$15/ month cell phone USA 3gb data, unlimited talk and text

[jafr1284]

Not sure if you are all aware, but mint mobile (USA) has a fantastic plan. You pay for a year upfront at $15/ month and you get 3gb LTE and unlimited low data after that, unlimited talk, text and wifi calling. Right now because of coronavirus you actually get unlimited lte at no extra. I have had the service for over a year now and its been fantastic on the t- mobile towers for me in NY and Colorado.

https://www.mintmobile.com/plans/


P.S. if you care to help me with a referral send me a pm.

[Catica]

Not sure if you are all aware, but mint mobile (USA) has a fantastic plan. You pay for a year upfront at $15/ month and you get 3gb LTE and unlimited low data after that, unlimited talk, text and wifi calling. Right now because of coronavirus you actually get unlimited lte at no extra. I have had the service for over a year now and its been fantastic on the t- mobile towers for me in NY and Colorado.

https://www.mintmobile.com/plans/


P.S. if you care to help me with a referral send me a pm.

My whole family is on Mint.  Works great except when traveling overseas.  If anyone else wants to help me out with referrals PM me as well.  Thanks.

[HipGnosis]

How much is it if you don't pay a year in advance?

[Catica]

How much is it if you don't pay a year in advance?

$25/month or you can still get $15/month if you only prepay for 3 months (intro price)

[charis]

I just paid for a year in advance for the 8gig plan, after taxes are added, it's appx $21/month. I did the 3 month $15 trial first with 12 gigs.

[therethere]

I'm surprised you had such good experience. I got rid of Mint Mobile because it was horrible in Colorado. Basically, if I was outside a city my phone wouldn't work. Also, for whatever reason, whenever I went out of range my phone wouldn't automatically go back in range without a hard reset of my phone. If you ever travel in the mountains, this happens A LOT.  It was damn annoying! I wouldn't recommend it for those who aren't close to a populated area or those who travel often, especially camping. I don't usually use the talk feature of my phone, but the few times I did it would frequently turn inaudible, have no sound, or sound like I was talking to a monster.

I'm all for cheap cell phone plans. But I got rid of mint ASAP. It was pretty horrible. I felt bad I even referred it to anyone. Granted, in the summers I travel frequently and sometimes into remote areas which was triggering my main issue. But the talk function didn't work either! I would only recommend it if you don't need your service to be too reliable and you live somewhere populated. If you want to be able to actually rely on your phone I'd pony up the extra $5-$10 a month for a different provider.

[jafr1284]

Wow sorry you have had a bad experience. Frankly I don't know anyone that doesn't complain about their service in the Rockies.. Seems like all of the phone companies are dealing with the same problem aka mountains. I have learned to accept some occasional issues but I had the same issues on AT&T.

[chemistk]

A lot of people's experiences are going to be different depending on where they live. Mint is a T Mobile MNVO, so service is going to depend entirely on whether T Mobile has sufficient coverage in a given area.

Also posting here because I'm starting to mull this over. T Mobile is a little better in my area than ATT, which I'm on through Cricket, and the cost differential is pretty significant between Cricket and Mint.

Can any current Mint users attest to the customer service/functionality of the mobile app? Cricket is atrocious, and the app never works. Not enough of a reason to get me to switch to something more expensive.

[jafr1284]

A lot of people's experiences are going to be different depending on where they live. Mint is a T Mobile MNVO, so service is going to depend entirely on whether T Mobile has sufficient coverage in a given area.

Also posting here because I'm starting to mull this over. T Mobile is a little better in my area than ATT, which I'm on through Cricket, and the cost differential is pretty significant between Cricket and Mint.

Can any current Mint users attest to the customer service/functionality of the mobile app? Cricket is atrocious, and the app never works. Not enough of a reason to get me to switch to something more expensive.

CS is generally good, the app is fine. Just wondering why would you need the app? I have it on auto renew annually and never need to do anything in the app. You can add roaming or more data by just texting a certain phone number or using the website if you need.

[Catica]

A lot of people's experiences are going to be different depending on where they live. Mint is a T Mobile MNVO, so service is going to depend entirely on whether T Mobile has sufficient coverage in a given area.

Also posting here because I'm starting to mull this over. T Mobile is a little better in my area than ATT, which I'm on through Cricket, and the cost differential is pretty significant between Cricket and Mint.

Can any current Mint users attest to the customer service/functionality of the mobile app? Cricket is atrocious, and the app never works. Not enough of a reason to get me to switch to something more expensive.

I had good experience with CS via the app.  The app works fine.  I use it to check my remaining data balance.  I renew my plan via the app and I used it to add money to the international plan.

