Mint Mobile Cuts MINTernet Bundle Upfront Cost 75% to $135 Through Sept. 30

Q: With the 3-month trial ending soon, what happens to your wallet when Mint Mobile reverts to its hefty 12-month upfront requirement?

Your wallet takes the hit upfront, not in the monthly rate. When Mint’s temporary 3-month option ends, the bundle goes back to requiring a 12-month prepayment, meaning the amount due at checkout jumps from $135 to $540. That is a $405 increase in cash required at signup, or four times more money out of pocket than the 3-month trial. The advertised price stays $45 a month for the bundle, so the service itself is not getting more expensive on a monthly basis. What disappears is the lower-cost entry point. For shoppers deciding whether to try Mint’s 5G Home MINTernet and Unlimited wireless line, that change matters because Mint is a prepaid provider. The higher barrier is mainly about cash flow and commitment: after September 30, customers must front a full year instead of testing the same bundle for three months. The tradeoff is that the package still includes unlimited home internet, one unlimited phone line, and a 5G gateway with no rental fee, all on T-Mobile’s network. Mint also offers a 14-day money-back guarantee, which softens the risk somewhat, but only during that short return window. So if you wait until the promotion ends, expect no change to the $45 monthly value on paper, but a much heavier immediate charge to your bank account: $540 instead of $135.

2 articles · Updated · Gizmodo · Aug 31

$135 now secures Mint Mobile’s MINTernet bundle for three months, down from a $540 upfront payment previously needed to get the same $45 monthly rate.
The drop comes from a temporary $15-per-month phone promotion that lets the bundle qualify with a three- or six-month commitment instead of the usual 12-month plan.
Mint is pitching the lower entry cost at households paying more than $100 for separate wireless and home internet bills and wary of testing a new provider under a yearlong contract.
A 14-day money-back guarantee, no gateway rental fee and unlimited service with no throttling caps further lower the risk of trying the T-Mobile-network bundle.
The shorter-term options end Sept. 30; after that, the bundle reverts to a 12-month commitment and $540 upfront, though the monthly price stays $45.