of a month and then look at it on the last day of the month. Maybe do that for two or three months to get an average. Looking at my phone, I've used 49GB since 22 September, so I'm not a power user by any stretch. That's like 12GB/month give or take. You would have to check with your phone maker (Apple or Android) to see how to reset it for your device. If on an iPhone it's Settings -> Cellular and at the bottom of the dialog you can turn on Cellular Usage Statistics as well as reset them. Near the top, you can see Cellular Data and see how much you've used for the current period, which will be since the last time you reset the stats. If you already have months and months of data, just do the math. I'm sure Android offers the same, but I cannot tell you how as I don't have an Android phone. There are probably RUclips videos for both iOS and Android.
It's actually great! The midband data penetratea through buildings better. So parking garages and other places with building structures it works EXCELLENTLY!
Cannot even get a hold of a person there and every time my phone in I get a whole bunch of medical crap sales pitches sending my way that I can't get past I'm not going back with them that's it
Worst carrier ever. It's my 4th month with them and the service is terrible. I live in NYC and the signal is poor all the time. I keep turning plane mode on and off between 10 and 20 times a day for make it work. Contacted them twice. Told me to do this and that, but never solved the problems. I can't use zelle neither. At my bank they told me it's because of my carrier (mint). Too bad because i enjoy the branding with the green fox...
Wow I’m sorry that’s occurring. I know when you transfer carriers you sometimes have to reregister Zelle but after that it should work. I use Zelle as well with mint. I do think the service in your location does suffer. I would definitely look at changing carriers if the service is that bad.
If I had to have a tmobile based carrier, it would be Tello, because I wouldn't need to buy 1 year worth of service to get a good price. But then why Tello when US Mobile exists.
if you travel overseas Mint's roaming is bullshit. i paid twenty bucks, it worked for exactly five cents (basically connected then immediately disconnected and never reconnected) putting me in some really fukced up situations, including in alaska!! (almost stranded in portugal and almost stuck at the alaska airport and had to borrow a stranger's phone). i called to get my money back and they wouldn't even credit it to my account because they said five cents got used (as if it's fuckin milk i opened and tried to return SMFH). it's been alright otherwise but i was put in such precarious situations in places i didn't know anybody at times when i seriously could've been stuck overnight, i pretty much hate em.
I think telling people that there's an unlimited plan been telling them once they reached 20,000 no longer unlimited is false advertisement that's what I think
Mint mobile is currently trickling data off my personal hotspot. The 7 day free mint trial ran out literally the second I installed the info and I may have gotten a total of 9 or 10 of my quoted 30gb in the total three month plan I used. I noticed multiple scenarios where the data was being used even while I slept and phone was off. Good riddance mint scam
Yeah they did. Thankfully no socials or non public information was exposed. only name phone email and IMEI was exposed. A lot of companies have suffered some form of a breach
@@evertonswayyes IMEI. If you ever give out your IMEI or if someone has it, they can easily remote hack you just by having it and have access to your phone.
They can track you, but they can't do much else. They can attempt to upgrade but they'd have to have an abundance of additional information to attempt to execute a sim swap etc., but just to be clear, they can't hack your device. Control it in any way etc
Don't do it they get kicked back for talking good about the cell phone service the cell phone service is good for calling but the unlimited plan is not unlimited the unlimited plan data slows down to 2G after 40 gigabytes
Well this comment needs so much correction, so already disclosed I'm an affiliate of mint, so yeah... Secondly the plan explicitly states unlimited gives 40gb of high speed data and then slows down to 3g speeds (not 2g) and fyi, a lot of carriers reduce speed after a certain allotment. But thanks for the comment!
@@evertonsway no, what I have noticed is when I am in congested locations now. I have no data service practically I have nothing and I haven't even used up all my data to even to beat de prioritized
I noticed that as well! Same situation! My data is practically unusable when I am in a high traffic area. They really need prioritized data! I'm glad you said that I thought it was local to where I am.
Mint Mobile home internet data is the slowest I've ever experienced but not as bad as Visible, which should be called INVISIBLE. I use the 3 month plan for phone usage but purchased a 29.00 home internet service from another service and still save more than the other carriers.
In case the video title is confusing anyone, people leave the other carriers and switch TO Mint Mobile.
The title is misleading then.
You can tell all this when in the first few seconds he says " use my affiliate link "
Should be more like “this is why people switch to Mint Mobile”
Overall Visible is better
Clickbait. Anyone SERIOUSLY considering switching to Mint is looking for any and all warnings.
