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Well @@melindahernandez8778 I'm sorry to break it to you, it's all a gimmick from Antenna Man and Mint Mobile!!! Or Mint Mobile in it's self.... I wanted to see the options, so I decided to get the "so called" $15 (e-SIM for my iphone) plan to see if I was going to pay $15 at checkout. Come to find out that I would have to pay for 3 months worth of service at $45. It's all a lie!!! They (or the website) won't tell you if you want or you have to get 3 months of service (nothing on the fine print). They put it by default, and there's no way around it!!! Either pay or don't get it at all... Mint Mobile says they're cheap, but it's not... So I think it's a bit dum because can't choose it at the beginning, have to pay the 3 months and then pay 15 per month....
I've had Mint for several years now. The switch was seamless and have never had even one problem. The bill is always a simple low flat amount every three months for me. I took a trip from Arlington TX to Hot Springs AR and went thru some really rural areas along the way. Service was 100%.
I have Mint Mobile, and it works fine in Houston. I have the unlimited 12 month plan. I just pay $360 plus taxes. I had AT&T, but I got tired of paying $80+ every month.
Two months in on Mint , and am extremely impressed. My internet speeds have peaked at 600mb. Had Verizon prepaid and never went above 160mb on 5G. Just got my 2nd month no bill usage and it has told me my average data use for the two months. I do stream music alot and average about 5 1/2 gigs. So when I renew for 12 months I will go to the 15gig plan. Great review Tyler.
600 mb? HAHAHA! It is a sponsored video, only naturally born fools get trapped in these rabbit hole videos. For your information, divide mbps by 8 and it will give you per mb. Even over 1 gig cant get you 600 mb which stands for mega bytes. Also, mint is a MVNO & de-prioritized network. This dude is sponsored, but getting away from disclosing his commission fooling people. Entire video is a click-bate!
I live in Vegas. I’ve had mint 4 years. No issues. But if you exceed your data cap it won’t work. I mean it’s completely unusable. You will have to pay for extra. 1 Gig 10 bucks. 3 Gigs 20 bucks. Other than that. No complaints.
Had Mint for past 8 months and no problem as I live in Southern,NJ. Great phone range and strength. Ordered a 12 month plan for 15 Gigs a month for 20 bucks a month. No physical stores, but great customer service, and SIM cards with removal/installer tool are gotten in two day mail. They were very patient getting me off my Cricket Wireless which had installed a six number PIN without telling me. Now, for new Users, Mint gives you unlimited for 15 bucks a month. You can’t beat that ever. Fyi, I have a iPhone XR 2018, but will go to Apple for a new phone, never a refurb-too many problems with that type of phone. As Antennae Hombre said, you need to order a 12 month plan to lock in a low rate. Do it. Their rates and services are the best. Mint is eating Verizon’s and AT&T’s lunch.
@@georgeplagianos6487 Had it up for for renewal at same price of 20 bucks a month for another year. Only new users currently get the 15 bucks a month for unlimited. When it is up, and if they increase the rate, I will go elsewhere. I did that with Cricket, which I had for seven years at a higher monthly rate.
I switched from Boost to MINT. I like that Mint gives you your cellphone as a hot spot for free. AND i needed 5G for a particular use I have once a month. Since I was switching providers that were on the same underlying network, there was no difference in service. But I had a lower bill. I bought all unlocked phones for this. I will continue to buy unlocked phones.
I did the same thing as you and was on boost for 9 years and wanted to try something else. Gotta unlocked phone and porting my number. ..haven't used the mint service too much yet but so far so good. ( reason is my number hasn't ported yet but they provide a number with mint in the mean time) 😉
Im with Boost infinite right now, is it worth the change? $25 a month price locked forever for unlimited talk text and data vs $30 a month without a price lock after promotion ends.
@@FATHOLLYWOODB123boost is running primarily on t mobile towers as a condition of the sprint merger. boost can slso roam on ATT, and their own miniscule network around Las Vegas. after year 1, you would be better off on Mint.
I cannot tell you how much I LOVE Mint Mobile! I drove from NC to OK without issues using Google Maps on it. I’ve had it for two years now and it’s amazing. Even in the USVI it was super fast! Paying $30 a month for the coverage I get across the country is a bargain. So grateful to leave Verizon!
I've had Mint for almost 3 years now and love it. The Ryan Reynolds Christmas card is always fun every year. I also like going into Sam's Club where the AT&T guys always ask me what carrier I have. They always look kind of dejected when I tell them Mint because they know I've got them beat on price and coverage.
I've switched from Verizon to Consumer Cellular went from $112 to $50 unlimited....$30 sounds good if they hang around for a while I may switch...Ohio seems to have excellent coverage and I don't travel that much.
Your comment, along with my research into Mint, has just about convinced me. I'm sick of Verizon's pricing. It's outrageous. Glad to hear someone using the service in OH notices good coverage.
