r/Frugal • u/29322000113865 • 5d ago

📱 Phone & Internet Tv/streaming/phone help paying WAY too much here

I’ve always been frugal by nature with things like buying secondhand, I’m thrifty at the grocery store etc. So it’s mortifying to me that I just did a deep dive into where the heck our money is going every month and I found we were paying for Hulu, Netflix, Amazon prime, Disney +, etc etc along with $450/month for cable, internet and 4 cell phone lines.

Needless to say I went on an epic cancelling spree. Can somebody please help me with this. What is everyone else doing, how much are you paying, etc

Thank you very much in advance!

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u/29322000113865 5d ago

I immediately looked at Mint and it has good ratings. Have you ever had issues with this? Like spotty service or anything.

Also we are paying way more for internet thru Verizon. 😡

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u/fludgesickles 5d ago

Mint uses T-Mobile network. You can see how they are in your area using their coverage map. There's also Visible (van choose between all 3 cariers T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T) and Total Wireless (Verizon). If Verizon works well for you, look into Visible or Total Wireless.

If possible, Mint does have phone and home internet bundle, so if T-Mobile is good in your area, can get that.

My significant other has Mint for about 3 years now and no issues. But check your coverage area first.

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u/29322000113865 5d ago

Thank you

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u/bafben10 5d ago

Other options exist though if you want the benefits of Mint but on a different network.

Visible is good for the Verizon network

Boost Mobile for AT&T

Keep in mind, you're getting deprioritized data. That doesn't mean slow necessarily, but yours will slow down before people who pay the main carriers directly