ELI5, why do phone services like T-Mobile have offshoots like Mint and Metro even though it’s basically the same service?

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ELI5, why do phone services like T-Mobile have offshoots like Mint and Metro even though it’s basically the same service?

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Assuming the real question here is “if Mint and T Mobile are the same, why is mint way cheaper?” Although there may be other differences, if there is network congestion when a lot of people are using data from the same tower, Mint users are going to be the first to slow down.