I have had Mint for just under a year. Coverage is still spotty in some rural areas of Wisconsin. My husband's Verizon phone usually has a signal when mine doesn't but he's paying $50 a month compared to my $20. Fingers crossed that the T-Mobile network keeps expanding in Wisconsin.
He should consider Visible which is Verzion's Mint Mobile. Much better price (assuming you don't need some of the extra bells and whistles like international data) but same network. That is what I'm looking at to give us a better chance of one of our phones having coverage in spotty areas.
T-Mobile bought Verizon so depending on your phone's capabilities it should now have access to Verizon's towers. Verizon was not a GSM network T-Mobile phones from before the merger are less likely to be physically able to access the radio bands Verizon towers use. If you get a new phone you will probably find you get better reception now.
Been a Mint user for over 5 years now (during May they sent me a 5 Year Anniversary Email). Anyway I pay the yearly rate ($180 a year plus tax/fees). To be frank It's been the cheapest no hassle phone provider I've dealt with this includes Ultra, Cricket, Virgin, Alltel/Verizon (remember Alltel?), & T-Mobile prepaid amongst others. Service in my area is good though my phone (a Ulefone Armor X5) is missing one band that T-Mobile uses, and of course that is the one that is used most in the rural areas of Arkansas (go fig). Well I am upgrading my phone soon anyway to one that has all the bands (at least in the 4G network). As for internet service I mostly use WiFi rather than the cell phone service so the 5GB high speed a month is not a issue for me. I also like just paying the phone bill once a year anyway. Mint has been the longest provider that I've stuck with. As long as they can keep the cheap rate & no hassle service I'll stick with them.
I've been a AT&T customer for years and got tired of their high bill. I just switched to Mint today, so far so good. Will try it for the three months if not happy will switch to AT&T prepaid 12 month plan for $300. Bf has the AT&T prepaid plan, we drove all the way to Grand Canyon with no issues.
I had T Mobile, and switched to Mint after trying Tello, which also uses the T Mobile network. The experience with Mint has been much better than Tello and no different from T Mobile. I don't use much data, so $15/mo for 5 GB is more than I can use and the best deal going even when you add taxes and the 911 fee. I'm glad to hear that you didn't experience unusual network slowdown in crowded places.
Mint has been around for about 4-5 years now. Recently, T-Mobile purchased the company from Ryan Reynolds which means it's now 100% backed by T-mobile. It's no longer a small MVNO that might go out of business.
Have to agree. I have an unlocked Motorola phone that I used with Mint for the three + three month period a year ago. After six months at $15 and decent coverage. I opted for their one year $15/month offer. Pretty happy with that so far. My Moto Stylus cost me a little over $200 and has 5G wireless capability so I have the Mint 5G card installed. Good stuff! I encourage anyone to give this a try and save some money. Originally from Pa. now living under Canada so not in a prime reception metropolitan area.
Rothrock State Forrest you came out were I live in the State College area! Thats great I just ordered a sim card yesterday for mint mobile! Im looking forward to their service!! Thanks alot for the informative video!
I have T-Mobile both for my phone & Internet (5G) for last 2 years and have been completely satisfied. It even gave me great coverage in rural Minnesota
Mint Mobile is now owned by T Mobile. Moving to 5G, I can see live sports better in Chester, PA. I used to only see them in Philly or along 476 in DelCo. I use about 100 GB of data per month.
With cricket wireless, if you don't have the 60 plan, you'll be throttled heavily in congested areas. The 60 plan gives you unlimited priority data that doesn't slow down.
I had Mint for a very rough 6 months and I live in the DC Maryland area. I've heard about good experiences in other places which is what made me try it. It was terrible in my area though! I experienced constant dropped calls and low signal especially while at home. I was forced to switch even before my prepaid months were up! Just my personal experience...hope everyone elses is much better!
Sorry to hear it didn't work the best for you. My hypothesis is that there are ton of low income individuals on T-Mobile in the DC/Maryland area which results in tower congestion.
I'm also in the Baltimore-DC-Maryland Area and I've had no issues at all on Mint. The only caveat I'd have is service in VERY rural areas can be slower.
REALLY @@AntennaMan I'm in Houston (low income myself) and no (what's so ever) have my service with Assurance Wireless (T-MOBILE) been any were close to congestion in the network. So far T-Mobile has been the best provider far from Verizon and AT&T. If any congestion is the 5G network, not that many people on LTE, it's no wonder why my LTE goes as high as 150Mps+ on any given day!!! A guy that knows antennas and yet don't know anything how networking works 🙄😅😂🤣 That's hilarious 😅😂🤣
Lol i just got mint mobile as my 2nd sim via esim. Tmobiles network tends to throttle like this one but its very very fast compared to verizon 5g in my house and area. Well worth the money. Verizon and Att is crap now sadly they havent invested in coverage but more in speeds which doesnt work when it comes to expansion.
