Mint Mobile family plan: Is it a good value?

Mint Mobile prides itself on offering cheap phone plans for as little as $15 a month, making it a great deal for someone looking to save money on their phone bill. In 2023 the Ryan Reynolds-owned carrier widened its target to families as well. Is the Mint Mobile family plan worth it? Let’s dive right in and discuss.

What is included in the Mint Mobile family plan? Like all of Mint’s plans, the Mint Mobile family plan runs on the T-Mobile network and is paid at least three months in advance.When creating a Mint Mobile family plan, you’ll be asked to pick out specific plans for each line.

• Plan: Mint 5GB
• Cost: $75 for three months $120 for six months $180 for 12 months
• Talk & Text: Unlimited
• Data: 4GB LTE/5G access
• Extras: Hotspot up to data limit

• Plan: Mint 15GB
• Cost: $105 for three months $150 for six months $240 for 12 months
• Talk & Text: Unlimited
• Data: 10GB LTE/5G access
• Extras: Hotspot up to data limit

• Plan: Mint 20GB
• Cost: $135 for three months $210 for six months $300 for 12 months
• Talk & Text: Unlimited
• Data: 15GB LTE/5G access
• Extras: Hotspot up to data limit

• Plan: Mint Unlimited
• Cost: $120 for three months $210 for six months $360 for 12 months
• Talk & Text: Unlimited
• Data: 40GB premium data Unlimited 4G/5G
• Extras: 10GB hotspot access

For most users, we recommend the Unlimited plan, especially right now. For a limited time, Mint is offering all of its plans for the same $ 15-a-month rate if a customer is part of a family plan. That means you can try the unlimited data plan for three months for the same price as the humble 5GB plan.

Okay, but what about savings? Most family plans give you discounts for every line you add. Unfortunately, Mint Mobile doesn’t do this. There is no discount for having a family plan. So why bother? There are some benefits to having a Mint Mobile family plan:

• You can manage every line from one account.
• You don’t have to pay for 12 months at once to get the lowest rates possible.

The last point is the most significant one. Normally Mint Mobile requires you to pre-pay in either 3, 6, or 12-month increments. Paying annually in one lump sum yields the best discounts. For those with at least two lines on a family plan, you’ll still be required to commit to a year’s service, but you’ll only have to pay quarterly. For families with multiple members, this means they can enjoy Mint’s great pricing without having to pay a ton of cash upfront.

Is the Mint Mobile family plan a good value? Considering Mint Mobile has aggressive pricing for single accounts, I have to say I feel like Mint Mobile could do more to make its family plans stand out. Even a discount of, say, $1 or 2 a month per line would be something. Or maybe take a page from Verizon Prepaid and give loyalty discounts to family plan members that stick with Mint long-term. Really anything to make family plans slightly more enticing.

As it stands, Mint Mobile family plans don’t really offer any major differences from a standard account, other than you can pay in 3-month increments and still get the biggest discounts. However, that doesn’t mean the pricing isn’t still a good value for some users.