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Price: $44.75
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Product Dimensions | 4 x 6 x 0.09 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.76 ounces |
ASIN | B0741FV7ZV |
Item model number | 3-Month Plan, 5GB/mo. |
Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,168 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories) #1 in Cell Phone SIM Cards |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Other display features | Wireless |
Manufacturer | Mint Mobile |
Date First Available | September 12, 2017 |
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Product Description
WELCOME TO THE NEW WAY TO BUY WIRELESS
Mint Mobile is the easy, online way to save a ton on wireless. We re-imagined the wireless shopping experience and cut out the retail stores, along with all the associated overhead costs. That means we deliver premium phone plans with unlimited talk, text, and data directly to your doorstep. Genius, right?
OUR SPECIAL SAUCE
Online: We don’t have stores or salespeople and sell direct-to-you online.Choose Your Own (Data) Adventure: Choose the monthly data amount that’s right for you.Buy More, Save More: Why buy wireless one month at a time? Yep, we brought buying in bulk to your phone plan.Bring Your Own Everything: Your compatible, unlocked device and current phone number are always welcome at Mint.
HOW IT WORKS
CHOOSE THE PLAN THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU
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Unlimited nationwide talk & text
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High-Speed data
5GB of 5G • 4G LTE 15GB of 5G • 4G LTE 20GB of 5G • 4G LTE 40GB of 5G • 4G LTE
Free mobile hotspot
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up to 10GB
Free calls to Mexico & Canada
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ALL PLANS COME WITH THIS
5G Speeds
Your service will switch seamlessly between 5G & 4G LTE, whichever is strongest
Free Mobile Hotspot
Use your data however you'd like, even where coffee shops don't exist
WiFi Calling & Text
Perfect for when you're in an underground world with bad reception, but excellent WiFi
Unlimited Talk & Text
Even your mom might ask you to stop calling so much
OH, AND THIS TOO
Because everyone having to change your contact info is a pain.
If it's unlocked, compatible with our service and makes you happy...we're good with it.
Because it'd be weird if we only had 62 blocks coverage.
Here's our Network Management Policy: mintmobile.com/network-management-policy
Use all your data? No worries. No overages or cut offs here. If you finish all your data for the month, data speeds will slow.
WHAT YOU GET: Three (3) months of unlimited talk and text + 5GB of 5G-4G LTE data each month delivered on the nation’s largest 5G network
OH, YOU GET THIS TOO: 5G for Free + free mobile hotspot + Wi-Fi calling and text + free international calls to Mexico and Canada + 7-day money back guarantee
HOW YOU GET IT: The SIM Kit comes with a 3-in-1 SIM card that includes standard/micro/nano sizes, insert the SIM into your device, and activate on the Mint Mobile website or app. You can activate service on your own unlocked device with our Bring Your Own Phone (BYOP) program. Check your coverage and phone compatibility on the Mint Mobile website.
WHO SHOULD GET IT: Anyone who hates their phone bill
WHY YOU SHOULD GET IT: Mint Mobile took what’s wrong with wireless and made it right. We re-imagined the wireless shopping experience and made it easy and online.
LEGAL STUFF: Capable device required. Coverage not available in all areas. New activation and upfront payment of 45 USD for 3-month plan (15/mo. equiv.) req’d; while supplies last. Intro rate for first 3 months only; then full-price plan options available. Restrictions apply. See full terms on Mint Mobile website.
