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Nov 25, 2024 7:36 PM

New Mint Mobile Customers: 128GB Google Pixel 9 (Locked) + 12-Mo Unlimited Plan

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Mint Mobile offers New Customers: 128GB Google Pixel 9 Locked Smartphone (Obsidian) + 12-Month Mint Mobile Unlimited Prepaid Plan on sale for $479 when you Port-In a Number from another carrier. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member KMZ for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Google Tensor G4 Processor
  • 6.3" 2424x1080 120Hz OLED Display
  • 12GB RAM
  • 128GB Internal Storage
  • Cameras:
    • Main Camera:
      • 50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
      • 48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF
    • Front Camera:
      • 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF
  • 4700mAh Battery
  • Android OS
No Longer Available:
  • Wintergreen

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this store:
    • Unlock Policy: Customers must have had their locked device activated on Mint Mobile service for no fewer than 60 days and not have had their telephone number recycled or ported (see details).
    • Unlimited Customers using >40GB/mo will experience lower speeds. Videos stream at 480p.
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
    • This offer is $100 lower (17% savings) than previous Front Page deal that earned 48+ thumbs up.

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Written by KMZ
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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Mint Mobile offers New Customers: 128GB Google Pixel 9 Locked Smartphone (Obsidian) + 12-Month Mint Mobile Unlimited Prepaid Plan on sale for $479 when you Port-In a Number from another carrier. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member KMZ for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Google Tensor G4 Processor
  • 6.3" 2424x1080 120Hz OLED Display
  • 12GB RAM
  • 128GB Internal Storage
  • Cameras:
    • Main Camera:
      • 50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
      • 48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF
    • Front Camera:
      • 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF
  • 4700mAh Battery
  • Android OS
No Longer Available:
  • Wintergreen

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this store:
    • Unlock Policy: Customers must have had their locked device activated on Mint Mobile service for no fewer than 60 days and not have had their telephone number recycled or ported (see details).
    • Unlimited Customers using >40GB/mo will experience lower speeds. Videos stream at 480p.
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
    • This offer is $100 lower (17% savings) than previous Front Page deal that earned 48+ thumbs up.

Original Post

Written by KMZ

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iAmCLo
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You can buy the phone without the plan for $300.
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stlgamer
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My new Pixel 9 is now carrier unlocked and OEM/bootloader unlocked.

The discussion with Mint customer service rep yesterday resulted in a trouble ticket being assigned to the "backend office". I was told I'd "receive an e-mail within 24-48 hours".

Late this morning (less than 24 hours after the ticket was issued) the new phone had a notification that the phone was carrier unlocked.

Under Developer Options the OEM unlocking was immediately selectable--I need this for installing the after-market ROM, but this bootloader unlocking is tied to the carrier unlocking.

Soon thereafter I received another notification: "No service" and "Selected network (Mint) unavailable". That may be due to the fact that I had previously deselected "Automatically select network" in settings. So I selected the "Choose network" option and then selected "Mint" (the only option since I hadn't changed Sims) and a few seconds later I was back in business.

I never received the e-mail from the backend office, but everything seems to be working.

To answer a couple other questions folks have asked: My understanding is that this is a permanent carrier unlocking. I believe I'd told the Mint customer service rep (Kylah) that I was going to be going on international travel (as the excuse for needing it carrier unlocked right away). I had paid for a year of service along with the phone. The fact that the service is already fully paid-for is one of the requirements you need to meet for them to unlock your phone right away. I ordered Tuesday of last week and received it via FedEx on Friday. I had used an eSim for the Mint service on this phone. I'm a brand new customer of Mint, but I don't think that should matter.

If I receive an e-mail from the backend office and it contributes any additional information I'll post a follow-up message.

I'd actually ported-in a burner phone number to this service. So after I load GrapheneOS, I'm going to switch numbers (port-in) so my new phone has my main phone number. Hopefully that will take less time and I'll get less of a run-around doing that.

Good luck!
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webdoctors
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That's amazing ! I just logged into my account and went to new phones and it showed it for $299!

Below is my order breakdown:

Nice!

Wasn't expecting to upgrade my phone but at this price its a no brainer for a better finger print sensor!
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Dec 2, 2024 7:31 PM
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Drgero90Dec 2, 2024 7:31 PM
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Quote from EagerRiver336 View quoted comment :
Did you contact Mint and ask them to open a ticket to unlock it?
No I did not but I haven't opened the box yet so I am not sure if it is truly unlocked? Not sure how to be sure without opening
Dec 2, 2024 7:38 PM
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Joined Apr 2015
jq12358Dec 2, 2024 7:38 PM
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Quote from 1453191819231991 View quoted comment :
How did you get $299 price without being a Mint customer?
Buy the 3 month plans that's on sale for $30 first. Register an account. Now you are a Mint customer. Then once logged in, go to new phone deals to buy this… if still in stock
Dec 2, 2024 7:44 PM
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Joined Apr 2019
EagerRiver336Dec 2, 2024 7:44 PM
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Quote from Drgero90 View quoted comment :
No I did not but I haven't opened the box yet so I am not sure if it is truly unlocked? Not sure how to be sure without opening
I've read online that Pixels will lock after the first power on, when they go online and check whether they need to be locked or not. This lead to the previous loopholes where you'd set it up offline, then either apply ADB commands, firewall block or disable the app that checks with their servers.