I like paying one time too. Is also why I do every six months for car insurance
I love it
Save even more on your auto policy if you're good with paying by the year.
@@evertonsway I did not think I would but if you just throw 15 bucks a month into a little savings account on a digital wallet when the 6 months rolls around you have the next payment if you're scraping for cash or dont think you'll have it.
What auto insurance company you’re with?
Progressive @@D_Official_94
I've been on Mint for 3 months and am sold. Thoughh I'm rarely off wifi I did notice the horrible youtube video. I have a VPN for Home use but wasn't aware that would fix this issue for my cell. Thsnks for the info.
Sure thing, glad to help and yeah VPN's are a so helpful with that. 👍🏾
is that on the unlimited plan too that the video quality is downgraded?
@@b1gkeeshyes ditto the question
@@evertonsway Which pre-paid service is best for folks who don't have credit cards to pay online?
This issue is not just Mint Mobile. I tried different carriers and mostly of what I saw is 480p video on most carriers I tried. VPN does work wonders if you want better resolution.
Give Tello a shot, their plans are very customizable and your data will roll over if you renew your plan before the due date.
Thank you. I'm shopping around and Tello seems to be the only provider that has a cheap option for people who don't need data for a smartphone and don't want to pay for more minutes than they need. 🤔 Very customizable.
Did not know about the data rollover.
We've had problems with Tello. Me, my mom and sister moved from Cricket for cheaper/customizable plans. Two separate months my mom's phone disconnected from Wi-fi and accidently used up her data at home. Not Tello's fault by any means, but when her data was gone, it was GONE. Not slowed down, just no internet AT ALL without Wi-fi. The 1st time this happened they also cut off her text messaging even though its supposed to be unlimited. She could literally only make phone calls for 3 weeks.
We've also had problems with calls connecting. Not dropping, just connecting. Text messaging is also very un-reliable. I'll text my sister when I get off work, asking if she wants me to pick something up for supper, with no response, because she won't get my text. Since I know this happens so often now, I'll call her. Then the call won't f*cking connect. So, I'll drive home and magically when I walk through the door, her phone goes off, finally receiving my text. The first couple of months, we didn't have any issues, but then all of these came about. I'm just sick of it, which is why I'm thinking about Mint Mobile.
continued using after the 7-day trial...after I purchased the 3 month unlimted plan...sim card became deffective...currently getting LTE signal or no network coverage at all...customer service did not resolve the issue...should have tried a different network
You can log in to your account using the Mint Mobile app and activate your 3-month service using an eSIM account number and activation code that is sent to your email. If your phone is not eSIM compatible, you can also order a physical replacement SIM card to be sent to your current place of residence. If you’ve already registered with a different service provider, however, you can request a refund for your purchase through the Mint Mobile app’s chat agent. Hope this helps!
I've had Mint for a couple of years. I love it. Never had a problem. I just hope the prices don't go up now that they've been acquired by T-Mobile. I had Sprint back inna day. When T-Mobile got their hands on Sprint, my bill went up considerably which led me to Mint.
I'm glad you're here! Yeah I'm hoping for the same. Keep the prices LOW
Mint also charges an extra 'recovery fee' that other providers don't. Their advertised plan does not include the recovery fee. Makes the $75 fee for three months actually cost $91.
Hey yeah they do. I hate fees. The recovery fee is $6.86 for 3 months for the $75 5gb plan
@@evertonswayall networks charge recovery fee. No customer likes fees. Those Fees are there with another name. Thats the trick.
Major carriers charge a lot more fees.
But other no-contract carriers (like Cricket or Visible) don't. When they advertise a plan is $30 per month, it's $30 per month.
@PsychoPhil42 Have you tried cricket and that other one you mentioned? How are they? We're paying almost $200 a month for 2 phones. We're so broke. I've had to turn off satellite, get on gov programs, call and call for help to pay utilities, etc. Husband worked at Schwan's for 24 years, and diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2018 and it's been exhausting and our soul's need big solace and help. I've always been the advocate for others and I'm too tired now, no energy. So now I need one, because my husband still needs help... it doesn't end.
I had T-Mobile at 55 bucks a month so I switched to mint for 300 a year.. immediately I noticed dropping calls, no service, very irritating.. don’t know what to do now
Sorry that's happening. 2 options, contact customer care to see if there is a fix. If not and you are in the buyers remorse period of 7 days, they'll refund you all your money
Check out my post on US Mobile. Best carrier around right now
TMobile owns mint, so it uses TMobile infrastructure.
