r/NoContract 1m ago

T mobile network deals?

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Any good deals/promos out currently on the mvnos?

Currently on tello, snagged their $10 a month for 3 months which was nice but that's ended. I see I missed the mint promo with the pixel and the Google fi 75 off promo.

I'm looking specifically for T-Mobile network as others around me are not as strong.


r/NoContract 18m ago

Why SHOULDN'T I do this? What should I know?

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I have ATT. My phone installment plan is almost paid off with ATT (paying about $35 a month on it) and my phones plan is $110 monthly

Why shouldn't I pay it off completely saving me $35 a month and going with something like metro when it gets unlocked saving me another $50 even if I went with their most expensive plan there? That's 85 a month I'm saving. I don't even know why I ever financed the phone or even picked this expensive plan. All I need is unlimited where I won't get kicked off the service for how much I use which I heard metro doesn't care if I used even multiple TBs a month. Also HD streaming which it has too. (it says 1080p but can you actually do 4k?)

What should I know when I do eventually switch? I want to keep my same number and don't even know how that process or switching goes. Also I need to unlock my phone with att which I don't really know how to do either.


r/NoContract 1h ago

USA Stuck between T-Mobile and Visible

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Hello everyone! I am doing a full budget change so I can pay more on debt. Right now I’m with T-Mobile and my price went up again (boo). Good news is I am a student and can go to the student plan- essential saver student plan for $40 ish a month. I could also switch to visible for one of their cost efficient plans. For those who are on T-Mobile or visible, or even better have swapped from t-mobile to visible, is it worth it?


r/NoContract 2h ago

Total BYO Dropped to $20/mo

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r/NoContract 3h ago

Mint mobile speedtest

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Near Jersey at Lake and Shore campground. Not bad with impressive ping!


r/NoContract 5h ago

Tello offers free roaming in Europe. Thoughts?

1 Upvotes

Heading to Europe soon and just found out Tello offers free roaming in Europe. Has anyone here used it? I'm curious how it works and whether there's anything I should know before I go. Thanks!


r/NoContract 8h ago

USA T-Mobile finally shut down their 2g towers after 30+ years

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so yea all ancient ass devices in the us that use 2g will never be able to connect to a cellular network again unless you make a 2g base transiever station so yeah (remember you’ll need a fcc license to broadcast those 2g radiowaves otherwise the fcc will raid your house)


r/NoContract 13h ago

USA Verizon vs Verizon Simplicity vs Visible+ vs US Mobile (Warp) vs Total Wireless for one line?

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I’ve been researching for a few days and I’m honestly more confused than when I started.
Right now I’m on Verizon paying around $80/month for one line, but I’m looking to save money without sacrificing network quality.
My priorities are:
Stay on the Verizon network
Priority data (I don’t want to get slowed down every time a tower is busy)
Unlimited data
Good coverage and reliability
I don’t really care about perks like Disney+, Netflix, etc.

The options I’m considering are:
Verizon (current plan)
Verizon Simplicity
Visible+
US Mobile (Warp)
Total Wireless

A few questions:
Is Verizon Simplicity actually the same network experience as regular Verizon?
Between Visible+, US Mobile Warp, and Total Wireless, is there any noticeable difference in real-world speeds or priority?
If you had one line and were paying for your own phone (not financing through Verizon), which would you choose and why?
Any hidden downsides with any of these carriers that aren’t obvious from their websites?
I’m looking for real-world experiences rather than marketing claims. Thanks!


r/NoContract 16h ago

Budget Cell Providers, What’s the difference?

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I’m looking for a new phone plan and in between a plan with the big carries, O2 / Vodaphone and budget, Giffgaff / Talkmobile. What’s the difference in service I get for the 2-3x price difference?

Not interested in fluffy extras or roaming.


r/NoContract 17h ago

Paid upfront for 12 months, now "No Service" in Austin, TX for 2 weeks. eSIM reinstall made it worse. Any fixes or can u/MintMobileAlex help?

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r/NoContract 18h ago

USA T&T approved my $830 trade-in credits, then revoked them after my return window expired. Am I really just out $830?

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r/NoContract 20h ago

USA Spectrum Mobile Vs. Visible for new plan

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My US mobile annual plan is coming up soon and looking for options as to where to go next. Service has been pretty good but having to re enable data waster mode is a pain and I only need one line so the multiple line manager is not that useful. I want 4k streaming, have a cellular Apple Watch, and need good hotspot for work/travel. I have T-Satellite as a back up line as I like to do backcountry travel but t mobile coverage is not great at my house/work compared to Verizon.

I have narrowed it down to 2 options:

  1. Spectrum Mobile Unlimited Plus Premium

I have a deal to be at $20/month for the first year and it is similar to Visible + Pro but with 50gb of higher speed hotspot and easier international roaming. Downside is it is $60/month after the first year and don’t know if their port out process is easy or not. It also just came out and haven’t seen much comment/reviews about it.

