# Mint Mobile

15 Hacker News commenters recommended Mint Mobile and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 7 years (3 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Cheap prepaid wireless plans on major carrier networks, with unlimited talk and text at about $15 a month. Caveat: promotional prices revert to regular pricing on renewal.

## Why people recommend it

- Much lower price than carriers (4 comments): "the quality of service doesn’t seem any worse while the price is dramatically lower" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47458938)) "If you need more than 5 GB, Mint Mobile is quite cheaper than T-Mobile Connect" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46758633)) "Mint or US Mobile are ~$15-20 a month." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46114798))
- Low price for unlimited talk and text (3 comments): "hard to beat $15/m for unlimited txt talk" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49851876)) "They are offering unlimited data including hotspot for $15/mo for up to a year if you prepay." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46622059)) "MintMobile has a promo going right now where $180 pays for 12 months of "unlimited"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46114732))
- Same network quality as carriers (2 comments): "the quality of service doesn’t seem any worse while the price is dramatically lower" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47458938)) "Same carrier networks, same quality of service." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46701078))

## What people warn about

- Billing practices draw complaints (2 comments): "They initiated the number transfer before accepting payment from me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46424833)) "You're ripping yourself off" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49677998))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [US Mobile](https://hackerapproved.com/p/us-mobile.md): 31 recommend
- [Google Fi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-fi.md): 26 recommend
- [Cape mobile cell service](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cape.md): 19 recommend
- [Airalo eSIM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/airalo.md): 16 recommend
- [Tello mobile plan](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tello.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.mintmobile.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mint Mobile", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mint-mobile/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).