I had Mint for 2 years. They got bought by T-Mobile and my service just recently started going down. I don’t have 5G too much mostly LTE so I just switched to Metro by T-Mobile now I have 5G UC so much faster.
The purchase hasn't gone through yet. If Metro by T-Mobile is better, then that's definitely good you have a better solution. Mint for me has remained relatively same.
The same for me. Prioritization is real. Anytime there are many people in the same area, Internet doesn't work. I'm not talking about events either, where you would understand if this happened. I'm talking, at the school pickup line, grocery store, and restaurants...
Couple of questions…
Could you explain on why you’d need the vpn service?
Could you explain the recovery fees?
Great video I just don’t understand the vpn extra expense. I’m researching to see what would be best for me. Really like the community in the comments as well vert helpful
Hey! For the VPN, it’s primarily to hide your internet activity. Carriers sometimes slow connection on media sites (RUclips, Netflix, Hulu, etc.) if you use a vpn, your carrier cant put those limits in place.
The recovery fees are not included in the plan although there is a way to get around it if you pay for your plan with referral credits. They are also relatively low in cost.
Proton VPN is free
what VPN do you recommend and how or where do i purchase? Download? Etc? Don’t know.
I got visible on the east coast and its been pretty good with 5g but it does switch back and forth but its been great on my s23 ultra. I had 5g even out in the middle of the deep woods in idaho. I also got tmobile home internet, now that thing is always iffy from bottle neck speed of 20 mbps to 250 mbps. Mint might be a fall back if visible goes away some day.
Love that you have that real of experience for different carriers. I was looking at getting T-Mobile Internet. It's not available at my location yet but glad to know your experience with it
@@evertonsway streight talk has home internet but i dont know if its worth the trouble since it has caps. Verizon is another home internet to check out.
I signed up for a year to mint and the cell signal is virtually non existent i get many dropped calls and no service appearing , to say i regret sibning for a year is a huge Understatement!!!!!
They have a 7 day buyers remorse. Definitely take advantage if it doesn't work in your location
Thank you for sharing that. It helps those of us who have considered a switch.
I have not signed up for the year yet, still on the 3-month trial. Thank you for all the great info on Mint Mobile.
Very welcome!
I've had a good experience with mint on the 3 month trial, but im gonna try out US mobile before i commit to mint. I like the idea of being able to teleport if i really need to and its cheaper since taxes and fees are included. Less than $25 a month for 35gb of premium data is incredible
Ive been with mint for going on 4 or 5 years now. The service is great. I never run out of data on my 15gb plan. And about the only place i dont get solid 5g coverage is in the bathroom stall at my work 😂
That's a wild place to be trying to use 5G 😂
It's hard to believe that
Ppl need to realize that "stealing" data might just be you using speedtest apps to check your mobile speed. 500mbps speed test for 30seconds is gonna take a huge chunk out of your data.
That's a valid point!
That's what happened to me on seven day trail. But I gave them another chance and loved them. The only thing I don't like I can't use built in visual voice mail on my Nokia XR 21. But like pixels the mail is dependent on carrier
I've had mint for 4 months, I'm completely happy, the only place that I had no cell service was in the ER, but in the rest of the hospital I had great service . I don't use a lot of data so the $15 5 gig is great for me.
Super happy to hear this!
Do a video on visible if you haven’t already, I’m curious to know which one to pick between the two
I've done a video on visible on the channel. Feel free to check it out
I just purchased the Mint Mobile 5GB annual plan for $130. I just found out that they added taxes and fees in additional to the annual plan cost! This added more cost to the monthly cost of $10.83 ($130/12). Does all other carriers do this? Another question, if you do not use the full monthly 5GB data allowance, does it roll over to the next month or do you lose it? Thank you!
It doesn't roll over. Moderate democrat here.
How did you get the yearly plan at that price ?
@@Cocothedood1e NEW customer. They offered it if you pay for a full year ahead.
@@Stephanie_12345 do they still have it available ?
I just purchased it for $180 unlimited for a year today@@Cocothedood1e
Very good video! Explained it. What is the unnecessary plan above the unlimited?
