$25 unlimited data, texts, & calls too good to be true or not?

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Ive been averaging around 700mb a month for data. Im almost always on wifi. And when im not on wifi, im not glued to my phone either. Amazes me how some people can kill 4gb within a week. Lot of streaming I suppose. Not my cup of tea to watch a show on a 5 inch screen.

I don't use a ton either unless traveling. I think only like 1 gb. But traveling I am usually problem is hotspotting the darn kids. So last time we burned in 1 month like 30 gb. My mom has terrible internet at her house. So I was hot spotting 3 computers and 3 tablets.

[rennigade]

I don't use a ton either unless traveling. I think only like 1 gb. But traveling I am usually problem is hotspotting the darn kids. So last time we burned in 1 month like 30 gb. My mom has terrible internet at her house. So I was hot spotting 3 computers and 3 tablets.

That makes sense. Running a hotspot can gobble up data pretty quick.

I originally had google fi for 3 years...was paying $27/month for unlimited talk/text and zero data. I figured why get no data for $27/month, when I can go to mint and get 4gb/month for $15/month. Probably should have switched sooner but oh well.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

That makes sense. Running a hotspot can gobble up data pretty quick.

I originally had google fi for 3 years...was paying $27/month for unlimited talk/text and zero data. I figured why get no data for $27/month, when I can go to mint and get 4gb/month for $15/month. Probably should have switched sooner but oh well.

I've been trying to figure out if we should bail on our current tmobile plan. But we have such a good deal of 4 phone lines 2 tablets for $120/month plus taxes and fees

[QuarterMillionMan]

Thanks for the Mint exposure. I might try Mint (T-Mobile) $30 unlimited along with international roaming (extra charges but looks reasonable) to Mexico which is very important for me to have. Currently I have Cricket (AT & T) $60 unlimited. Basically, cutting in half my cell phone service, thanks again for this.

[QuarterMillionMan]

If the mods allow it anyone with a Mint refer a friend code PM me. We both can get $25 credit. I still have to buy the SIM card first and wait until my Cricket month expires on April 7 before I cancel but if allowed it is a win-win for whoever sends me their referral code. If not allowed Mods delete this post.

[QuarterMillionMan]

I received a referral code from someone already.

BTW, Mint encourages posting referrals codes in public such as leaving it in a public bathroom for maximum reach.

[QuarterMillionMan]

[QuarterMillionMan]

BTW thanks moderators for allowing me to get a friend referral code, much appreciated, that will be a $25 credit for me and the referral friend, sweet deal.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

if i do it I will use your referral code one day...

[QuarterMillionMan]

In 2021, I had tried using rennigade's $25 friend referral code for Mint (each would get $25 credit) but I messed up (see my message to Mint below after I messed up). I kept Mint for about 1 year then switched to T-mobile where I was able to use Jame's friend referral code to get him a $50 gift card. Fast forward to the present where I'm thinking of switching back to Mint. I still have rennigade's friend referral code which appears to work so I'll try it but not sure we'll get it because I may be considered an existing or prior customer and not necessarily a new sign up. If it works great, if not no biggie.

[QuarterMillionMan]

rennigade I signed up today using your friend referral code. I got the 15 GB plan so I think you'd get $60 credit, I'd get $15. But my number didn't transfer and I was given a temporary number. I'll need to wait for business hours tomorrow to see what failed.

[myrdale]

I've always wondered about that, when some no-name company advertises a super cheap price and says they use the same network as Verizon/AT&T/Sprint. If you're providing the same service with the same equipment, how can you charge a fraction of the price? I figure there has to be some catch.

I also wonder if they throttle your service at a certain point.

Lower overhead, less advertising, paperless billing.

*Edit never ceases to amaze me. As soon as I hit save I see this is a 3 year old thread ><.

[QuarterMillionMan]

My transfer to Mint is "Complete." At the bottom paragraph of Min'ts policy for the friend referral credit it says no sooner than 15 days after activation should we see the credits appear. I'll post if/when I get the $15 credit (crossing my fingers).

[QuarterMillionMan]

As an aside cancelling T-Mobile was not easy and I had to go through 2 agents. The first agent used high pressure tactics to try to keep me to remain with T-Mobile telling me that I needed to purchase another month of service, etc. The second agent was a little less aggressive and in the end gave me the transfer P.I.N. And w/the first agent I think she hung up on me but she called me back. The total time that I spent on the phone with the 2 agents was close to 1 hour. I understand that T-Mobile wants to keep me as a customer but golly. And the agents had some kind of accent maybe from India or Pakistan. T-Mobile cannot afford to pay American workers but I understand it's a business and cutting costs = more profits.

[kork13]

That's unfortunate. I recently transferred from Verizon to Google Fi, and the process was extraordinarily easy. They have a website to get the transfer PIN online (no human interaction required) .... Though for some reason it spit out a 5-digit code for a 6-digit PIN, so I did have to call for a human to generate a new code for me... But zero "why are you leaving Verizon?" shenanigans. My call must have been routed to website tech support & not customer retention.