Two previous threads have a lot of good info. Search Mint for the posts.
Summary:
The phone is UNLOCKED (I bought it and activated with my existing plan).
The plan is NOT tied to the phone or your name. You can use it for other family member (I did) or sell it.
You must activate the plan in 45 days after purchase.
If don't port in a number, you only get 6 months service.
One person reported switching to Fi from Mint and immediately port it back and getting 12 months.
Some people say you can port in Google Voice number by paying $3 to Google.
You CANNOT cancel the plan only and keep the phone (some tried but was told to cancel the whole purchase or none).
Some people have AMEX offer of $45 off $90 (I used it and got confirmation email from Amex immediately).
You may find referral code to get $15 (I did not use it).
You can use Cash Back site to get some extra dollars back. Ex. urlhasbeenblocked $5 back (It worked for me).
To find the deal manually, go to https://www.mintmobile.com/, click top menu Phone - Deals.
It's unlocked, many (including myself) have bought this deal and confirmed
Every time this gets posted that it's restocked I get tempted but I really don't want the Pro version. I would much prefer the size of the regular Pixel 7, I've been hoping they would offer a similar deal for the Pixel 7 but it does not appear that will be happening.
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I ordered monday night too and was able to pull up order status on tuesday but not anymore. I chatted CS and they said it's processing and can take 3 business days to ship.
How long did others take to ship?
I ordered very early Monday morning and it was shipped same day afternoon. I got it by Wednesday. I live in Bay Area though and the package is from Costa Mesa, CA.
I ordered very early Monday morning and it was shipped same day afternoon. I got it by Wednesday. I live in Bay Area though and the package is from Costa Mesa, CA.
very quick for you... nice! Mine shipped now almost 3 days later ha/
Looking like this will be the final stop of my wife's annual BF buy & try phone swap-a-thon (mint's return policy):
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Im free
I'm curious to hear if you returned it and how it went. I've read that Mint is a real pain about taking back returns. You'll also have to pay return shipping costs if you get them to accept a return too.
I'm curious to hear if you returned it and how it went. I've read that Mint is a real pain about taking back returns. You'll also have to pay return shipping costs if you get them to accept a return too.
oh, I suspect we wont get that far with the 7pro for a number of reasons, going through it with mint not least among them.
Can this phone be used in India?
I have to take 1 pixel 7 pro for my friend and so far this seems to be the cheapest deal.
I have used earlier Pixels in India and they have all worked on Airtel, Jio and Idea networks.
I see that P7P has all the bands that are used by Airtel. Haven't checked for other providers.
Haven't had a chance to use P7P yet in India but I expect it to work without any issues.
Oh.. so you guys didn't end up getting one?... Or just not planning to return it?
Yes, one mint 7pro incoming. sorry half joking about this going back too. the best one, better be good enough Even the regular 7 seems incredible to me, this should only be better. And 25 minutes of use time, per mint's return policy, isn't enough to test what we'd need to around here anyway.
It'll be fine, so long as it's not a grey mkt/refurb etc. as mint has done in the past (which from all accounts sounds not to be the case for this 7pro deal).
Some personal experience with Mint Mobile service. Two of my family members used Mint before for ~1 year until we all converged to Google Fi's $20 unlimited (4+ people). Both Fi and Mint uses T-Mobile network, but obviously Google has more buying power for the bandwidth. In one popular shopping plaza, Fi will become sluggish, but Mint will halt with data. Mint's customer service is also slower and sketchy compared to Fi's.
I am sure your experience will differ depending on where you live and where you hang out. I saw some people expressing no problem with Mint and others simply saying Mint is trash in this forum, and totally believe them.
This time I bought this package because I like Pixel 7 Pro's camera. Color and storage do not matter to me. I can also use the 12-month service for a member that only uses the phone for emergency contact. Fi's unlimited plan was just not cost effective. I would save $150 over 1 year.
I could see people feel skeptical of this too-good-to-be-true deal. I was too. Do they sell sub-quality or open box phones as new? Are the phones locked to Mint? Does it offer the same warranty as what you would get from other vendors?