[HipGnosis]

I'm looking into T Mobile's connect 2Gb plan for $15

[Catica]

I'm looking into T Mobile's connect 2Gb plan for $15

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What's that?  I don't see such plan on their site.

[chemistk]

A lot of people's experiences are going to be different depending on where they live. Mint is a T Mobile MNVO, so service is going to depend entirely on whether T Mobile has sufficient coverage in a given area.

Also posting here because I'm starting to mull this over. T Mobile is a little better in my area than ATT, which I'm on through Cricket, and the cost differential is pretty significant between Cricket and Mint.

Can any current Mint users attest to the customer service/functionality of the mobile app? Cricket is atrocious, and the app never works. Not enough of a reason to get me to switch to something more expensive.

CS is generally good, the app is fine. Just wondering why would you need the app? I have it on auto renew annually and never need to do anything in the app. You can add roaming or more data by just texting a certain phone number or using the website if you need.

Thanks! I typically do nearly all transactions, account management, etc. on my phone which is why I'm interested - in this case, I usually check how much data I've consumed and take care of account renewal. Cricket's mobile app hardly works well if it even works at all.

A lot of people's experiences are going to be different depending on where they live. Mint is a T Mobile MNVO, so service is going to depend entirely on whether T Mobile has sufficient coverage in a given area.

Also posting here because I'm starting to mull this over. T Mobile is a little better in my area than ATT, which I'm on through Cricket, and the cost differential is pretty significant between Cricket and Mint.

Can any current Mint users attest to the customer service/functionality of the mobile app? Cricket is atrocious, and the app never works. Not enough of a reason to get me to switch to something more expensive.

I had good experience with CS via the app.  The app works fine.  I use it to check my remaining data balance.  I renew my plan via the app and I used it to add money to the international plan.

Much appreciated!

[charis]

A lot of people's experiences are going to be different depending on where they live. Mint is a T Mobile MNVO, so service is going to depend entirely on whether T Mobile has sufficient coverage in a given area.

Also posting here because I'm starting to mull this over. T Mobile is a little better in my area than ATT, which I'm on through Cricket, and the cost differential is pretty significant between Cricket and Mint.

Can any current Mint users attest to the customer service/functionality of the mobile app? Cricket is atrocious, and the app never works. Not enough of a reason to get me to switch to something more expensive.

What's the first difference between Mint and cricket? I pay $21/mon (inc taxes) for 8gb on Mint.

[chemistk]

A lot of people's experiences are going to be different depending on where they live. Mint is a T Mobile MNVO, so service is going to depend entirely on whether T Mobile has sufficient coverage in a given area.

Also posting here because I'm starting to mull this over. T Mobile is a little better in my area than ATT, which I'm on through Cricket, and the cost differential is pretty significant between Cricket and Mint.

Can any current Mint users attest to the customer service/functionality of the mobile app? Cricket is atrocious, and the app never works. Not enough of a reason to get me to switch to something more expensive.

What's the first difference between Mint and cricket? I pay $21/mon (inc taxes) for 8gb on Mint.

Well, besides operating on two entirely different networks, the biggest difference is that I currently pay $35/month (incl taxes) for 5gb of data through Cricket. I'm all paid up for the ext few weeks so I have some time to think about this, for me the biggest question is tracking down people we know with T-Mobile and getting actual anecdotes of how good the coverage is in our area.

[charis]

A lot of people's experiences are going to be different depending on where they live. Mint is a T Mobile MNVO, so service is going to depend entirely on whether T Mobile has sufficient coverage in a given area.

Also posting here because I'm starting to mull this over. T Mobile is a little better in my area than ATT, which I'm on through Cricket, and the cost differential is pretty significant between Cricket and Mint.

Can any current Mint users attest to the customer service/functionality of the mobile app? Cricket is atrocious, and the app never works. Not enough of a reason to get me to switch to something more expensive.

What's the first difference between Mint and cricket? I pay $21/mon (inc taxes) for 8gb on Mint.

Well, besides operating on two entirely different networks, the biggest difference is that I currently pay $35/month (incl taxes) for 5gb of data through Cricket. I'm all paid up for the ext few weeks so I have some time to think about this, for me the biggest question is tracking down people we know with T-Mobile and getting actual anecdotes of how good the coverage is in our area.

Sorry I meant to write price difference, not first.  I thought you were saying that Mint was more extensive.  I've never had a coverage issue but that's location dependent as they say.

[HipGnosis]

I'm looking into T Mobile's connect 2Gb plan for $15

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What's that?  I don't see such plan on their site.

https://prepaid.t-mobile.com/home

[Catica]

I'm looking into T Mobile's connect 2Gb plan for $15

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What's that?  I don't see such plan on their site.

https://prepaid.t-mobile.com/home

Thanks for that.  I wonder why they don't advertise these plans on https://www.t-mobile.com

[Calvawt]

I dumped mint mobile as the data speed was very slow and there was a 20 minute delay on voicemails after i had a missed call.  since i use that phone for work, it was really frustrating.  the coverage was also pretty spotty.

