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expiredKMZ posted Nov 25, 2024 7:36 PM
New Mint Mobile Customers: 128GB Google Pixel 9 (Locked) + 12-Mo Unlimited Plan
$479
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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:
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, 123Ëš (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF
- Front Camera:
- 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF
- Main Camera:
- 4700mAh Battery
- Android OS
- 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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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:
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, 123Ëš (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF
- Front Camera:
- 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF
- Main Camera:
- 4700mAh Battery
- Android OS
- 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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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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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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I'm still not sure what I'll do with the phone so I don't want to open it if I don't need to. The one I wanted was the Pro so I'm still hoping a deal on that might pop but if not I'll use this.
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Sunday my new phone gave me notification about Pixel devices having 24/7 support. I selected it and used the chat option to follow-up on the Mint customer service's insistence that Google can carrier unlock my phone. After some time the google service agent told me my "phone is now unlocked".
"Really?!?" I excitedly checked under developer options and "OEM unlocking" was still greyed out. I sent a screen capture to the Google chat lady and she admitted she made a mistake (if I had to guess she may have also been using Google's repair tool web page which, as others have noted in this thread, reports baloney). She then told me that only the carrier can carrier unlock the device, and that I need to contact Mint Mobile.
Well, duh.
About noon on Monday I called the phone number Mint had provided for Google service as this is how Mint insisted I contact Google. After working the phone maze I was again treated to "Our office is currently closed. Refer to <exact phrase that I can't remember, but basically means 'Google's customer service center'--Googling it doesn't turn up anything> for our hours".
Back to Mint customer service.
I explained the situation yet again and this Mint customer service rep seemed to understand what I was asking. 27 minutes later I was off the phone. She submitted a ticket for the "backend office" to carrier unlock my phone. She told me I'd receive an e-mail from them between 24 and 48 hours confirming my phone would be unlocked.
Someone asked about the magic words needed to get Mint to unlock your phone. I don't think it's that complicated, it's just that not everyone at Mint knows the process. There also may be some confusion/conflation of a screen-locked phone (PIN number required to unlock my phone to use it and I forgot the PIN) vs a carrier-locked phone (making it so I can use the phone with a different cellular service provider). That suspicion comes from my notes when previous Mint customer service rep told me that Google would walk me through performing a "factory reset" to unlock my phone--a factory reset would, indeed, remove the screen lock from my phone. Add to that "OEM unlocked"/"Bootloader unlocked" phone for those that need to install alternate operating system maybe?
At any rate, it was explained by Mint that there are "special circumstances" the phone would be unlocked by Mint before 60 days were up. The example the customer service rep talked about is for someone going on international travel. If you think you need an *excuse*, there you go.
To check if your phone is carrier unlocked without using another carrier's sim card:
1. In settings go to "About Phone" and select "Build number" seven times in a row. Yes, you really have to do this. Push it seven different times, probably without pausing much between each selection. This will enable "Developer Options".
2. Then in settings, from the main/top-level menu select "System". Scroll down to "Developer options" and select it. If you didn't do step 1 above then you won't see "Developer options".
3. Scroll down to "OEM unlocking". If your phone is carrier locked the text will be greyed-out, and the slider switch will be greyed out and unswitchable. If your phone is carrier unlocked the text will be the same bright color as the "Running services" selection below it, and the slider switch will be switchable (currently in the off state). The note below "OEM locking" is "Unavailable on carrier-locked devices".
I'm not positive, but I'm guessing when they do whatever's needed on their end to unlock my device that I'll need to actually restart (reboot) the phone before it'll actually be unlocked.
Crossing my fingers that I'll have an unlocked phone by Wednesday.
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.Attachment 16723287
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. Attachment 16723293
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!
Sunday my new phone gave me notification about Pixel devices having 24/7 support. I selected it and used the chat option to follow-up on the Mint customer service's insistence that Google can carrier unlock my phone. After some time the google service agent told me my "phone is now unlocked".
"Really?!?" I excitedly checked under developer options and "OEM unlocking" was still greyed out. I sent a screen capture to the Google chat lady and she admitted she made a mistake (if I had to guess she may have also been using Google's repair tool web page which, as others have noted in this thread, reports baloney). She then told me that only the carrier can carrier unlock the device, and that I need to contact Mint Mobile.
Well, duh.
About noon on Monday I called the phone number Mint had provided for Google service as this is how Mint insisted I contact Google. After working the phone maze I was again treated to "Our office is currently closed. Refer to
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My arm-chair assessment could be totally wrong.
There's plenty written online comparing them by folks that have actually used both and/or have more knowledge than me.
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