I can only say what I experienced. The phone came in original sealed box. I don't see any defect. I found some annoying but tolerable SW bugs, but would not blame Mint for them. The phone is indeed unlocked. The manufacture's warranty should not change depending on where you buy it.
Based on the amount of Mint commercials, I think they are desperate to retain customers. This deal is probably the effort to lock some customers for one year. I saw similar effort from Fi 2 years ago, too. They offered very generous buy-back of old phones (Samsung S7 for $275) and free Moto phones as account credit and can only be used by the member who get the credit in the first place. That did lock me in for quite some time to use up the credit.
My brother on Mint Unlimited plan likes to FaceTime us and his audio/video goes out constantly. It's fine if you use it for calling and texting people, but I wouldn't count on Mint for any data-intensive stuff. I bought in on this deal and currently testing out Mint 5GB Plan, so far I'm not impressed. My Youtube videos are constantly buffering.
My brother on Mint Unlimited plan likes to FaceTime us and his audio/video goes out constantly. It's fine if you use it for calling and texting people, but I wouldn't count on Mint for any data-intensive stuff. I bought in on this deal and currently testing out Mint 5GB Plan, so far I'm not impressed. My Youtube videos are constantly buffering.
Right. You get what you paid for. How come TMobile charge you 3x more for the"same" plan? It really depends on your usage pattern. If you do face time mostly at home, it is not really a problem.
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Summary:
The phone is UNLOCKED (I bought it and activated with my existing plan).
The plan is NOT tied to the phone or your name. You can use it for other family member (I did) or sell it.
You must activate the plan in 45 days after purchase.
If don't port in a number, you only get 6 months service.
One person reported switching to Fi from Mint and immediately port it back and getting 12 months.
Some people say you can port in Google Voice number by paying $3 to Google.
You CANNOT cancel the plan only and keep the phone (some tried but was told to cancel the whole purchase or none).
Some people have AMEX offer of $45 off $90 (I used it and got confirmation email from Amex immediately).
You may find referral code to get $15 (I did not use it).
You can use Cash Back site to get some extra dollars back. Ex. urlhasbeenblocked $5 back (It worked for me).
To find the deal manually, go to https://www.mintmobile.
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How long did others take to ship?
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Im free
I have to take 1 pixel 7 pro for my friend and so far this seems to be the cheapest deal.
I have to take 1 pixel 7 pro for my friend and so far this seems to be the cheapest deal.
I see that P7P has all the bands that are used by Airtel. Haven't checked for other providers.
Haven't had a chance to use P7P yet in India but I expect it to work without any issues.
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It'll be fine, so long as it's not a grey mkt/refurb etc. as mint has done in the past (which from all accounts sounds not to be the case for this 7pro deal).
This is an unlocked phone
I am sure your experience will differ depending on where you live and where you hang out. I saw some people expressing no problem with Mint and others simply saying Mint is trash in this forum, and totally believe them.
This time I bought this package because I like Pixel 7 Pro's camera. Color and storage do not matter to me. I can also use the 12-month service for a member that only uses the phone for emergency contact. Fi's unlimited plan was just not cost effective. I would save $150 over 1 year.
I could see people feel skeptical of this too-good-to-be-true deal. I was too. Do they sell sub-quality or open box phones as new? Are the phones locked to Mint? Does it offer the same warranty as what you would get from other vendors?
I can only say what I experienced. The phone came in original sealed box. I don't see any defect. I found some annoying but tolerable SW bugs, but would not blame Mint for them. The phone is indeed unlocked. The manufacture's warranty should not change depending on where you buy it.
Based on the amount of Mint commercials, I think they are desperate to retain customers. This deal is probably the effort to lock some customers for one year. I saw similar effort from Fi 2 years ago, too. They offered very generous buy-back of old phones (Samsung S7 for $275) and free Moto phones as account credit and can only be used by the member who get the credit in the first place. That did lock me in for quite some time to use up the credit.
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Right. You get what you paid for. How come TMobile charge you 3x more for the"same" plan? It really depends on your usage pattern. If you do face time mostly at home, it is not really a problem.