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submitted 6 months ago by pelletbucket@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I see ads all the time for shit like consumer Cellular, mint mobile, stuff that rents time on Verizon towers and sells you a plan for like half the price.

I'm trying real hard to de-Xfinity myself but the cellular plan is the cheapest of all the major companies. Yes, I know they also piggyback off the Verizon network, but at least they have 24/7 support

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[-] Meltrax@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

How? How do these companies exist and stay running?

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

They ride on T-Mobile's network, so they have lower priority. Also, support is terrible and almost non-existent. I use Mint myself and it's been ok. It's great until you run into an issue, and it can be hell to get it resolved. If it works though, you should be fine, that's why you should always use the trial sim first so you can test for 7 days if it works on your phone and if you have good reception in the places you're usually at.

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 9 points 6 months ago

They also don’t bother to run retail locations or advertising or anything. Just phone + app for payments + cheap + good luck

I and friends have had Mint and on the whole it is great

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