[MatthewK]

Red Pocket just changed their rates, I'm now paying $15/mo for unlimited text/calls and 3g of data. They also have a $19 plan that is unlimited voice/text and 8G data. Nice thing with them is you don't have to commit to a whole year and can get service on any network and can also use Iphones. Service has been great for me, wife and daughter all on the AT&T network. Me with a moto g6, wife galaxy 8 and daughter with Iphone 7.

[HipGnosis]

Red Pocket just changed their rates, I'm now paying $15/mo for unlimited text/calls and 3g of data. They also have a $19 plan that is unlimited voice/text and 8G data. Nice thing with them is you don't have to commit to a whole year and can get service on any network and can also use Iphones. Service has been great for me, wife and daughter all on the AT&T network. Me with a moto g6, wife galaxy 8 and daughter with Iphone 7.

THANKS for sharing that.  I am on the RedPocket $15 plan (with a Moto G5).
But it is a 'limited time offer' while T-mobile's is a new plan.

[MatthewK]

Red Pocket just changed their rates, I'm now paying $15/mo for unlimited text/calls and 3g of data. They also have a $19 plan that is unlimited voice/text and 8G data. Nice thing with them is you don't have to commit to a whole year and can get service on any network and can also use Iphones. Service has been great for me, wife and daughter all on the AT&T network. Me with a moto g6, wife galaxy 8 and daughter with Iphone 7.

THANKS for sharing that.  I am on the RedPocket $15 plan (with a Moto G5).
But it is a 'limited time offer' while T-mobile's is a new plan

wow, yeah that is a good deal! Unfortunately Tmobile service is horrible where we are, AT&T or Verizon are the only solid players in our neck of the woods.

[jpdx]

I read on this forum that T-Mobile uses a certain new band in rural areas which may be why some people are having issues. My iPhone 6 does not support this band, which is the only reason I haven't switched to Mint yet.

[HipGnosis]

I read on this forum that T-Mobile uses a certain new band in rural areas which may be why some people are having issues. My iPhone 6 does not support this band, which is the only reason I haven't switched to Mint yet.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/t-mobiles-new-600mhz-band-71-what-you-need-to-know

[chuckster]

Been using Mint for years, but, as soon as it's up I'll probably switch to the T-Mobile $15 plan. Same price, probably better coverage (I know Mint uses the T-Mobile network, but, the MVNOs don't get priority on all their towers), and probably better service and reliability.

[jpdx]

Interesting about Band 71. The thread I was reading was about Band 12:

https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/tell-me-about-t-mobile/

[ketchup]

Interesting about Band 71. The thread I was reading was about Band 12:

https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/tell-me-about-t-mobile/

Band 12 is essentially required right now to get reasonable T-mobile coverage outside of cities.  Band 71 helps too, but is much more recent, so less deployed at this point.  It will matter more in the next year or two.

[MasterStache]

I just purchased a $10 "trial" plan for Red Pocket. Rest of family is still on Consumer Cellular. Hoping I don't see much of a difference before the rest of the family makes the switch.

[startbyservingothers]

I bought a cheap year plan of red pocket. (I chose Sprint as the price was cheaper, but I also get Sprint 'quality')

Each of the first few months my service ended at the end of the month.  Finally they got it right on the ~3rd time.  Service was friendly and helpful. 

I use as a low usage business phone, but haven't had any other issues.  (I live in the city with good coverage on all 4 networks.)

[MatthewK]

I'm looking into T Mobile's connect 2Gb plan for $15

\
What's that?  I don't see such plan on their site.

https://prepaid.t-mobile.com/home

so this looks to be a good deal. It looks like just domestic service, which is fine with me but has anyone used it and can verify whether or not wifi calling/text works with this plan? I only seem to get great service in my house with at&t and verizon. Outside my house and in town tmobile works great, so if wifi does work it wouldn't be a problem.

Thanks

[HipGnosis]

I'm looking into T Mobile's connect 2Gb plan for $15

\
What's that?  I don't see such plan on their site.

https://prepaid.t-mobile.com/home

so this looks to be a good deal. It looks like just domestic service, which is fine with me but has anyone used it and can verify whether or not wifi calling/text works with this plan? I only seem to get great service in my house with at&t and verizon. Outside my house and in town tmobile works great, so if wifi does work it wouldn't be a problem.

Thanks

T-mobile says you can do it.  https://www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/wi-fi-calling-from-t-mobile