The unnecessary plan gives you 60gb of data, 20gb of that can be used for hotspot
I had ATT for many, many years. It was pretty good till maybe 3-4 years ago. It got shit st work. I work in a factory with metal building. And I'm rural on KY and it even started being bad at home. Lot of people around me had Verizon and got because they would work in very rural spots. I switched over. It was amazing but only able to do unlimited. But more expensive
Sounds lame too
It's beyond insane to me, it's 2024, and we're still talking about limited/unlimited plans. It should be unlimited by default, it costs virtually nothing to send data.
What do you think about the Mint 55+ plan?
I'm using the S23fe and I do get ultra capacity with Mint.
I’m pretty naive when it comes to how the 5g 4g stuff works I’m about to get the unlimited plan and yes I know most people don’t need it but I do with my work will my speeds be slowed down from 5g to 3g after a certain amount of data usage even tho it’s unlimited
No such thing as unlimited data and I'm not sure how mobile companies get away with outright lying about this. You'll get 40GB/m of usable speeds then you'll be deprioritized to 3G which is basically unusable.
No signals (4g) and too mmbad 5g. No one responding. But same expected from other vendors
Hello Everton! Can you tether with Mint Mobile? In other words, can I connect my laptop from my phone by simply using the mint phone WiFi's username and password?
Yes you can, you can use all of your plans data for tethering except the unlimited and unnecessary plans
@@evertonsway Thank you!
I have been with Mint Mobile for 5 years now and I am not about to change carriers unless T-Mobile screws it up.
I doubt T-Mobile will make it worse. It's already gotten better!
Hey question how much data do you get before you’re throttled on unlimited? I’m US cellular right now and I’m paying 180.00 a month for two phones and you get 101gb of data before you’re throttled . I’m seeing T-Mobile only gives you get only 50GB , ATT you only get 50gb, Verizon only gives you 30gb , and Tello only gives you 30gb . If I want 250gb high speed data could mint give me that ?
40Gb of data on their Unlimited Plan then it’s slowed down, the highest they offer is a plan called Unnecessary plan which gives 60GB
Can you add Unnecessary plan to one line and not another if you are doing a family option with someone who doesnt require as much data?@@evertonsway
Yuh, hello, shizzle.... Thinking about the $20, monthly, unlimited plan. Will this work with my samsung galaxy S8+?
I have a question maybe you mentioned it but i missed.
Unused data for every month does that rollover or do you lose it?
Does not rollover. Good question
@Everton's Way Besides the data issue... Is the cell phone calling and text with mint mobile worth it?
Definitely! It's a good service
@@evertonsway Thanx Bro, I will severely keep mint mobile in mind😁👍👍
Did u @@thatoks6498
Yeah good service, T-Mobile recently bought them out so I'm gonna get the best plan for me now and see how it works out. I'm by no means going back to VZ the reception is terrible inside buildings in particular my home.
Was it simple to port your number out when leaving Mint? Some people have said they held their phone number hostage to make it difficult for them to leave
No just get on the chat in the app and ask for the pin. Pretty simple and quick.
Can you answer this question ? I just bought the 20GB plan. I mostly use data when I’m driving with GPS about 20 to 30 hours a month. Will my GPS be interrupted do you think? I rely on it.
So GPS data is very low usage. I doubt 30hrs GPS would use 5gb of data. So I think you are more than good with the 20gb plan. If you were to exceed it, the mint mobile service after you use the allotted is enough to use GPS, maybe not a lot else but gps will work regardless
@@evertonsway. Really appreciate your reply. Have a nice day.
You as well!
I left Mint Mobile because they didn’t support Apple Watch cellular connection. Now I use Visible and they support Apple Watch cellular connection so that’s why I left Mint Mobile after using them for a year.
clickbait title aside, it worked by the way... because i was looking for anything that would convince me NOT to switch to Mint...
so the con doesn't really seem like a con to me. i am on verizon and use it as my internet for my household whether we're streaming movies, watching videos, playing music etc. anything you'd use internet for. i NEVER watch videos in a quality higher than 240p because it would NEVER load. i don't even use other video platforms because those videos never load. you can forget streaming a podcast anywhere else. and thanks to this platform in particular being so dang greedy i no longer watch it on my roku because 90% of the buffering is spent on ads. that's where the bulk of my data goes... Advertisements. so i just don't even bother. i buy DVDs and just watch movies on my television. and i have Brave on my laptop and phone, so .... ooh bip potato chip, RUclips!
it's no longer a problem!