Reviewer: Kirishiro Yamazaki-Triendl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Bang for the bucks, supports 5G, with hotspot
Review: 2024-06 update: years of subscription, mint roaming is awesome!It has been a couple years since I started my trial. I did acknowledge that T-Mobile is/has acquiring/acquired Mint, I do wish there is no further change to the existing plan, but increasing the data allowance would be awesome.I did travel to Canada and Germany this year, and I was able to roam in both countries by purchasing the mint roaming pass. This is rare for prepaid services I have to say.2022-07 update: hotspot also works under 5GHad to make some travels in the past month, I used the hotspot feature, and did a speed test. The hotspot speed tested on my laptop is the same as the one on the phone, which is 5G speed not capped at 4G/LTE or any lower speed. Gotta recommend this. Also I renewed again. Coverage still depends on T-Mobile.2021-12 update: eSIM is available!If you need help to convert to eSIM, navigate to the online portal and request it for free. Takes about 5 minutes.2020-10 update: T-Mobile turned on 5G in my area. I saw 5G on my Samsung Note 20, did a speed test, in the ball park of 200Mbps. Hence, when not congested, performance is indeed rather nice. Latency is in mid 50 ms.2020 - 03 Update: I renewed for another 12 months. I don't see a reason to leave. Need more info? Scroll down!UPDATE: IOS Wi-Fi calling worked. Please update your system to iOS11+.It has been 3 months, I renewed as annual plan. The past 3 months experiences were pleasant. If you need more details, keep scrolling down!I have been using different prepaid services for my personal phone since my business phone from the company handles most of my calls. Hence, I can risk my own device to try out all the possibilities and save a couple dollars.Hereby, let me break down into pros and cons:==============================================================================Pros:1. Big amount of data with hotspot tethering supported!Okay, for under $30 per month excluding the tax and fees, you can't find anything like this. If you purchase this on sale, yes, it will be 5GB (NOW WITH 8GB) per month for you for 3 months.2. Wi-Fi calling on Android actually works! (With supported phones)With Pixel XL and another T-Mobile Samsung phone, I was able to get Wi-Fi calling working, simply by registering online. Do make sure to check your phone compatibility. iPhone from my wife simply can't do it. Please bear that in mind. ( Worked with new iOS update! ) Make sure you update your E911 address on the website after the activation.3. Hassle free activation with no credit card needed for sign up!Well, if you are not sure if you will stick around with it, and worry about auto charge, during the sign up period, you can skip for adding credit card. And activation only requires the ACT CODE on the back of the card, takes about 1 minute to activate.4. Cute and elegant account management interface.My wife likes the sim card and the mascot design, you can't deny it. And the web management interface is WAYYYYYY better than some of those competitors. You can easily get the most you needed from it. But, how often do you need to log in anyway?5. Number good for banks and short-codesYes, your banks and short-code service will go through like a breeze.==================================================================================Now, lets talk about Cons:1. Data de-prioritizationThis thing is prepaid as well. So it is subject to throttling. That is generally known as de-prioritization. Since you are paying for the service with a discount. So you are not in the fast lane always.During the busy time in downtown Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco, this card will speed lower.I saw some posts actually complain about the speed, but most of them didn't factor in this issue. The speed is not painfully slow unless you go to the stadium on a game day. I'd suggest on Game Day, just concentrate on the game and family rather than Instagram, makes you a gentleman. (Well, when you have to, since stuff won't load... Like 0.02 mbps for download...)But yes, off-busy time, I had same fast speed across boards as the speed from postpaid tmobile business plan.2. Customer serviceWell, the customer service waiting time over the phone is... long. So grab a cup of coffee when you call.3. Number poolWell, they must withdraw the number from a pool of prepaid, then depending on your luck. If the previous owner had the number signed up for some ghetto things, you will get spam calls and so.You folks might ask National Do Not Call List... Okay, here is a thing, it takes 30 days for the system to completely register your account.====================================================================================Overall, what do I think?I'll stick around for 3 months, at least. (I mean, I paid for this already, no refund at this point...) Also, if after 3 month, new customer if and only if gets the same $20 for 3 months, then yes.If it would be your primary phone and you need to do your next millionaire job with your service, then I guess no, go postpaid.If you are a person like me, who only uses data for none crazy things, like just social media, email, web browsing, or 9GAG on the go. You'd be fine. Streaming? Not so much...Good luck and have fun folks! Keep the SIM card, cuz it is cute!
