MintSim wireless phone service

I was provided with MintSim service for review. All opinions are my own.

I have a bit of an odd secret to share. For the past few years, Ryan and I have shared a single cell phone. I know, that’s weird. However, I am just very frugally minded in certain ways. We both work from home, so we spend most of our time around each other. Of course, we occasionally go out without each other but it’s typically some sort of social event when that happens. So, when I leave the house to hang out with a friend or my sister, I could use their phone in an emergency. The same goes for him. Many years ago I had a phone plan that allowed me to pay 10 cents per text or 10 cents per minute and I would spend less than $5 a month! That’s how rarely I need a phone when Ryan is not with me. That company went out of business and the cheapest I have been able to find since then was $30 a month or so, which just seemed silly to me when I want less than 100 texts or calls per month!

MintSim wireless phone service

I recently discovered MintSim and their super affordable wireless plans and I am back to having my own phone because the prices are reasonable for my needs. You pay upfront, and 3 months of service cost $45 so that’s just $15 a month. At that rate, you get unlimited calls and texts. You also get unlimited data, though it’s only 4g LTE for the first 2 gigs. This is for the most affordable plan, though if you want more than 2GB of 4G data you can upgrade to the 5GB or 10GB plans.

When you sign up you are mailed  Sim card that can go in any compatible phone. I had an unlocked phone laying around that I put my Sim into. If you have an old phone use the Bring Your Own Phone tool to see if it’s compatible with MintSim.

I live a rural area in general, and my address is a particularly bad spot for reception. I believe it is because we have a little pond/lake in our side yard. Ryan’s phone service is spotty at home, but great elsewhere. I’ve found that my MintSim service (which uses T-mobile towers) is very spotty at home inside the house, sometimes non-existent. It works fine as long as I step outside the house. However, literally anywhere other than home that I have been in the past 2 weeks or so has had service both inside and out. I’ve watched my service as we’ve driven around town, went to stores and visited family members over the Thanksgiving holiday and it worked well consistently. Seems how I primarily want the phone to use when not at home, it does the trick for me. I also have WiFi at home so I can have the phone switch to WiFi when at home anyway. Be sure to check the coverage map and to read it closely. If I type in my address it appears green (meaning coverage) and in the symbols, it shows that it is likely to work outside or when sitting in a car, but NOT inside a home or business. This is approximately true, although I can get signal within the house on occasion. So the map is a little conservative in my experience.

MintSim cyber monday sale

Today is Cyber Monday and MintSim has an unbelievable deal going. When you buy 3 months of service, you get 3 months free! So, you can sign up for three months at $45 and get an additional 3 months FREE. Six months of service for $45 total! 

MintSim service would make a wonderful gift. If you purchase a plan through MintSim, it starts once you activate a Sim in a phone so you can buy now as a gift, and the plan will begin for your recipient once they get activated.

This post currently has 8 responses.

  • Samantha

    That’s a great deal! I am loving all the cyber Monday deals this year!

  • Cheryl

    That sounds like a great deal, but I hate switching. I’m happy with my Virgin Mobile for $25 a month.

  • Amber Ludwig

    Whoa!! This is really awesome!! And honestly with cell phone prices these days if my hubby was home more often we’d probably share one too!! Its outrageous!

  • Cynthia R

    Wow that’s an amazing price. For a long time I shared a phone with my husband too. We also shared one car. It was challenging at times. But you got to do what you got to do. Still I’m impressed with this, I thought I was doing good to get a AT&T plan for $40 a month.

  • Barrie

    What a wonderful deal! I’ve heard of this but didn’t know anything about it. Sounds good for my mom.

  • Janet W.

    MintSim sounds like an excellent deal! I’ll have to think about switching!

  • Michelle S

    It sounds like a good company for cell service. Unfortunately, I have about another year on our current plan. Then I am going to shop around for alternatives.

  • ellen beck

    I have never heard of this company. I am actually one of the last people on Earth (or so I thought) that didnt carry a smartphone. Hubby and I have a phone in common that only gets texts (cant send them) and makes phone calls. Thats it. I can barely manage that thats how often I use it!
    This sounds like a great plan, if you dont use a phone a lot, and it isnt your primary phone I can see how this would work well.
    I knew there had to be more frugal folks out there besides us- glad to see ya! 🙂 I would jump on this, but it just isn in our area.

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