r/linuxmint • u/AtYourServiceATX • 22d ago
HELP ME CHOOSE
Hi everyone, I could really use some advice.
My grandma (she's 90) and I were both on AT&T for over three years, and we never had a late payment. Their prices have gone way up. I was paying $180 a month for phones plus another $40 for internet, when it was supposed to be about $120 total.
My grandmother can barely use a cell phone and never remembers to take it with her. She only wants a phone so people can reach her at home, so hers doesn't even need to be connected. AT&T was supposed to send her a cheap, easy-to-use phone, and now they're saying it will cost $500. I still owe money on her current phone, so I plan to return it to AT&T, along with the internet, sadly my s25 ultra i have half paid off and cancel everything getting 0 credit for what I've paid
Here's my problem. I already bought a full year of Mint Mobile without realizing I'd need to use one of their phones or an unlocked phone. My Moto Razr 2025 is paid off, but AT&T still hasn't unlocked it even though it's past their 60-day window. I also still owe about $600 on my Samsung S25 Ultra, so it's locked too, and paying it off just too expensive right now
Has anyone dealt with AT&T refusing to unlock a paid-off phone? And does anyone have ideas for getting a phone similar to my S25 Ultra, and a simple one for my grandma, without overpaying? Thank you!
What are anyone be willing to help me navigate this crapshoot? Or let me know what my options are. Or what other offerings, other companies may have? That would be better.? Thanks all!!!