I was signal dropping multiple times a day ... I wish some of these commenters would just be real ... this is not a premium service... you get what you pay for
If you have a second line Mint is ideal. I have two phones. It costs me significantly less to have two phones and have a second number with Mint than it does just to add a second line with Verizon.
Check your area first. Mint has been flawless for me over the first two months. My data speeds average about 450mb compared to Verizon prepaid at about 140mb. For around 50 bucks for three months of service you should test drive it first.
Mint is definitely worth trying out. Worst case scenario, you can test it with a different number and stay with your current carrier if you don't like it. Most likely, it will work great in your area.
im confused on how you pay, 180 at ONE time? for the 15 a month 5gb plan ? im terrible at math lol .. I wanted to do the 45 every 3 months over and over but I think thats spending more money. 45 every 3 months for a year is more than I'd be spending just for the 180 a year .. so I think the 180 a year 5gb is the best. but im afraid of the cost .. i paid 54 upfront for 3 months .. i love it . but why did the plan shoot up to 120 for the next renewal? thats where I got confused. I was looking for it to say 54 for ANOTHER 3 months span, but clearly thats not how they operate.
Ill never understand why people buy phones from cell companies. Bloated with uneeded apps + costs more than a unlocked international cell you can use on most carriers
Thank you for this video, Tyler. You mention that you can start service with Mint and later port your number. That is basically what I would like to do. I would want to try Mint out before taking the leap of porting my number over. Can you point to some more info about how to port my number after already activating the Mint SIM?
Nearly same experience trying Mint using an old iPhone last 2.5 months. If Verizon is 8.5/10 on coverage, Mint was a 7.5. And AT&T won’t even work in my house. I was totally surprised by T-Mobile network.
Weird, looks like my comment got trimmed out of here. Maybe Google thought my mention of Netflix's speed test site was spam? Anyway, both ClassicGuy and AntennaMan helped out.
Sometimes rebooting the phone when data is slow will resolve problems. It's got something to do with Hand-off to the closest Tower. Rebooting on any network will sometimes help with any service complaints.
I had Mint Mobile for about 3 or 4 hours or however long it took me to reach their 5g hotspot limit. I sent back their sim card and got a full refund. I switched to V's'ble and haven't looked back.
Sorry to hear Mint Mobile wasn't right for you. Visible is definitely better if you're trying to use the 5G hotspot data beyond the 5GB limit on Mint. FYI, if you hit any limit with them, download the PDANet+ app (if you have an Android smartphone) and it'll bypass the restriction. I technically don't have hotspot on my Cricket Wireless plan but can bypass it with this app.
I signed up, doesn't work no matter what I have tried and Mint support has auto-hung up on me 9 times now.....10th time 65 minutes waiting ...and live agent promised agent and sent me back to silly virtual bot. Will Mint chat hang up on me a 10th time today? Give it a few minutes. So far no cell service and no support service.
Some locales were helped by the sprint merger. Our household doesn't get coverage at all, even though we get ATT and verizon. I've told focus representatives, yet nothing changes.
My family had been a Verizon customer since it was GTE Wireless. My service has been so bad lately (shores of Lake Erie), I am considering this hard. So when you read this mint, keep paying Tyler!
Is it worth the switch from Boost Infinite? $25 a month price locked forever, versus Mint Mobile $15 a month unlimited for first 3 months then $30 a month after, not sure about price lock. Only difference being Boost Infinite is postpaid and Mint Mobile is prepaid, and of course Mint is owned by T-Mobile and Boost is owned by DISH however long DISH Wireless stays around (I assume if DISH goes bankrupt another carrier will buy Boost for the name recognition and the millions of subscribers, probably AT&T or T-Mobile since it runs on there networks)
I've been on T-Mobile prepaid for a few years and get good speeds in my area of Southern California. I have their $15/mo plan - Mint Mobile gets more data per month at that price, but I can get the T-Mobile prepaid cards at a discount thru Target online and no fees/tax, so its cheaper for me than Mint. But if I needed more data per month, Mint would be a better deal.
Im currently testing the unlimited plan on an old s9 Verizon phone without any issues. Considering switching all together to mint. The service had worked well. I'm a trucker and drive into rural ohio every night. Hoping to port my Verizon number and phone when I do.
They offer roaming in Canada but you have to buy credits in order to use talk, text, or data. It's listed below: www.mintmobile.com/features/international-roaming/
Great question. I actually planned on making this video on my own without Mint Mobile's support. It was only after I told them I was planning on making it that they offered to sponsor it (for basically peanuts). I am more loyal to my viewers than any advertiser, so rest assured everything I say in the video is honest unlike your average politician. Mint Mobile's service is great. If you chose not to believe what I say just because the video is sponsored (when I would've made it anyway without a sponsorship) that's your loss.
