Mint Mobile Coverage Map

What network does Mint Mobile use?

Mint Mobile uses the T-Mobile network to provide coverage.

Since Mint Mobile relies on T-Mobile, its coverage is essentially the same as that of T-Mobile.

This means that Mint Mobile offers extensive 4G LTE and 5G coverage across the country.

Mint Mobile 5G Coverage

Mint Mobile offers nationwide 5G coverage on T-Mobile’s 5G network. 

T-Mobile currently covers about 323 million people with their 5G network, or about 97% of the U.S. population.

You can see 5G coverage on Mint Mobile's self-published coverage map.

Mint Mobile 4G LTE Coverage

Nationwide 4G LTE coverage is available on Mint Mobile thanks to T-Mobile’s extensive 4G LTE network, which covers 99% of Americans.

Mint Mobile Coverage by State

How good is Mint Mobile's coverage in each state?

Here is a full breakdown of what percentage of each state Mint Mobile has coverage, as well as what percentage of that coverage is great, good, or poor:

Mint Mobile 5G Coverage by State

Here is a breakdown of how good Mint Mobile's 5G coverage is in each state:

Mint Mobile Data Speeds by State

Data speeds play an important role for determining what your experience is like on a network.

Fast speeds provide a great experience, while slow speeds make for a poor experience.

How fast are Mint Mobile's data speeds?

To find out, we analyzed the speed tests submitted as part of our crowd-sourced speed test map.

We found Mint Mobile had median download speeds that ranged from 13 Mbps in Alaska to 371 Mbps in the Washington, DC. Median upload speeds on Mint Mobile were between 5.5 Mbps in Mississippi and went up to 47.2 Mbps in Idaho. And Median latency was between 22 ms and 184 ms.

Mint Mobile vs. T-Mobile Coverage

Since Mint Mobile runs on the T-Mobile network, coverage is about the same between the two carriers.

The only difference is that Mint Mobile doesn’t include domestic roaming.

Domestic roaming is where your phone switches to a partner network for coverage in areas where your primary network doesn’t have service. For example, T-Mobile’s native network doesn’t have coverage in large parts of Nebraska. Instead, T-Mobile customers will roam on the Viaero Wireless network for coverage. 

Viaero Wireless is a regional provider in Nebraska, and they made agreements with the three big carriers (T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T) so customers using the big three could roam on the Viaero Wireless network for service.

Unfortunately, Mint Mobile doesn’t have access to this roaming agreement, or others. 

Mint Mobile coverage will be limited to what the native T-Mobile network offers. 

You can see Mint Mobile’s exact coverage footprint on their website. 

Mint Mobile vs. AT&T Coverage

Mint Mobile has less coverage than AT&T.

Even though both carriers cover over 99% of Americans, their coverage footprints are quite different.

Mint Mobile covers 46.6% of the U.S., while AT&T covers an impressive 78.1% of the U.S.:

Mint Mobile also has a bit less 5G coverage than AT&T.

You'll find 5G service on Mint Mobile across 36.0% of the country, whereas AT&T offers 5G service in 43.3% of the country:

Even though Mint Mobile's network is smaller than AT&T's, it does offer measurably faster data speeds.

Mint Mobile customers saw median download speeds of 152.3 Mbps, compared to 61.2 Mbps on AT&T.

Upload speeds were faster on Mint Mobile, too, with a median performance of 17.3 Mbps. AT&T's median upload speeds were 11.3 Mbps.

In major cities, both Mint Mobile and AT&T will likely perform well. If you travel to more rural areas, AT&T may be a better option.

Check our AT&T coverage map to see what AT&T's coverage and speeds look like in your area.

Mint Mobile vs. Verizon Coverage

Mint Mobile’s coverage is a bit less than Verizon's.

Mint Mobile's nationwide network covers 46.6% of the country, compared to 67.4% covered by Verizon:

That said, Mint Mobile has about 2.4x more 5G coverage than Verizon does.

You'll find 5G service on Mint Mobile in 36.0% of the country. Verizon, meanwhile, only has their 5G network available across 14.5% of the country:

According to our crowd-sourced speed test data, Mint Mobile also gets faster speeds than Verizon does.

Mint Mobile customers got median download speeds of 152.3 Mbps down and 17.3 Mbps up.

Verizon got median speeds of just 69 Mbps down and 9.3 Mbps up.

Both carriers will likely provide adequate coverage in major cities. 

Outside of cities, Verizon’s greater overall coverage area may be beneficial.

Check our Verizon coverage map to see what Verizon's coverage footprint and data speeds look like in your area.