But it could also be that Mint's sending out unlocked devices (again?).
Dec 2, 2024 8:16 PM
140 Comments
Joined Nov 2009
ccb3112Dec 2, 2024 8:16 PM
140 Comments
Can we just stick an active SIM in from another carrier to see if it works?
Dec 2, 2024 8:41 PM
312 Comments
Joined Dec 2013
ocean_slkDec 2, 2024 8:41 PM
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Quote from mkrp View quoted comment :
This says unlocked too:

https://www.t-mobile.com/resource...vices:BYOD [t-mobile.com]
t-mobile BYOD is not a tool to check this neither. They actually ask you to verify the unlock status on the page:
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What's next?
You can activate your eSIM-compatible phone starting today. Just follow the steps below to continue your activation.

Add a line for this phone.
Please ensure your phone is unlocked. Contact your wireless carrier if you're having trouble unlocking your phone.
Make sure you're on a reliable Wi-Fi connection.
Dec 2, 2024 8:50 PM
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gmxnoDec 2, 2024 8:50 PM
914 Comments
Have anyone tried with different shipping address than your billing address, it keeps failing for me. TIA
Dec 2, 2024 8:51 PM
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PhysicorumDec 2, 2024 8:51 PM
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Is there any way to get the year of service included if I am already a mint customer? Would there be any way to keep my current number or would I have to buy a cheap pre-paid phone from walmart and transfer it in?

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Dec 2, 2024 9:15 PM
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Joined Jul 2017
Drgero90Dec 2, 2024 9:15 PM
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Quote from ccb3112 View quoted comment :
Can we just stick an active SIM in from another carrier to see if it works?
That is the best way to check
Dec 2, 2024 9:20 PM
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Joined Nov 2019
HonestCabbage6387Dec 2, 2024 9:20 PM
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Quote from Drgero90 View quoted comment :
That is the best way to check
Would it cause any issue of it locking to a network? or that dosent happen
Dec 2, 2024 9:25 PM
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Drgero90Dec 2, 2024 9:25 PM
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Quote from HonestCabbage6387 View quoted comment :
Would it cause any issue of it locking to a network? or that dosent happen
As far as I know that doesn't happen. It will either be locked to Mint or Unlocked. If you put in a different service provider sim and it is locked then it wont work and you will need to put in a Mint sim and wait for 60 days for the phone to unlock
Dec 2, 2024 9:26 PM
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donthvnameDec 2, 2024 9:26 PM
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Quote from mkrp View quoted comment :
I am not planning to open this as I bought this for a gift. However I checked the IMEI in the T-mobile for instance using their BYOD checker and it says not network locked and eligible ("This device is not blocked from use on our network.") https://www.t-mobile.com/resource...-own-phone
I used the above link to check the 2 phones just received 30 min ago. T Mobile said "This device is not blocked from use on our network."
However I am not sure this means unlocked because Mint is owned by T-Mobile. If it is locked to Mint, it would still be used with T-Mobile network. No?
Google Repair Services also said the phones are unlocked.
Of course the phones are still in the boxes, not even power up yet.
Dec 2, 2024 9:47 PM
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Joined Nov 2019
HonestCabbage6387Dec 2, 2024 9:47 PM
72 Comments
Confirmed my pixel 9 is mint locked. Displayed message to contact mint when sticking in a non mint sim.

BTW... be careful the sim tray slot is next to a microphone hole... stick it in the right hole...
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Dec 2, 2024 9:49 PM
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riceowlsDec 2, 2024 9:49 PM
150 Comments
I got a $30/3month plan but can't figure out how to get an exisiting customer pixel deal. Can anyone help?
Dec 2, 2024 10:12 PM
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Joined Feb 2017
mkrpDec 2, 2024 10:12 PM
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Quote from donthvname View quoted comment :
I used the above link to check the 2 phones just received 30 min ago. T Mobile said "This device is not blocked from use on our network."However I am not sure this means unlocked because Mint is owned by T-Mobile. If it is locked to Mint, it would still be used with T-Mobile network. No?Google Repair Services also said the phones are unlocked.Of course the phones are still in the boxes, not even power up yet.
Someone just replied to my thread. It seems these links don't actually verify the unlock status. I am going to rely on the ticket status from mint mobile that says it is unlocked.

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Dec 2, 2024 10:19 PM
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AmusedStove7007Dec 2, 2024 10:19 PM
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Ordered on Friday, just shipped out today, it's expected to arrive wednesdy

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