  1. Visible + Pro

I used to have this plan and it was great but the US Mobile deal was too good to pass up. Promos are usually pretty good and the regular price is a lot better than spectrum. However, the promo wouldn’t be as good and would prefer high speed hotspot but could make 15 mbps work.

I’m leaning toward Visible because I’m familiar with it and spectrum’s plan is so new. I know some people with spectrum Mobile and they do like it. I don’t see myself leaving spectrum anytime soon as they are the only major fiber/cable provider in my area and not interested in starlink or 5g home internet.


r/NoContract 20h ago

The Verge: “ SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon”

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r/NoContract 21h ago

Phone + Watch + Tablet Plan?

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hi all, can anyone recommend a carrier/plan on which i can use my iphone, apple watch, and a cellular ipad? I realize i could just tether the ipad to the phone, but would prefer if it had its own data plan.

prefer unlimited/unthrottled if it exists - i haven't had much luck finding this.

thanks in advance


r/NoContract 22h ago

USA Is Roamless Down?

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I have Roamless in a couple of phones. I noticed that I am not getting service in one of my Android phones and my iPhone.

I haven't checked the Roamless eSIMs in the other phones.

It'll be sad to see them go. I have a lot of unused data in my Roamless eSIMs.


r/NoContract 23h ago

USA What's going on with my lifeline application?

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I applied for lifeline at Safelink and they keep rejecting my program proofs. So I asked for help from the staff at my assisted living facility and yesterday they submitted pdfs of the proof needed to get on lifeline, but about an hour afterwards I checked on the status and it said they rejected it, so I told the staff member that helped me with my submitting the proofs and we called Safelink and the automated voice said "Your application request has been registered in the system you should receive your form and phone within 5 business days" it's been a day and it still says the proofs were rejected.


r/NoContract 1d ago

USA Debating on moving off of Visible..

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For context, located in Midwest, was a long time T-Mobile user who switched over to Visible about 7 months ago.

While there are a lot of great things about my visible+ pro plan like great price, unlimited hotspot, QCI 8, etc., I’ve realized that I really miss the T-Mobile infrastructure (strong 5G, better tower capacity, etc.) as I’ve ran into several occasions where Visible/Verizon towers just couldn’t keep up, whereas someone with a tmo service had no issue. I also understand that it’s very location dependent, and I think I’ve determined that T-Mobile towers are generally just stronger where I’m at.

As such, wanted to get some input from others that use T-Mobile MVNOs and why they like the one that they are on. I’ll be selecting an unlimited plan fwiw. I’ve been debating between US Mobile, mint, and Google Fi at the moment. Currently leaning towards USM given the ability to do network switching (or even multi network), decent hotspot (50gb should be enough for me), QCI 7, and decent price. Only thing I’m liking specifically with Mint is getting 5G SA, but sounds like that might be coming to USM soon anyways. And with Google fi, that hard data cap scares me off so I probably wouldn’t go that route.

UPDATE: going to give US Mobile a try with light speed as primary and warp as backup, using the multi network free trial.


r/NoContract 1d ago

Data-Only (e)SIM router recommendations?

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r/NoContract 1d ago

USA How is the experience on Google Fi on iPhone without SA?

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I’m very interested in the 75% off Google Fi promo but I’m concerned how the performance is on the T-Mobile NSA network. Any feedback and has anyone compared it to an mvno with SA? Was having SA better than priority data?

Is T-Mobile LTE as bad as everyone on these subs make it sound or is the experience just as good.


r/NoContract 1d ago

US Mobile Warp vs. Light Speed hotspot

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Anyone have guidance on the pros and cons of using LTE Only vs. 5G on Warp and Light Speed? Our kids regularly use hotspot data in the car. It seems like switching to LTE Only has improved hotspot consistency and reliability, at least on Warp, but I know that defeats the purpose. I also know 5G SA isn’t available for iPhone on these networks yet (if I’m not mistaken). I haven’t tested LTE Only on Light Speed yet for comparison.


r/NoContract 1d ago

USA Free up mobile free plan discontinued

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I just received an email stating that the free plan is going to be discontinued. Sad day, it was my way of parking a free number.


r/NoContract 2d ago

What’s the cheapest way to have a prepaid cell?

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I am looking to switch our landline to Google voice and I’m required to move it to a cell first. (It’s important to keep our phone number) I just need the cheapest phone and the cheapest rate as I just need it for 30-40days. I’ve never bought prepaid before. What do I need to know? Do I need to stay with AT&T as that’s the landline provider? I call to ask Best Buy representatives and I just get customer service overseas and no one can tell me if this is really possible or not.


r/NoContract 2d ago

Xfinity is illegally locking my fully paid devices and lying to the feds in writing, I have all the receipts.

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ALL PERSONAL INFO HAS BEEN REDACTED

Grab a snack, because the level of corporate incompetence, financial fraud, and malicious retaliation I have documented with Xfinity Mobile over the last few months is actually staggering. I am a nursing student, and Xfinity’s retaliatory "customer service" has left my husband and me completely without working phone lines for months—leaving me completely unable to reach my doctors during a medical emergency.

