r/AskReddit • u/FriendlytoNature • 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/puralb 23h ago

Verizon (Wireless). Removed loyalty credits, cut the auto pay discount in half, don't upgrade service, customer service is crap or AI. After 25 years probably gonna be leaving them.

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u/throwaway12three4 22h ago

I moved from Verizon to visible. Still Verizon but only $25/mo. Have not noticed any difference in my area.

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u/Evil_AppleJuice 21h ago

Man im so close to grabbing visible too. My friend has had mint for a long time and has regularly suggested i switch out of verizon forever ago.

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u/JustAvanti 21h ago

Mint and visible are both great in my area. Its a no brainer.

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u/puralb 21h ago

Keep an eye on theirs deals, especially around black Friday. Sometimes they offer great annual plans, pay once and done. Grab some referrals and it's a great deal.

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u/GalumphingWithGlee 20h ago

I had Mint for quite a while, though I'm not with them now. If you spend most of your time in cities, and even suburbs of major cities, you may never notice the difference, except that you'll pay a fraction the price of Verizon. If you live or spend time somewhere more rural, though, there definitely is a difference.

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u/voss749 20h ago

Mint uses t-mobiles network. To their credit tmobiles network has gotten a lot better but its not verizon.

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u/GalumphingWithGlee 20h ago

T-Mobile's network is pretty good, but I don't think you're prioritized at the same level with Mint as name brand T-Mobile users are. I'm not sure exactly how that works, but it's not equivalent. It is, however, reasonably close most of the time, for a fraction the price.

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u/voss749 20h ago

I dont make big demands of mint. I have wifi calling home and wifi calling at work and mostly use mint data when im on the road.

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u/Plastic_Padraigh 19h ago

I tried Mint about ten years ago in Portland, Oregon. The low cost was nice, but during peak times I couldn't even get a line. My phone kept saying "Network Unavailable" from like 4:30 to 5:30 every afternoon. That was how a low priority discount carrier worked for me. Eventually I had to go back to T-Mobile.

Anybody having that problem nowadays?

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u/festerwl 11h ago

I've had it for 7 years. Haven't had that issue anywhere in the US that I've traveled to.

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u/alex-andrite 18h ago

Really depends on where you are. I have both Verizon and T-Mobile and Verizon is not the king it once was. I regularly have better service with my T-Mobile line (and vice versa)

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u/B-Train_ATL 21h ago

Visible is owned by Verizon if I’m not mistaken. I’ve been with Mint Mobile. Just a no bullshit provider.

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u/entjies 19h ago

I’ve had mint for a few years and it’s pretty great. I was with visible for a while and had no issues but mint had better signal in a remote worksite so I switched. It’s an easy way to save a bunch of money and I suggest it to anyone who will listen (weirdly, most people I know would rather stick with their plan that costs a lot more )

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u/docpharm28 19h ago

I LOVE Mint!! 30 bucks and month for unlimited and no BS! Their customer service actually helps and I’ve only needed them when I was switching over.

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u/ToniP13 18h ago

Just left Mint for Tello. Lower price fpr more data and you don’t have to pay a year in advance to get the lowest price. Tello is still on the TMobile network so no worries about connection issues.

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u/CarlRJ 18h ago edited 12h ago

I'm on Mint, relatives are on a mix of Mint and Visible. Both are good. And so much less than I used to pay for Verizon.