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Project Fi is a wireless service Google offers users, covering 200+ countries.
Mint Mobile’s nationwide 4G LTE data coverage and unlimited talk and text plans start at $15 monthly.
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Why should I use Mint Mobile for my cell phone service?

Mint Mobile offers exceptionally low-cost, contract-free wireless service by operating online-only and using T-Mobile’s 5G network. By buying data in bulk, usually 3, 6, or 12 months at a time, you can get plans starting as low as $15/month. It is ideal for individuals looking to slash monthly phone bills without sacrificing, or even improving, coverage.

Key Reasons to Use Mint Mobile:
  • Significant Cost Savings: By skipping physical stores and selling in bulk, Mint offers plans as low as $15/month for, say, 5GB of data, or competitive rates for unlimited data.
  • Runs on T-Mobile’s Fast Network: You get access to the nation’s largest and fastest 5G network (based on tests), ensuring reliable service.
  • Flexible Data Options: You can choose from various data allotments (5GB, 15GB, 20GB, or Unlimited) and change them as your needs change.
  • No Long-Term Contracts: You pay upfront for the months you choose, with no hidden surprise fees.
  • Includes Essential Features: All plans include free mobile hotspot capability, Wi-Fi calling/texting, and free international calls to Canada, Mexico, and the UK.
  • Minternational Passes: can be purchased within your account and used in 180+ countries.
  • Wi-Fi Calling: lets you talk or text over Wi-Fi, no extra log-ins or phone numbers required. It’s super handy when your signal’s playing hard to get.
  • “Keep Your Own Phone” Friendly: Mint makes it easy to bring your current phone and number, using either a physical SIM or eSIM.

How It Works:
You pay for 3, 6, or 12 months of service at once, with the best price per month achieved with a 12-month commitment.

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Things to Consider:
  • Upfront Cost: You must pay for several months at once, which is higher than a single month of a traditional contract.
  • Data Speeds: While 5G is fast, it can be throttled during times of high network congestion.

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For most, especially those with good T-Mobile coverage in their area, the savings of switching to Mint Mobile are worth the switch.

This Week’s Tip or Trick

The Chrome browser tab area, located at the very top, is designed for efficient site management through pinning, grouping, and searching. Key features include right-click options to pin tabs (shrinks them to icons) or add tabs to groups with colors/names to reduce clutter.

Here is a tour of the Chrome tab area functionalities:
  • Tab Groups: Right-click a tab to “Add tab to new group.” You can name these groups, color-code them, and click the group name to collapse/expand them.
  • Saved Groups: You can save tab groups so they persist across sessions and appear on the left side of the tab strip for easy access.
  • Pinned Tabs: Right-click a tab and select “Pin.” This moves the tab to the far left, reduces it to its favicon (site icon), and keeps it open even if you close and reopen Chrome.
  • Tab Search: A dropdown arrow in the top right allows you to search through all open tabs to quickly find a specific page. Search Tabs in Chrome
These tools help manage multiple open tabs by organizing, saving, and prioritizing frequently used sites.

Bitwarden Tip

Bitwarden keeps a password history for each saved login item, so you can see previously used passwords for a specific website.

Here’s how it works:

  • Bitwarden stores the last five saved passwords for each login item (including deleted items before they’re permanently removed)
  • Logging out or switching clients does not clear the password history
  • Viewing password history will immediately display the older passwords in plain text

To view password history:

  1. Open the login item in your vault.
  2. Select Password history

To access the generator history:

  1. Select Generator.
  2. Scroll down and select Generator history:

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