Does Mint Mobile Work In Canada Or Are You Out Of Luck?

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Historically, prepaid carriers haven’t offered many of the extra benefits found on postpaid plans from major carriers — especially international roaming. Thankfully, that’s started to change in recent years. More prepaid options now include international service, either as an add-on or as a built-in perk.

Mint Mobile is one of the prepaid carriers that offers basic international support, but does Mint Mobile work in Canada? The short answer: yes. The long answer: also yes, but with a few quirks you’ll want to understand. Let’s break it down and show you how to make the most of it.

Mint Mobile roaming data problems and how to fix them

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While Mint Mobile’s Free Canada Roaming feature is a great addition, it doesn’t take long to find people on Reddit disgruntled by the fact they can’t get data to work. For some of these calling and text typically seem to work perfectly, however. So what’s the problem? While some users will run into zero issues with getting data working in Canada, if you run into a problem odds are there are two possible reasons.

First, it’s very possible your phone doesn’t have roaming data enabled by default. The exact instructions will vary depending on the device.

For iPhone users: For iPhone users, you’ll want to go to Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options and tap the slider next to Data Roaming.

For Galaxy users: For Galaxy users, you’ll want to go to Settings > Connections > Mobile Networks and tap the Data Roaming switch to on.

For Pixel users: For Pixel users, you’ll want to go to Settings > Network & Internet > SIMs > Mint Mobile and then tap the Roaming switch to turn it on.

Have a different brand of Android device than Samsung or Google? There’s a strong chance your phone will use the same general steps as Google’s Pixel, so it’s worth checking. Otherwise, you’ll want to look up your specific device for instructions.

The exact steps may vary depending on your phone,e but the easiest thing to do is to type Access Point Names into the Settings search bar. From there,e you’ll see Mint Mobile listed as one of the options, and there should be some kind of plus button or other toggle that lets you manually add the APN settings.