Cell Phone Data Choking (1 Viewer)

[Psychopav]

Mint: you can bring your own unlocked phone (I did) or buy one from them. The choices of phones they sell is pretty limited.

Porting a number from one carrier to another is easy no matter the carrier.

I suppose Mint (and other "budget" carriers) has some support/help but part of them being cheaper is not having a physical presence that you can walk into for help.

Do they have the Samsung and Apple phones or no?

Definite no on Apple that I saw. Some Google and Samsung.

You can use Apple, Google, Samsung, etc. on MVNO's like Ting or Mint. I've got Mint and have a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. My wife and kids all have iPhones (from 11's to 15 pro max). no issue with the phone compatibility. I think Mint is less reliable for data than AT&T. I never used data with Ting but came to Mint from Ting but via Google Fi first, and again no issues on Fi with any of those phone brands.

Yes, you can use about whatever you have really, but Mint doesn't sell any Apple products. I took the question "do they have" to be "do they sell" but maybe that was incorrect.

Ah, good point. I've never bought a phone offered by Ting, Fi, or Mint. Ebay is usually where I get my referbs or used phones. Have been doing this for years with RARE issues (when I have had an issue, it has been resolved with a return/replacement phone). It's a pretty mature and well established market/practice.

 

[mr. furley]

Woah this got me looking at Ting again, and their fiber internet is not available where I live (I have Frontier fiber today so I was hoping but no such luck).

They have unlimited text, talk, and 5G data for only $25/month if you aren't eligible for the bundle. I'm switching from Mint when my pre-paid contract is up. Ting was great to me for many years before I switched to Fi because some of the family needed data. It was just too expensive but now it's a better network (Verizon) and the price is right! Sweet, thanks Footballguys - and @Chadstroma for starting this thread!

am on Ting. thought i had 2 gig service. got a notice today that i was nearing 2 gigs of usage for the month. checked to see how many days i had left before i surpassed 2 gigs only to find out that my limit is 100 gigs.

$25/month

if i ever surpass 100 gigs of usage in a month it will be because i died on the first day streaming 30 channels that broadcast 24/7

 

[houston]

What’s the trick then to find a new phone at a decent price? I don’t ever need the newest model, but do prefer a brand new phone.

Seems like the traditional carriers do charge higher monthly for their plans, but usually give you a free (stick w us for a few years) phone. So if I’m tracking correctly here, you could save 10-25 a month in plan cost, but still be on the hook for the phone cost?