Still.... right now, in spite of paying for unlimited data nothing loads or takes forever to load. 200 a month for eight years and not even being given what they promised?
Supposedly they have enough towers where i live but we're considered low priority. they COULD juice it up some more but they don't want to.
Their "marketing plan" is probably to force people like me to pay for a separate device that will provide internet. That will just increase my already incredibly expensive bill.
so let's see... 200 a month vs 360 a year?
uh... yeah. that didn't take long to decide.
as for paying for more data..
No i kinda like the idea of it being cut off because if you need that much data you probably just need to go outside and get some sun. turn off the screens, get a hobby, give your eyes a break etc. go play with your kids or something. or maybe your kids need to go play with other kids instead of staring at a screen all day and night.
Save money, save your mental health and personal relationships... i'm sold. it's happening. the cons aren't cons in my opinion.
Not gonna lie, I love this comment
Do they slow RUclips/video services on ANY plan or only on the unlimited plan after you've hit the 40GB? SO if I get the 5GB plan, but only use like 3GB a month, would my RUclips videos still be downgraded to 480p? Thanks
All plans will optimize down to 480p unfortunately. But a VPN solves that. Check out Google One-cheap and I pay for it with Google Rewards surveys
@@evertonsway Sounds good, I already have Google one, but I just read they are shutting down the VPN, but I also have PIA VPN so should be able to do something with that, appreciate the reply!
I just read that after your post. Sigh another google feature bites the dust
Also.. ? Seems may not be switching back to wifi automatically? Therefore using more cellular?🤔
Google offers a VPN service when you buy their storage plan.
They took it away recently. I used to use it.
I think the only thing missing here is international service? Do you have any experience with that???
i'm currently leaving Mint after 2 years. In the SF Bay area..it worked great and I had no complaints. The price couldn't be beat. I now live in Phoenix metro area and the service here is terrible...zero data and emergency calls only are allowed on my phone most of the time. I recently did some travelling in Seattle and SoCal and also had very spotty slow reception in a lot of areas. I think success with Mint depends greatly on the area you're going to use the service so definitely take advantage of any free trials before switching
So you mean that mint is good when your in bay area right..
That's odd. Their map states Phoenix has 5G all over the place. Your post interests me because I travel to Phoenix every year for golf, and I use my I-phone's navigation a ton while there.
@@ra1279 yeah, it could be Mint's service just didn't agree with my phone for whatever reason. I have a Samsung A25 phone. I have no solid answer as to why I had such a hard time with it. I did make the switch to Verizon's Visible service and have had no issues since.
@@alberttan7873 yes, in my experience it worked fine there. At least in the area I lived in with the phone I had at the time.
I'm leaving after 3 weeks on a 15MB plan. So many slowdowns then complete blackouts at lunch and dinner at busy intersections in S Sacto. Down to less than 1Mbps, 4kbps, then yes, complete blackout according to Netflix's Fast. Nice interface, great app but lousy data management.
And here I am with 12 days left on my 15gb/month plan with 15gb remaining. But I have Visible+ as my cellular data provider. I can switch back and forth. (I have ATT on my work phone to round out my coverage options.)
I've been using Mint Mobile since Aug or Sep 2023. Did the 3 months unlimited for $45 and their recommendation was the 15gb/month. I did my "test drive" on an old iPhone 7 for the first month and then an iPhone 13 Pro to try the 5G coverage before getting my iPhone 15 Pro.
You make an excellent point about expensive to add on data. For the costs they charge, you could get a second eSIM on something like Visible for $25/month and have a different carrier and another bucket of data to draw from.
For under $50/month one could have two providers and two buckets of data. If one provider has issues or an outage, you are probably covered by the other one.
I only use one phone number. I'm not even sure I know my Visible+ number, LOL. I set it's ring to silent.
Genius! You just give me a strategy with the two different carriers
Lol about your other phone set on silent and not knowing the number. Thanks for the info enjoyed reading your comment.
Does this work if well if you're an uber driver?
Do you have to change the sim card?
The commercials are only to Target new customers if you are a customer and you've had it for 3 months now you pay full price that $15 is just to get you in the door bud
The quality of the product connection and overall speed. Not that good. I am returning back to Cricket.. the moral of this story, You get what you pay for. ⚡️⚡️
Cricket sucks in my area. Used to be great. But than went bad. Apparently they only have one tower now up here.
So, I have a laptop and of course a phone. With XFINITY, I receive 2 bills. I really want to switch to MM. How does this work?
