Mint Mobile’s 5G Home MINTernet bundle — home internet plus an Unlimited wireless line for $45/month combined — is not a new offer. What changed is how much you have to put down to lock it in, and the difference is substantial enough to bring in a whole category of people who have been sitting on the fence.
The normal path to that $45/month rate requires a 12-month phone plan commitment, which clocks in at $540 at signup. The current Mint promotion running through September 30 drops any phone plan to $15/month, and that lower base price means the bundle now qualifies at a 3-month commitment. The upfront cost at checkout falls from $540 to $135. The monthly rate is the same $45. The money you have to show up with is 75% less.
A Sample of Savings
That gap matters for households paying a combined cable-and-wireless bill that often runs well north of $100 per month that want to consolidate, but have not been ready to sign a 12-month agreement with an internet provider they have never tested. Mint also offers a 14-day money-back guarantee on any term, so the real floor on a bad experience is returning the gateway within two weeks for a full refund. Between the shorter commitment and that guarantee, the risk profile on trying MINTernet has shrunk significantly.
Both sides of this bundle run on T-Mobile’s network, America’s largest 5G network. Mint ships a 5G Gateway at no equipment or rental charge, and the hardware is meant to be up and running quickly and easily as a self-installation job. The plan is unlimited with no throttling caps in the fine print, which puts it ahead of cable tiers that start soft-limiting once you cross a usage threshold. The standalone MINTernet plan is $40/month; the phone line adds $5. The bundled Unlimited phone plan runs on T-Mobile’s infrastructure with the same terms as a standalone Mint Unlimited plan, no hidden bundle fees attached.
Cut It Down the Middle
Six-month commitments are also available at the same $45/month rate through September 30, for anyone who wants more runway than three months without going all the way to a year. Both the 3-month and 6-month paths close when the $15/month phone promotion ends on September 30. After that, the bundle requires the 12-month plan and $540 upfront again. The rate itself does not change: Only the flexibility does.