Most carrier-locked phones will not work with Mint Mobile. If you already have a phone you’d like to use with Mint Mobile, you can confirm compatibility by checking the device’s IMEI number on Mint’s website. Most unlocked GSM phones will work with Mint Mobile. To check coverage at a specific location, use Mint’s interactive coverage map. I discuss coverage differences in more detail in another article. However, it’s my impression that Mint subscribers are able to roam onto only some of the partner networks that most direct T-Mobile subscribers can access.
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3 Both T-Mobile subscribers and Mint Mobile subscribers have essentially full access to T-Mobile’s own network. Mint Mobile’s coverage map looks similar to T-Mobile’s primary coverage map, but there are a few regions T-Mobile appears to cover that Mint Mobile does not. The following coverage map was taken from Mint Mobile’s website in June 2019: I discuss prioritization policies on T-Mobile’s network in more detail here. When networks are not congested, prioritization should not affect users’ speeds. 2 When networks are congested, the lower priority subscribers will tend to experience slower data speeds than prioritized subscribers.
Mint Mobile subscribers receive lower priority than most subscribers on T-Mobile-branded plans. Prioritization policies govern how wireless networks handle traffic when networks are congested. Data speeds are not throttled for Mint Mobile’s customers. When networks are not congested, Mint Mobile will offer service with essentially the same performance that T-Mobile’s direct subscribers experience. With other providers, it often makes sense to buy more data than you expect to use in a typical month so you’ll be prepared if your data use is abnormally high. Given that Mint both (a) offers additional data beyond your allowance at low speeds and (b) lets you easily add data, it is unusually easy to get by with small-allowance plans from Mint. After logging into Mint’s website, users can select to add 1GB of high-speed data for $10 or 3GB for $20. Mint Mobile makes it easy to adjust your data allowance mid-month. For example, new users can purchase 3 months of service on the plan with 4GB of data per month for only $45 ($15 per month). Mint Mobile allows new subscribers to purchase their first three months of service at the monthly rates that are normally offered on 12 month plans. In my own orders with Mint, taxes and fees added between 5% and 20% to the total cost of my orders. The prices mentioned do not include taxes or fees. The longer the term of service, the better the price. Subscribers have the option to pay for either 3, 6, or 12 months of service upfront. On all plans, subscribers that run out of high-speed data can continue to use additional data at sluggish, 128Kbps speeds at no extra charge. Mint, somewhat misleadingly, calls its 35GB plan an “unlimited” plan. Subscribers can select a plan with either 4GB, 10GB, 15GB, or 35GB of high-speed data each month. The plans differ in their allotments of high-speed data. Mint Mobile’s standard plans all include unlimited minutes of talking and unlimited texting.
For a more accessible overview of Mint Mobile, see 9 Things You Should Know Before Subscribing To Mint. The review is structured so that users can read straight through or skip to the portions of the review that they’re interested in. This Mint Mobile review is unusually comprehensive. Easy one-time payments to add extra high-speed data.Unlimited data at low speeds after high-speed data is used up.Deprioritized data when the network is congested.Runs over T-Mobile’s network (see coverage map).You can check a specific device with Mint’s compatability tool. Most phones that aren’t locked to another network are compatible with Mint Mobile. You can check coverage quality at your location with Mint’s interactive coverage map. I strongly recommend Mint Mobile if you’re looking for good prices and live in an area where T-Mobile’s network performs well. A whole year of service with unlimited talk, unlimited texting, and a few gigabytes of data each month cost me $192 ($16 per month) after taxes and fees. My experience trialing Mint Mobile was so positive that I ended up purchasing an annual plan for my personal use. 1 Provided your device is compatible, Mint Mobile’s plans include both Wi-Fi calling and mobile hotspot use. Mint Mobile doesn’t have any brick-and-mortar stores and instead operates using an online-only business model. The plans come with different monthly data allotments: Mint’s four plans all include unlimited minutes and texts. Mint Mobile offers service over T-Mobile’s network and has some of the best prices in the industry. My friend Stetson’s Mint Mobile review may be a better resource. 2022 Update: I haven’t kept this review up-to-date.
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