The bill for the phone, use the account #, and contact XFINITY to get the porting pin. Then come to MINT Mobile and port your number over.
@@evertonsway Thanks for your quick response, but is it possible to use Mint for both my phone and PC, and at what cost?
I want to know if my phone will work while traveling internationally? I hate mobile plans that say they can but they can’t
So for Canada and Mexico it has roaming included. There is something called MInternational where you can buy a pass but it's expensive and not worth it in my opinion
That’s not the best way to test if they are stealing your data. If the tablet is broken they have no data to access.
Also your devices use data in the background while your phone is on. Basically all apps use data to send you random notifications and harvest data.
So I wouldn’t say people are getting data stolen. But not fully understanding how smart devices have to always be connected to the internet to give you all the features you enjoy. Which will use up your data.
Switched from Verizon.Did everything correctly Horrible reception,despite what the coverage map indicated.switching back to my original carrier was a nightmare Took over three hrs with the "support team" just to port my number back!
That should not take that long, that's terrible time. SMH. Sorry you experienced that
What ive noticed with mint is it constantly disconects service when you have plenty of high speed data but once you run out and get slower service it never randomly disconnects. Thinking the better option is U.S cellular. Mint uses t mobile towers that are not strong in my area. The solution mint staff says is to buy more data😂. Rather moot point if the service is poor.
Wow, give them more $ for service that not performing well in your area. Wow. Yeah I always test drive a service before I commit nowadays. All about location!
What about getting phone insurance through mint?
DONT DO THE INSURANCE FROM MINT!! it’s awful… that’s the only negative from mint! I had to switch to Apple care. Other the. That MINT IS AMAZING!!
@@teddyriefke4740 Buy a phone you can afford to replace. Insurance on a phone that MIGHT be expected to work for 5 years is a terrible investment. Put $10 a month into a piggy bank add $150 to that stash when you need a new phone and insure yourself
Insurance for a phone is a scam no matter who you get it through. The price is never worth it.
@@andrewr7982 I'd rather spend a couple hundred bucks to replace my phone than have to buy a whole new $1300 phone
@@andrewr7982all insurance is a scam! Unless someone actually has special needs or circumstances.
Government requiring it is overstep and more double taxation w/o representation, but We should be Use to that by now....
Thumb says "TRASH" and "THIS is why people eventually leave" but conclusion says mint has very good service overall. Pure clickbait 👎
It’s a captivating title and thumbnail … notice the “?!” In the thumbnail…punctuation matters 😂
I can appreciate the strategy😅 thanks for the review
1GB for $10 extra a month? How do you run out of unlimited?
Unlimited for Mint is 40gb and Mint did update advising for $15 you get 5gb and for $20 you get 10gb additional
Cricket is stealing data HEAVY, I'm about to switch.
Yesssss that’s why I’m leaving
if you have unlimited the data will never slow down right????????
What's up with the multiple "?"s? Sheesh!
But to answer the question it slows down after your allotted value. They sell buckets of data, not a constant unlimited
I hear that the call quality still sucks. and you get dropped calls a lot.
I don't have that experience. For me it's been solid
Agreed
Thank you, this was very helpful
Welcome!
I have been with mint for a few years. I find that I like my service through them. I think the reason I have not noticed any issues with data is that I used my computer for streaming mostly, and that's through a fiber service.
CUSTOMER SERVICE is less than worthless unless you can use Google and believe or not Reddit to self-service issues stay with brick-and-mortar store. Having said that service is at least as good as name-brand ones.
one of the things that I hate is that I lose many calls because of the signal phone doesn't even ring and I get a voice message,
mint would be perfect if it wasn't for that lol
Imagine that expecting to have service from your carrier... Wild. But on a serious note.. That sucks
From Mint Mobile CSR March 11, 2024
"I'm sorry to say, just had checked with the technical team that there is a changes in the visual voicemal that now mint is supported only in the apple phones and its not supporting for the android & google phone."
I use an app called "My Visual Voicemail"-by T-Mobile USA in the playstore, on my Galaxy s23 and it works for me
I'm using it for now cuz quite frankly it's cheap. But for my area, the internet doesn't work in a lot of places. But where I live, we are mostly surrounded by Verizon towers, so that's why.
Yeah location is so important! Have you looked into Visible? It’s a great deal and you don’t have to bulk pay
Metal mobile home - att, T-Mobile, boost doesn't work. Straight Talk does. So I am not hopeful, but I will try Mint short term to see if it does. It would work with WiFi at work, but that's not where I use RUclips.