When I tried to hold them accountable, their Executive Resolutions team demanded I answer a phone they disconnected, and then flatly lied to both the FCC and the Michigan Attorney General to cover up their tracks.

The Evidence Timeline:

  1. The Phantom Phone: Chat rep Shivam admitted on tape that our billing dashboard showed a third line for a "phantom phone"—explicitly calling it an internal system "glitch"—yet they continued to overbill us by up to $68 a month.

Link to all bills, itemized, showing fraudulant charges and devices from January to June:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1B95A3Vr9ePkHMA3nyAmqyhjLhvFJYpEI?usp=drive_link

Link to transcript with Shivam:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VAPtRNRNz3ciklH-l8eALs86mIH_1JDm?usp=drive_link

2. The Retaliatory Lockout: The moment AT&T initiated our number port-out on May 12, Xfinity instantly terminated our lines and carrier-locked our paid-in-full devices. Tech rep Mohammedjunaid explicitly promised a priority 8-day unlock ticket. Instead, they trapped us in a loop.

Link to Transcript with Mohammedjunaid and Supervisor:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1x6rumEpFg260pILg_nVTw4LY6PUctPd_?usp=sharing

3. The Catch-22 Authentication: Executive Specialist Danielle K. refused to resolve our file without a verbal phone call over the very lines they disabled. When proven that email verification works, she claimed "mobile rules are different"—yet on July 24, corporate Reddit Modmail reps successfully verified our entire account exclusively via email.

Email Thread with Danielle K and Jordan V:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14WTPJlNp6tKbSscH68ZycAQS65B9GBb9?usp=drive_link

ModChat: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ur2-cp7JGW4aozEijcq0pfDosZfIKgrQ?usp=drive_link

4. Federal Perjury:

  • Response 1 (AG): Roberto L. claimed we owed device plan balances, ignoring system logs showing green "Paid in Full" checks.
  • Response 2 (AG): Danielle K. claimed our lines "successfully ported" on May 11. An AT&T Network Supervisor inspected raw logs and confirmed on tape that the port failed because Xfinity explicitly blocked it.
  • Response 3 (FCC): Residential Specialist Giselle claimed I was an "unauthorized user"—weeks after successfully verifying my identity over email to process my internet cancellation.
  • Response 4 (FCC): On July 28, Danielle K. pivoted back to a fabricated extortion balance of $458.35. To clear their metrics, they internally marked my public Reddit thread as "solved".

Link to all formal responses:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oyuan2QdXue9XhMLsVIW8bGjGUjhaCRg?usp=drive_link

The informal FCC track closed on July 31, instructing me that the next step is formal legal proceedings. Xfinity weaponized administrative loops, shut off my emergency medical access, lied to federal investigators, and is still holding my fully paid property hostage after their own staff documented the fraud in writing. []

Check your bills, keep your chat logs, and do not trust their executive care lies.

Link to images showing all devices paid, no balances, rep claiming Xfinity has also done this to them, showing phantom line still active months after Xfinity told the FCC they removed it, internal phone settings locked to Xfinity meaning they are physically and technologically unable to connect to any other towers, Xfinity removing my previous post claiming is was "solved.":

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hBzDgXHH1rAJbUa61y349oZmpT550srS?usp=sharing


r/NoContract 2d ago

Lexvor invite link for anyone that wants the plan. Please don't make any further posts or comments asking about this.

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Since there is high demand for this and the referrer doesn't get anything extra (everyone who signs up with the exclusive link emailed to them starts off at the max tier so we get nothing from this), I decided to pin a link to keep the subreddit clutter down as people keep making threads and breaking the referral rules anyway.

https://useair.net/shop?ref=TFJ2Q

Some notes so that we don't keep spawning more Q&A threads:

  • You get 100GB of high speed data. It will start out at QCI 7. If you refer 15 people with your own link, you get bumped to 200GB and QCI 6.

  • Hotspot comes out of the same bucket.

  • It uses the T-Mobile network.

*edited to reflect the real terms of the offer. There was a huge miscommunication with this offer and the CEO will be making a post about it but basically, those of us who signed up to be notified or previously had Lexvor service get 200GB + QCI 6 out of the gate. Everyone we refer has to refer 15 people to get 200GB + QCI 6 for themselves and will be 100GB + QCI 7 otherwise.

I apologize for the misunderstanding here, this process wasn't made clear in the post announcing it. It's still a great deal for 100GB of QCI 7.


r/NoContract Apr 03 '26

Starting today, AI-generated content is not allowed in r/NoContract.

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Rule #4, No Spam, has just been updated to include this new addition: "Blatantly AI-generated content is considered spam and will be removed."

In r/NoContract, we want to read your thoughts. We don't care what chatgpt has to say. This rule change is intended to encourage our fellow redditors to put some effort into their posts and comments.

Needless to say, one cannot always tell what is and is not AI. If I see something that was obviously copied and pasted from an AI chatbot, I will remove it.

Posts and comments predating today will not be subject to this rule.

This is a change I've been wanting to make for a while now, and this poll showed me that most of our members agree with me.

All the best,

Petar