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Aug 15, 2026 7:09 PM

New Mint Mobile Customers: 12-Month Unlimited 5G/4G LTE Talk/Text/Data Plan

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Mint Mobile offers New Customers: 12-Month Mint Mobile Unlimited Talk/Text/Data for $180, with more options listed below. eSim available for supported devices; otherwise, shipping is free for a Physical SIM.

Thanks to community member SUCHaDEAL for sharing this deal.

Available Options:About this plan:
  • Unlimited Talk
  • Unlimited Texting
  • Unlimited Data
    • Unlimited customers who use over 50GB/mo. may notice reduced speeds for the rest of the monthly cycle in certain locations when our network is busy.
    • Includes up to 20GB hotspot.
    • Video streams in SD

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Written by citan359 | Staff
  • This offer matches the popular Frontpage Deal from July 2026, which received +234 community votes.
  • Offer Terms: Upfront payment of $45 for 3-month plan, $90 for 6-month plan, or $180 for 12-month plan (each equiv. to $15/mo.) req'd. New customer offer for initial plan term only; then full-price plan options available. Taxes & fees extra. Unlimited customers who use over 50GB/mo. may notice reduced speeds for the rest of the monthly cycle in certain locations when our network is busy. Includes up to 20GB hotspot. Video streams in SD.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by SUCHaDEAL
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Mint Mobile offers New Customers: 12-Month Mint Mobile Unlimited Talk/Text/Data for $180, with more options listed below. eSim available for supported devices; otherwise, shipping is free for a Physical SIM.

Thanks to community member SUCHaDEAL for sharing this deal.

Available Options:About this plan:
  • Unlimited Talk
  • Unlimited Texting
  • Unlimited Data
    • Unlimited customers who use over 50GB/mo. may notice reduced speeds for the rest of the monthly cycle in certain locations when our network is busy.
    • Includes up to 20GB hotspot.
    • Video streams in SD

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • This offer matches the popular Frontpage Deal from July 2026, which received +234 community votes.
  • Offer Terms: Upfront payment of $45 for 3-month plan, $90 for 6-month plan, or $180 for 12-month plan (each equiv. to $15/mo.) req'd. New customer offer for initial plan term only; then full-price plan options available. Taxes & fees extra. Unlimited customers who use over 50GB/mo. may notice reduced speeds for the rest of the monthly cycle in certain locations when our network is busy. Includes up to 20GB hotspot. Video streams in SD.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by SUCHaDEAL

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Community Reviews

Mint Mobile's 12 month unlimited plan stands out for low annual pricing on the T Mobile network, with solid service and decent 5G coverage in many areas. The comments also point to smooth porting in some cases, helpful online chat for account and PIN details, and occasional renewal discounts that can drop the effective monthly cost further. The main cautions are deprioritization in crowded cities, extra taxes and fees, and a 50 GB slowdown on unlimited. Porting out can take extra steps, and activation or support problems have also been reported, so it fits best when coverage is strong and the savings matter most.

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Aug 26, 2026 2:10 PM
245 Comments
Joined Dec 2013
gcpraveenAug 26, 2026 2:10 PM
245 Comments
I am currently locked to tmobile, can I buy it and activate after 2 or 3 months?
Aug 26, 2026 3:03 PM
15 Comments
Joined Apr 2019
Walter15Aug 26, 2026 3:03 PM
15 Comments
20 GB of hotspot is low
Aug 26, 2026 3:08 PM
7 Comments
Joined May 2025
AmusedCheetah1820Aug 26, 2026 3:08 PM
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Quote from gcpraveen View quoted comment :
I am currently locked to tmobile, can I buy it and activate after 2 or 3 months?
You have 90 days to activate after purchase.
Aug 26, 2026 5:27 PM
7 Comments
Joined May 2020
LovelyHill8754Aug 26, 2026 5:27 PM
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Quote from HappyTree7459 View quoted comment :
Any reviews I want to use only data unlimited
I have Mint since 2019 and have moved a couple of states from east to west coast. Great service, low cost/month and decent 5G coverage. Surprisingly even functions good with just 1 network bar out of 4 on my iPhone!
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Aug 26, 2026 6:13 PM
322 Comments
Joined Dec 2013
alanSJAug 26, 2026 6:13 PM
322 Comments
Not sure if anyone has already mentioned this, but FYI the advertised prices by Mint don't include taxes & fees. I signed up for for one of their promos 2 years ago and upon receiving my first bill learned they'd added about $5 to $6 to each line per month for taxes & fees (in California). The $15/month plan for my kids is actually $20 and $20/month plan for me is actually $25 after taxes & fees. That's 25% extra!! So be sure to take that into consideration when comparing prices with other carriers. I had T Mobile before Mint and switched from Mint to Visible (for a 50% off promo) last week. Both T Mobile and Visible already include taxes & fees in their advertised prices. What you see in their advertised promos is exactly what you pay OTD. Not Mint! Hope this helps my fellow SD'ers.
Aug 26, 2026 9:21 PM
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Joined Nov 2011
hagglerAug 26, 2026 9:21 PM
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Quote from skippo View quoted comment :
My personal experience with mint data is much slower at crowded places compard to my wifi who's on goodle fi. l live in SoCal
Where was it bad? The only place I've had issues with data is sofi stadium and dodgers stadium. Other than that no issue. Both those places had free wifi.
I have Google fi now but my promo is running out so wondering if 5G SA will mitigate any of the previous issues I had.
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Aug 26, 2026 9:39 PM
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Joined Dec 2003
livindreamzsAug 26, 2026 9:39 PM
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Quote from AmusedCheetah1820 View quoted comment :
You have 90 days to activate after purchase.
I thought it was 45 days?