How do we change to Mint with a phone from another service?
You have to make sure the phone is unlocked, you need a porting pin and account # if you want to bring your number. Check phone compatibility here: www.mintmobile.com/byop/
I have a question about the esim , so every time I get a new phone, I have to get a new number??
With eSIM you keep the number the sim is digital but you keep your #
@@evertonsway ok and then so if I switch from e sim to physical that dosnt change the number Right also?
@@thaguy7732 you can still keep your number if you switch from esim to physical sim. I did it and kept my number.
i recently started the 3 month plan and I dont like that it gives u 40GB bc then its slow. idk if ill get a fresh start the next month. anyone have any better cheap plans that gives more GB?
I just needed to talk to my friends on messenger and stuff so it's good for me.
Mint mobile only slows video down on the $30 unlimited plan and the 40 plan.
On the lower plans they don’t slow down Netflix or RUclips.
That said I like US Mobile better.
Just switched to US Mobile. Transferred 3 lines, very pleased.
Oh ok, did you got with WARP or GSM 5G?
Verizon works better in my area so I went with the warp 5g @@evertonsway
Verizon works better in my area so I went with the warp 5g.
Thanks. How do i check the data I use presently, from Straight Talk ($35)
Most phones have a feature to measure how much data you use. Reset it on the first of a month and then look at it on the last day of the month. Maybe do that for two or three months to get an average. Looking at my phone, I've used 49GB since 22 September, so I'm not a power user by any stretch. That's like 12GB/month give or take.
You would have to check with your phone maker (Apple or Android) to see how to reset it for your device.
If on an iPhone it's Settings -> Cellular and at the bottom of the dialog you can turn on Cellular Usage Statistics as well as reset them.
Near the top, you can see Cellular Data and see how much you've used for the current period, which will be since the last time you reset the stats.
If you already have months and months of data, just do the math.
I'm sure Android offers the same, but I cannot tell you how as I don't have an Android phone.
There are probably RUclips videos for both iOS and Android.
So you have to pay 3 months ahead?
Minimum. They only sell plans in bulk
I thought after the initial three months I could sign up monthly as long as it was automatic with my debit card on their App?
@@lanceburke6236 Three months, six months, or one year renewals. You can't do just one month with Mint, automatic renewal or not.
Really great video got a subscribe from me quick question what tier of mint mobile are you on?
I wonder if the data is good for rideshare drivers? 🤔
It's actually great! The midband data penetratea through buildings better. So parking garages and other places with building structures it works EXCELLENTLY!
I use my gps for driving and stuff will that hurt my phone data when using it for gps
If you use offline maps then no usage of data but also map media uses very data in general
@@evertonsway thanks
maps uses very little data
@@JEK oh ok
We don't have 3g anymore so is it 2g speeds?
They don’t use 3g towers, it’s the equivalent of 3g speeds
I had mint mobile but I need unlimited data so now I have metro and my speed stays about half of the speed of T-Mobile premium data
Cannot even get a hold of a person there and every time my phone in I get a whole bunch of medical crap sales pitches sending my way that I can't get past I'm not going back with them that's it
I love my Mint Mobile.
Yoo bro I need your help with something I want to buy airtime for my bro using mint mobile but what am seeing is T mobile
T Mobile bought Mint last year. Mint hasn't changed, so far. I just renewed for 2024. Same price for last 3-4 yrs.
@@kenjordan5750 The deal was announced last year, but the FCC just approved the sale.
if you use free wifi hotspots at the coffee shops and airports etc. then definitely use a vpn as there are some fake hotspots that prey on people.
Mint Mobile is the best... I've been with them since day one.
💪🏾
Mint mobile DOES have access to the FULL T-Mobile Network, including UC.
they have access to their midband- but not the MmWave.
I got T-Mobile and they slow down my data speed at 40 GB I pay $90 a month
Worst carrier ever. It's my 4th month with them and the service is terrible. I live in NYC and the signal is poor all the time. I keep turning plane mode on and off between 10 and 20 times a day for make it work. Contacted them twice. Told me to do this and that, but never solved the problems.
I can't use zelle neither. At my bank they told me it's because of my carrier (mint).
Too bad because i enjoy the branding with the green fox...
