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Mint Mobile is well-known for its extremely affordable, no-frills services that typically require customers to pay for months to a year ahead of time in order to get rates that are hard to beat elsewhere. This was especially true for new customers until fairly recently, as you could previously get a year of unlimited service for just $180 upfront, or what works out to an outstanding $15 a month.
Unfortunately, this promo has finally ended, and so the same price will only net new customers a 15GB a month data allotment (currently on sale for $14 per month). While Mint is known for offering recurring deals from time to time, right now, there’s less incentive to jump into an unlimited annual plan with the carrier.
Which Mint Mobile alternative would you pick? 23 votes US Mobile 30 % Tello 9 % Metro 9 % Visible 13 % I'd stick to Mint Mobile actually 39 % Other (Let us know in the comments) 0 %
Looking for similar services that might offer sharper discounts, better features, or a combination of both? Whether you’re interested in limited or unlimited data plans, here are just four carriers I’d recommend over Mint Mobile.
US Mobile
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US Mobile is best known for two things. One, it supports all three major networks. Two, it has affordable unlimited plans, which range from $25 to $35 a month. While this might be more expensive than Mint’s now-defunct $15 annual offer, these prices compare nicely against Mint’s standard unlimited price of $360 a year (roughly $30 a month), and yet US Mobile doesn’t require you to pay ahead. For those who don’t mind paying annually, US Mobile offers even deeper discounts ranging from $17.50 for its annual-only unlimited plan to as much as $27.50 a month for its most expensive option.
Of course, Mint only has one unlimited plan, with the rest of its plans focusing on limited data packages. Luckily, US Mobile compares pretty favorably here as well, with plans ranging from 2-20GB of data per line. Pricing for one line starts at $10 a month and caps out at $35 a month. You also have the option to add secondary lines that share the same cap for $8 per line. This is perfect for those who want to add young kids or perhaps an elderly family member who uses little cellular data to their existing plan.
In contrast, Mint charges the equivalent of $15 a month for 5GB, $20 for 15GB, and $25 a month for 20GB. While Mint is admittedly a little cheaper here, US Mobile’s limited data plans don’t require a large upfront annual payment.
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