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Aug 26, 2026 9:48 PM
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Joined Jan 2018
Moto2018Aug 26, 2026 9:48 PM
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Does this plan include free roaming like Canada and Mexico with limited data?
Aug 26, 2026 11:45 PM
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Joined Jun 2017
adrianb2413Aug 26, 2026 11:45 PM
191 Comments
Common price for the 5g plan
Aug 26, 2026 11:52 PM
34 Comments
Joined Aug 2024
SeriousChicken5140Aug 26, 2026 11:52 PM
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Quote from novasian View quoted comment :
Any free phone with this deal?
No free phones but they have discounts. $500 off on Samsung Galaxy s26 series and I think some kind of discount on Pixel phones but I'm not sure because I've only been eyeing the s26 ultra for $800.
Aug 27, 2026 2:53 AM
428 Comments
Joined Aug 2006
nomad_coupon_kingAug 27, 2026 2:53 AM
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Quote from skippo View quoted comment :
My personal experience with mint data is much slower at crowded places compard to my wifi who's on goodle fi. l live in SoCal
Very true
Aug 28, 2026 7:57 AM
154 Comments
Joined Nov 2012
Momomomomo123Aug 28, 2026 7:57 AM
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Quote from darkcar View quoted comment :
My current plan is to switch between Mint and Google Fi on a yearly basis for my wife and I, chasing discounts. I've been happy with both. I do notice the better signal priority on Google Fi though. I work in a very congested area, I wouldn't notice outside of that.
Dayumm you sure like saving $3 huh?
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Aug 28, 2026 1:26 PM
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Joined Feb 2024
Fabiano_LuftAug 28, 2026 1:26 PM
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Quote from HappyTree7459 View quoted comment :
Any reviews I want to use only data unlimited
Works super good for me, this is my second year with mint
Aug 28, 2026 2:27 PM
95 Comments
Joined Jul 2018
MellowString511Aug 28, 2026 2:27 PM
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Recently switched our two phones from T-Mobile to Mint after T-Mobile raised their rates (again). Got the 12-month deal. Couldn't be happier. Better coverage and got a deal on two cheap Galaxy A17 5G phones to replace our aging Motorolas for $20/each. 10 out of 10 rating for me.

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Aug 28, 2026 8:41 PM
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irouteAug 28, 2026 8:41 PM
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Wow - 6 pages of comments. Here is my personal experience:

MINT RENEWALS
1st line, 2 years. Got the 5gb/12m for $180. Did not remember to turn off auto renewal and got 6gb/12m for NOT 180 (forgot how much). Renewal around April. Will try to get better rates at year 2.

2nd line, 2 years. First year was Unlimited data for 12m/$180. Again forgot to turn off auto renewal, opened up a chat box to ask for forgiveness and was offered a 17gb plan for 12m/$180 (I just looked at the account - categorized as "CARE2: Retention Offer". I was expecting to cancel and go elsewhere b/c the website didn't have any specials going on at the time. I was fortunate. Renewal in August. On this year's renewal, I asked for a customer retention offer and I was told there was none, but here is your acct/pin number.

So, it's possible a renewal bargain is subject to what the CSR can offer to us. I'm switching line 2 to USMobile to try out. USM seems to have better rates if you don't need Unlimited data. They even have a "Lite" plan with unlimited text/min + 2gb data. You add 2gb data on any plan for $2. Plus you can get data for all smart watches (but only for Samsung Galaxy 9 & up) for $6.50/m for a prepaid year.

TAXES/SURCHARGES
Adding onto a previous post - Mint & Google FI both add fees to the plans advertised. Red Pocket and US Mobile have it already incorparated into the plans advertised. USM&Fi make that clear as day on its websites. I think I was shocked at the +22 at Mint after payment. I have bought all my RP plans on the Ebay store, so there wasn't any additional cost.

MINT RELIABILITY
In my area, I would keep Mint forever if I could get 6gb@15/m. Zero problems. 10 stars. [I just checked my account. Like others mentioned before, the new 5gb plan is 6gb AND is normally 15/m for 1yr (this was the special deal 2yrs ago). I didn't know that. But since we are close to BF, I'm going to extend 3m and see what offers are out there!]

DE-PRIORITIZATION on MVNOs
From my google search education: The lower the QCI, the higher priority you have on the network. In high congestion times, higher numbers get choked. In low congestion, all experience equal speeds.
*All T-Mobile Mobile plans get a QCI of 7. It's the best rating out there unless you are on a premium plan offered from a MVNO. A cheap or premium plan, they should all have a QCI=7 (from my search)
*Google Fi is the exception. It has a QCI of 6. This is the equivalent of a TMo premium plan.
*Verizon backed plans range from a QCI=8 for a premium plan to a QCI=9 for standard. It's possible that some MVNOs offer all Verizon backed plans at QCI=9. I read into this that all TMo backed plans out there are better than Verizon?
*ATT backed plans range from QCI=7 (premium) to QCI=9 (cheapest). I read into this that the mid-tier is equivalent to all TMo plans out there.

So from all that, I suppose TMo backed plans might be better in congested cities? Unless the plan clearly states "the first 10gb is priority". But compared to what exactly?

For where I live, Mint is great, so I plan on keeping to TMo backed plans unless proven otherwise. I do know that RP Verizon has gotten so bad here, that it feels like I get cut to 3g speeds.

***the above comments are my own and does not reflect that fact that the Patriots & Drake Maye are @$$.
Last edited by iroute August 28, 2026 at 03:30 PM.
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