Current customer of T-Mobile and have had good coverage both near home and while traveling. Sounds like we can expect the same great coverage and save a few dollars by switching to Mint Mobile. Am I missing something?
You lose some things like Mexico & Canada data and other bells and whistles that might not be relevant for you. You also are deprioritized over 'full' t-mobile customers on busy towers. Though I haven't ever seen tests to show that in action.
I would love to switch to Mint Mobile...but there are soooo many online reviews about how absolutely horrible their Customer Service is, frankly I'm afraid to change. I can't afford to be without phone or data service for days at a time waiting for CS to answer or return a call that never comes from offshore staff that are unintelligible. If you haven't had to deal with CS, you probably can't address this point. But if you have, we would love to hear your opinion.
Used to be a huge T-Mobile fan, from even before T-Mobile existed in the US. I had service on a regional carrier T-Mobile gobbled up to enter the US market. Worked very well. Unfortunately it does not work well where I currently live or work. Too many users, not nearly enough towers. Sprint was the same way here and the merger of two overcrowded networks did nothing to help in the local area.
Are you sure I’d need a new phone if I have Verizon? I was under the impression that Verizon phones are always unlocked until paired to a different carrier.
I live in Sauk rapids Minnesota about 70 miles away from the broadcast towers in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul market the next-gen got turned on today I have a Sony next-gen m#KD-65X80J TV does re scanning does that put the new channels in doesn't seem like it when I do it, nothing new turns up , what am I doing wrong
hot spot data is only good foor 10g per month. Otherwise, service has been great for the past 3 years in the central IL region. Stick with the $15/month yearly plan unless you stream A LOT on your phone.
Mint Mobile is actually pretty good but the T-Mobile network is not ideal. In Michigan, if you go past Lansing, you get no service. Boost Mobile the same if you get a T-Mobile Sim (which is the most likely outcome). I have had multiple lines with Mint over the years and have enjoyed my interactions with them (and the Ryan Renyolds aspect is really cool). In a nutshell, if you are okay with T-Mobile, this is a decent choice.
I have mint, they suck at 4G, I don't have 5G yet, but pretty much whatever I go the most I get is 1 to 2 bars here in the east bay. But they do seem to have integrity compared to other greedy companies.
My partner chooses to pay for both a "burner" Mint line on Android and his dumb AT&T iPhone. Other friends have Verizon. They and I are generally great as is his Mint when he has it. AT&T? Lackluster.
I don’t even know if I’ll ever use mint mobile but what I do know is that I’ve seen so many ads with Ryan Reynolds in it who is an actor I respect, so I just wanted to see if he was promoting a scam or not.
MVNO's generally don't do that in the same way. They might do some things like financing/spreading the cost out over the time like Mint mobile does and giving you some months for free. But they are usually going to reflect the full retail price of the phone, even if it is on sale elsewhere. Main carrier plans often do because they are making so much profit on their plans that you usually end up spending a lot more by the end of the contract than you would if you had bought the phone full price and done the cheaper mvno deal. Usually better overall price to buy the phone on sale (or used) and use a mvno.
We are on the T-Mobile Magenta Max 55+ plan, 40gig hotspot, free Netflix, unlimited premium data at 5G & 4g LTE, unlimited text & talk, Mexico & Canada coverage. I pay $90 per month for all of this, my 2 phones are paid for (iPhones). Would I benefit from Mint Mobile?
You would benefit in some ways. You'd have the same service for much less but hotspot data is limited to 5GB per line. If you don't use much hotspot, it might be worth it. Otherwise, stick with your plan.
@EarlBalentine It really wouldn't be a difference because mint mobile runs directly off of t-mobile network only the price would be Extremely lower than what you're paying now for that magenta plan. I used to have the magenta max unlimited plan year ago. I Switch to verizon have unlimited everything for only $60 a month
One last comment do you know why radio still exist ? bc they dont stop the song in the middle of it and give shit commercials they do it later when you can mute it !! not TV
I have metro pcs which uses t-mobile tower. I live in LA county the most populous County in the US. The 4g coverage is not good. LOL on all those amazing figures in rural parts yet in major urban area sucks.
Verizon probably has slightly better coverage in some areas. Mint had no issues in my area but I have heard of some areas that are only serviced by one provider, usually At&t or Verizon.
@@AntennaMan I have T-Mobile and it’s been fine. AT&T by far is the best IMO, but Verizon - wow. The crazy thing / I’ve tried to get them to look into it, but apparently I’m a nobody - lol. What gets me about mint is the advertisement. He says, 15$ /mo no gimmicks or fine print. I’m not sure he’s looked at his website or the fine print shown after the commercial.