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I should have done this long ago - Updated
Review: November 19, 2018 update - It's been one month today. Still couldn't be happier. I spent a week on vacation. No problem with service. Wireless internet went out for a couple hours while I was at the resort. I used my phone as a hotspot. It's been a really good experience. I thought my plan month was over tomorrow, so I had planned to run out my data tonight (I only used 2.7GB) by using my phone as a hotspot for my Roku (it eats about 2.3GB/hour) to see how fast the non-4G LTE data is. The phone plan includes unlimited data, you just pay for the 4G LTE data, after that you get slower data. How much slower is the question. That will have to wait until next month because I got a text earlier saying my second month had started. Stay tuned for the answer next month. Mint is great.October 22, 2018 - I was an AT&T customer for ~10 years @ $80/month (unlimited talk & text w/ 2GB/month). I could go into all the details of why I didnât change before now, but Iâll save you the pain of reading that and me typing it. Itâs going to be a long story anyway.I got an offer in the mail from Spectrum Mobile for unlimited talk & text with either unlimited data ($45/month) or pay for what you use ($15/GB). So, I looked at the phones they offered and didnât like any of them. After a little research, I decided to buy a Moto G6 from Amazon. I got the phone, decided I liked it and then called Spectrum Mobile to send me a SIM card. Only to find out that they only support the phones they offer (I guess theyâre more into the business of selling phones). OK, bummer.I then searched for cell phone plans in Amazon. Mint came up. I ordered the starter kit. It came two days later. I put in the first SIM and after a little easy-to-follow setup (I had to manually put in my APN information, but the directions were no problem at all), I was off and running. My house is in an AT&T dead zone (even though I live in Orlando FL). I had T-Mobile before and it was a dead zone too, so I thought that was my fate. Not so. As soon as I had the Mint card up and running, I placed a couple test calls from my house and was told I sounded perfect. Later, I noticed that my phone was saying it was using Wi-Fi calling. I'm not sure if this is a standard feature now, or just the G6, or part of Mint, but I know my old phone didnât have it (one review that I read talked about having issues setting this up, I didn't it just magically appeared - I didn't even know it was an option). OK, I had to rerun the phone test. So, I turned off my Wi-Fi and did the test calls again. Same result, I sounded totally clear. I know it doesnât sound like much, but before, I could hear people perfectly, but they couldnât hear me half the time. MAJOR irritation. OK, on with my story. I then drove around and placed several calls from other areas that had been problem areas. Same result. I sounded perfect. I tried from inside a building where I was totally FUBAR before. No problems. So far so good.I tried out the mobile data. Sites loaded quickly and without any trouble. I decided to run a speed test. It got to about 35MB/s before I stopped it. In the time that I was running the test, it used 35MB of the 100MB on the test card, but I had the information I needed. Plenty of speed.So, the next morning, I got on the AT&T site and reset my phone account PIN (this was a little bit of a pain, but only because the AT&T website instructions were incomplete so I had to search for the reset link). You need this to take your phone number over. So, then I stuck in the second SIM card from the starter kit and followed the instructions. After reading all the legalese, I signed up and purchased the 3 months of 5GB/month plan (there were $3.41 tax and additional charges, so my total was $58.41 after the $5 back from the starter kit refund). This was about noon. At the end, it said it would take up to 48 hours to switch my old number over. My old cell SIM became inactive almost immediately. After a few minutes, my new phone rang to my old number when I called from a land line, but it was on Wi-Fi calling. It took a couple more hours for it to ring with my phone Wi-Fi off. It took a while longer for the mobile data to kick in, but by 6pm it was fully up and running. So far, so good. I played around with the app some. It is very intuitive and easy to use, so much better than the AT&T app that is just a continual struggle. It doesnât look like it will be any problem to extend my service through the app when the time comes.Summary, Mint gets an A+ so far. Easy to setup and everything seems to work perfectly. If youâre looking for a phone, the Moto G6 also seems very nice. The screenâs not quite as wide as my old LG Optimus Pro (70mm vs. 73mm), but itâs taller (especially when you activate the Moto gestures to eliminate the wasted space associated with the Android on-screen navigation buttons). Battery life is excellent (my LG had replaceable batteries, which was cool, but the longer life of the Moto certainly compensates). Assuming the next 3 months go well, Iâll extend to the 1 year plan so I can keep the low monthly cost. I should have done this long ago. I hope this review was helpful (and not too long).
Reviewer: Shawn A.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Super easy to configure and connect, Great service
Review: I love Mint Mobile now. Coming up on three months and already extended my service. Great availability and pretty much no downtime here. Good price, no hassle and easy enough to set up with their app.
Reviewer: Bill
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Works great.
Reviewer: Reviewer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great product,great company to deal with.Employees are well trained and knowledgeable. Easy set up.Would recommend this product all day long.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: As described.
Reviewer: Lee Hammond
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: No entiendo por qué este artÃculo está disponible por Amazon.com.mx. No funciona en México sin activar adentro de los estados unidos o con un plan de 3 meses con roaming. No puedes probarlo con los 7 dÃas 'sin riesgo'. No puedes activarlo desde el teléfono. Su 'servicio' no vale nada.
Reviewer: donald st laurent
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Utile
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Customers appreciate the value for money and ease of setup of the sim card. They mention it's affordable, and the app is simple and easy to use. However, some customers disagree on the functionality, service quality, signal quality, data speed, call quality, and coverage.
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