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

Downsizing from a 'big three' carrier can save you big money, but it has its downsides. Here's how I'm adapting to them.
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. 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…
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