$30/mo.Mint Cell Phone Plan with Unlimited Calls, Text and Data for 3 Months (3-in-1 SIM Card)

General Overview- Prior to using Mint mobile, I had been with AT&T for 10 years. I have been using MINT mobile for 6 months now, and I have no complaints. I purchased the 12gb/month at $25 per month. Mint sent me a nice letter with the sim card inside that can break down from a regular sim, microsim, or nanosim. Putting in the sim was as easy as taking a pin or paperclip, popping out the sim tray, and putting it in the phone. Of note, this $75 deal is for a 3 month package, and to maintain that rate, you must pay up front for a whole year. Honestly, it is so nice knowing I do not have to pay another phone bill until November this year. Data plans- At the time of this posting, Mint offers 3gb, 8gb, and 12gb plans with prices of $15, $20, and $25 per month respectively. When you buy in bulk, the more you save. Many people I have talked to about Mint mobile are skeptical because they do not offer an unlimited data option at this time. I do not think people realize how much data they actually use. Mint plans all have unlimited talk and text in the US and after reviewing my monthly usage, I realized that even the 12gb plan I have is too much and when I renew I will be going to the 8gb plan. Think about it, at home you are on wifi and at work you are on wifi. Unlimited data is a scam given by big phone companies to make you pay for more than what you need. Call quality- I do not see a difference in call quality compared to my prior carrier. I have only had one dropped call in 6 months of use. Data speeds appear to be adequate for daily use, obviously in high traffic areas such as concerts, data speeds and accessibility are negatively impacted. Referrals- You are able to refer others to mint mobile using your referral code. For example, my referral code is fbuyme/nBqV. When someone signs up using your link, both you and the person you referred get a $15 credit towards your next renewal bill. There was even a promotion once where if you refer 5 people you would get enough credit for 1-2 years of service depending on the plan you chose. I have referred friends and family to Mint and they also enjoy the service and especially the price! Promotions-Occasionally, there are deals where you can get 6 months free when you sign up or the service for a discounted rate, so if you are thinking of making the switch, wait for a promotion. From time to time, Mint opens an exclusive "underground" website, where users of mint can get exclusive clothing, gear, accessories, etc. Keep your own phone number -Moving my number from my prior carrier was seamless and extremely fast, when I input my number into the app my phone began working in minutes. I believe I had to call my prior phone company first because I was on the plan with another user, but after that its as simple as downloading the mint mobile app and inputting your phone number. Compatibility- I have used Mint only with iphones, and it works seamlessly. Mobile hot spot works. Visual voicemail works. Facetime quality is good. I do not have experience using mint on android devices, but there is a full compatibility checklist on Mint's website. Pretty much is a phone is unlocked, it should work. Mint works off the TMobile towers, so if your phone is Tmobile it should work too. A word of caution for Verizon and sprint phone owners (except for iphone). Verizon, Sprint, and US cellular phones use CDMA (a different signal) that does not require sim cards. An unlocked iPhone is compatible and uses a SIM card tray so there are no issues. I would imagine due to the lack of company exclusive phones like in the past, there should not be an issue as long as the phone is unlocked, but I would check the phone compatibility prior to making the switch. International- when on Wifi, you can make calls and send texts as normal via wifi calling, regardless if you use an iphone or android. International calls start at $0.06 per minute, and you load credit onto your account to maintain service out of the US. TLDR; Too Long, Didn't Read- Mint is a great phone company. If it makes a difference to you, Ryan Reynolds is now technically the owner and also uses Mint mobile.. that's how much trust he has in the company. Check your phone compatibility and input your zip into Mints website to ensure the best results. Use in the Chicagoland area has been great in my experience. I highly recommend Mint to everyone and will not switch to one of the big 4 until I live in a place where Mint doesn't work.

I arrived from the UK for a 6 week stay in the USA and my UK service provider suggested I get a pay as you go SIM to keep costs down. I have never used pay as you go before. I tried to activate the SIM by phone, but none of the options seemed appropriate for my circumstances. I was put through to an agent. Keeping my UK number would have been my choice, but the agent advised against doing this. But it was an option. I was reluctant, but agreed. He took my details and he repeated them back to me. He recorded the wrong email address and I corrected him. I spelled my email address out phonetically. I was on the phone for ages when we got cut off. But I got a welcome message. So I figured everything was OK. If there was a problem, he would have phoned. I was asked by AI to set up voice mail, which I duly did. After this, I realised that my phonecalls were coming to my old UK number and I was getting them. So WhatsApp worked as before. I assume texts were going to my USA number? But I wasn't getting them. So security conformation numbers for online purchases and high amounts in stores, weren't getting through. I wasn't getting UK voicemail either. I phoned Mint a couple of times and when I went through my details, my email address, which is AOL was recorded as IOL. I should have got a welcome email. I still haven't recieved it, so I'm guessing that they still have the wrong email address recorded. The last agent I spoke said you couldn't have a Mint SIM with a UK number. I pointed out that is exactly what I have. I asked her to leave things the way they were. Far from perfect and not stress free, but I'll manage.

Great company I’ve been with for years

Don't miss that horrible hill every month 😎

The mobile provider was excellent for the few days that I had the SIM card but Amazon send me a activated SIM card with only 22 days left! The provider were very helpful in explaining what had happened. Unfortunately I had to return the SIM card to Amazon because it will purchase through and because of that I had to pay my actual provider for another month while I get my refund and there's a disclaimer that they're not obligated to refund me 100% if they determine that the item it's not return exactly as it was delivered and they supposed to refund me the same day that expire the month that it's running on my cell phone provider that I already paid one more month because I had no option because I had to return the SIM card and now the new SIM card it won't arrive in time before the month expire! So I only have two options. Pay another month of my actual provider or stay without cell phone service until the new SIM card arrives and if I do that, I think I won't be able to bring my actual cell phone number to mint mobile so in that respect I'll give Amazon one star but full stars to mint mobile!