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Mint Mobile 5GB 6-Months

Mint Mobile | T-Mobile | 5GB

T-Mobile Budget Friendly Travel Ready

Use this summary to quickly judge the plan's overall value, base monthly price, and how competitive it looks at a glance.

51.9 Value Score
Value Summary
Weak Value
$20
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $20/mo $240 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 5GB Then 128Kbps
Priority Allotment Depriorized
Hotspot 5GB
Video Streaming 480p SD
Talk/Text Unl / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks T-Mobile
Payment Type Prepaid
Plan Term 6 Months
Performance Profile These scores show where the plan is strongest and where it gives up ground.
The cards below focus on core competitive strengths: price efficiency, usable data, priority data, and hotspot utility.
Price Efficiency
51.2
Cheaper plans can cover similar needs, and some offer more for the money.
Data Value
34.2
This plan trails the better data-for-dollar options in the market.
Priority Data
80.0
Priority data is one of this plan's clearest strengths.
Hotspot Value
76.2
Hotspot support is competitive for the monthly price.
Relative Profile See how this plan compares with the wider market of phone plans in the database.
These cards show whether the plan is cheaper than average, stronger on data, better on hotspot support, or more usable after the main high-speed allotment than typical plans in the market.
Affordability Percentile
69%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $20, this plan is $10.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
30%
With 5GB high-speed data, this plan is 10GB below the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
57%
With 5GB hotspot, this plan is 2GB above the market median of 3GB.
After-Cap Speed Percentile
40%
At 128Kbps after 5GB, this post-cap speed ranks near the middle of the market compared with other plans that keep data working after the full-speed bucket.
Overall Value vs Avg
51.9
+8.4 vs market avg 43.4
Plan Quality Signals These meters highlight clarity, restrictions, feature depth, and how useful the plan is for travel.
Think of this as the fine-print section: it shows whether the plan is easy to understand, light on caveats, and strong enough for travel or international use.
Data Truth 92
The marketed data claim lines up well with the plan's real monthly limits.
Feature Completeness
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Feature Completeness measures how many useful plan-level features are confirmed, such as hotspot support, priority data, travel and roaming support, device and SIM type support, data rollover or top-ups, international options, and included perks. Higher scores mean more confirmed extras; lower scores mean fewer supported features or more unknown details.

 74.5
This plan includes a decent set of confirmed extra and supported features.
Caveat Load
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Caveat Load looks at fine-print and signup friction, including whether taxes and fees are included in the advertised price or charged extra, autopay requirements, contracts, credit checks, activation/SIM/shipping fees, and online-only or store-only rules. Higher scores mean fewer caveats were found; lower scores mean more caveats or unresolved caveat details. When Carrierlytics cannot verify a caveat because the carrier is not clear or because we have not captured it yet, a small uncertainty penalty is added instead of assuming there is no issue.

 82.9
Most key caveats look manageable, with fewer confirmed fees or restrictions than many competing plans.
Travel Value 87.2
Travel and roaming support are meaningful strengths here.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Included

Full service roaming in Canada is included at no extra cost. Roaming in Mexico requires an additional add-on called a Minternational Pass. Passes include 1-day, 1GB of high-speed data, 60 mins and 60 texts for $5. A 3-day pass is $10 for 200 min, 200 texts, and unlimited data with the first 3GB at high-speeds. A 10-day pass costs $20 with unlimited data and 10GB at full speeds, 500 mins, and 500 texts. A 30-day pass with no data and 100 mins and 100 texts is $5.

Global roaming Add-on

Global roaming requires an additional add-on called a Minternational Pass. Passes include 1-day, 1GB of high-speed data, 60 mins and 60 texts for $5. A 3-day pass is $10 for 200 min, 200 texts, and unlimited data with the first 3GB at high-speeds. A 10-day pass costs $20 with unlimited data and 10GB at full speeds, 500 mins, and 500 texts. A 30-day pass with no data and 100 mins and 100 texts is $5.

Call international numbers from US Add-on

International calling is pay per minute. Canada, Mexico, and UK are unlimited exceptions and included with the plan.

Text international numbers from US Included
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Add-on

Mint Mobile offers a tablet-only plan for current Mint subscribers. The plan is billed annually at $60, which works out to $5/month, and includes 3GB of high-speed data each month. It supports video streaming at up to 720p HD.

Smartwatch support Not available
Multi-Line Value Curve How this plan's effective price per line changes as more lines are added.

The lowest per-line price is $20, available starting at 1 line.

Mix-and-match: allowed. mint-mobile supports account-level plan choice; no carrier-specific annual or multi-month mix-and-match restriction is assumed for this plan.

1 line
51.9 Value
$20/line
Total $20 | baseline line
2 lines
59.6 Value
$20/line
Total $40/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
59.6 Value
$20/line
Total $60/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
59.6 Value
$20/line
Total $80/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
59.6 Value
$20/line
Total $100/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

Minternational Pass 1-Day

$5

International roaming pass for 180+ supported countries. Includes 1GB high-speed data, 60 minutes, and 60 texts for 1 day.

Minternational Pass 3-Day

$10

International roaming pass for 180+ supported countries. Includes unlimited data with 3GB high-speed data, 200 minutes, and 200 texts for 3 days. Speeds are reduced after the high-speed bucket.

Minternational Pass 10-Day

$20

International roaming pass for 180+ supported countries. Includes unlimited data with 10GB high-speed data, 500 minutes, and 500 texts for 10 days. Speeds are reduced after the high-speed bucket.

Minternational Pass 30-Day No Data

$5

Low-cost extended international roaming pass with 100 minutes and 100 texts for 30 days. This pass does not include roaming data.

Extra Data 1GB

$10

One-time extra high-speed data add-on for Mint's limited-data phone plans. Applies immediately, does not roll over, and expires at the end of the current 30-day plan cycle.

Extra Data 3GB

$20

One-time extra high-speed data add-on for Mint's limited-data phone plans. Applies immediately, does not roll over, and expires at the end of the current 30-day plan cycle.

Similar Plan Matchups Plans with similar pricing, data, and feature profiles across the current market.
93.6

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Similarity index | Price delta $0 | Data delta 0GB
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Methodology

Plan scores are generated by Carrierlytics' proprietary value algorithm using factors such as price, usable data, hotspot value, priority data, streaming quality, and plan friction.


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