I ditched T-Mobile for Mint and found 3 major drawbacks of smaller carriers - and their workarounds

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A few weeks ago, I shared my journey of switching over to Mint Mobile, after being a T-Mobile customer for more than a decade. As you may have guessed, the move was easy to justify, with mounting price increases and forced plan upgrades being the main reasons.

I'm also saving more than $100 per month now, so that's nice. But going from a big household name such as T-Mobile to a smaller brand like Mint has taught me a thing or two about the downsides of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), too.

Also: I ditched T-Mobile for Mint after 10 years of service - now I'm saving $120/month

They're mostly tolerable, with some unique fixes and lifestyle changes that I've picked up over the past few months. So if you're on the verge of making the switch yourself, here's...

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