I bought this for my son who is younger and only needed a phone for after-school sports activities so we could keep in touch since he was not riding the bus home. This was inexpensive and I had wanted to try it. I have not been a big fan of t-mobile in the past, and this piggy-backs on their network, but for $15 a month, you will not lose a lot if it fails to perform. I have found it quite worth the price and more. It rarely has less signal than my AT&T phone and it is super simple to get going. The biggest downside is not bestbuy, but Mint Mobile website on the account side (not the main website), it is a little lacking and a lot of it is really you figuring it out on the website. I did call and found them to answer the call quickly and were helpful to walk me through things, but it seemed confusing on the website and should be easier in my opinion. I ended up buying the year plan after this 3 month trial was up because I liked it enough. I have not made the jump yet on my phone, but I may at some point, however it is great for a child's line that you don't want to pay a ton of money for. Best Buy even has a great deal on this 3 month starter.