Wow I’m sorry that’s occurring. I know when you transfer carriers you sometimes have to reregister Zelle but after that it should work. I use Zelle as well with mint. I do think the service in your location does suffer. I would definitely look at changing carriers if the service is that bad.
Don't expect any help after you sign up. None of their service people can speak English in a way that is understandable.
I've been with mint no problems at all!
That’s what’s up!
Try US Mobile, this Mvno has tmobile and verizon and soon will have att.
If I had to have a tmobile based carrier, it would be Tello, because I wouldn't need to buy 1 year worth of service to get a good price.
But then why Tello when US Mobile exists.
if you travel overseas Mint's roaming is bullshit. i paid twenty bucks, it worked for exactly five cents (basically connected then immediately disconnected and never reconnected) putting me in some really fukced up situations, including in alaska!! (almost stranded in portugal and almost stuck at the alaska airport and had to borrow a stranger's phone). i called to get my money back and they wouldn't even credit it to my account because they said five cents got used (as if it's fuckin milk i opened and tried to return SMFH). it's been alright otherwise but i was put in such precarious situations in places i didn't know anybody at times when i seriously could've been stuck overnight, i pretty much hate em.
Good info. Thanks.
Welcome bro!
I think telling people that there's an unlimited plan been telling them once they reached 20,000 no longer unlimited is false advertisement that's what I think
It's unlimited when it comes to slower speeds. That's how they hook customers. Because they truly think it's unlimited high speed data
It's unlimited when it comes to slower speeds. That's how they hook customers. Because they truly think it's unlimited high speed data
It's unlimited when it comes to slower speeds. That's how they hook customers. Because they truly think it's unlimited high speed data
been with them for 4 years switching this month 😆
Any carriers in mind?
@@evertonsway I'm giving Boost infinite a try found out too late they're not boost mobile but under the same umbrella.😔
Mint mobile is currently trickling data off my personal hotspot. The 7 day free mint trial ran out literally the second I installed the info and I may have gotten a total of 9 or 10 of my quoted 30gb in the total three month plan I used. I noticed multiple scenarios where the data was being used even while I slept and phone was off. Good riddance mint scam
I have had mint about a week. It’s terrible. I won’t even be staying for the entire 3 months
Yeah I getting scam callers 😂 leaving after my 3 month is over .. they don't have scam protection makes sense why it's cheap 😂
@ real talk. I may give total by Verizon a try
@@ambrunelli yeah same.. but seems like we get what we pay for 🤣 cheap = crappy services there's steps they cutting..
Mint was just hacked recently. Im glad i didn't get it.
Yeah they did. Thankfully no socials or non public information was exposed. only name phone email and IMEI was exposed. A lot of companies have suffered some form of a breach
@@evertonswayyes IMEI. If you ever give out your IMEI or if someone has it, they can easily remote hack you just by having it and have access to your phone.
They can track you, but they can't do much else. They can attempt to upgrade but they'd have to have an abundance of additional information to attempt to execute a sim swap etc., but just to be clear, they can't hack your device. Control it in any way etc
I am absolutely repulsed by their commercials. Ryan Reynolds is Marvin Milquetoast, and borders on creeptastical.
That's why I'd never ever do MINT.
That's a unique reason
Mint Mobile and T-Mobile are the same thing
Awesome video. Just subscribed
Thanks!
Don't do it they get kicked back for talking good about the cell phone service the cell phone service is good for calling but the unlimited plan is not unlimited the unlimited plan data slows down to 2G after 40 gigabytes
Well this comment needs so much correction, so already disclosed I'm an affiliate of mint, so yeah... Secondly the plan explicitly states unlimited gives 40gb of high speed data and then slows down to 3g speeds (not 2g) and fyi, a lot of carriers reduce speed after a certain allotment. But thanks for the comment!
Since the merge i never have service on mint
That sucks! The buy-out hasn't officially taken place yet though
@@evertonsway no, what I have noticed is when I am in congested locations now. I have no data service practically I have nothing and I haven't even used up all my data to even to beat de prioritized
I noticed that as well! Same situation! My data is practically unusable when I am in a high traffic area. They really need prioritized data! I'm glad you said that I thought it was local to where I am.
Mint Mobile home internet data is the slowest I've ever experienced but not as bad as Visible, which should be called INVISIBLE. I use the 3 month plan for phone usage but purchased a 29.00 home internet service from another service and still save more than the other carriers.
Too much scamer calls I get 😂 leaving at my first 3 months