• Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub
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    $47

    Too high. Tello is $25 for Unlimited in the states and is also an MVNO, and not owned by fascists(at least not openly).

    Not only is it survailance tech, not that a normal phone isn’t, but it isn’t competitive. More trash from the Trump Dump.

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    Is $47 considered a good deal in the states nowadays? Before I left (2015) I was paying about $80/month.

    Now I’m in the Netherlands and I pay $7/month. I don’t remember what my plan is but it’s something like 8gb data and more minutes/SMS than I could ever use.

    Cell/internet/TV plans are a total racket in the US.

    • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Nah, I pay about $25 a month for unlimited talk, text, and 35 GB of high speed data before being dropped from priority. It helps its a MVNO, which is the term for companies that use the networks and infrastructure of the big 3 cellular telecomms without needing to physically maintain them.

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      I pay for a year at once, so I only pay $15 per month for unlimited talk/text and 5 GB of mobile data. Mint is the carrier I use

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      Not really. I’m on Visible Wireless prepay and pay $25/month for unlimited data, including unlimited hotspot (rate limited at 5 mb/s on the hotspot).

      If it’s a post-pay plan, then it might be competitive, as the rates are around what you remember for those. Since they’re talking about a $500 phone instead of “free with plan,” I’m assuming it’s prepaid where you have to buy the phone separately.

      Edit: okay, read the article and it’s prepaid. It’s not a good value and is easily beat my several existing services.

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    Why do we need celebrity owned cell carriers? This article makes it sound like a bad thing Ryan Reynolds’s exited Mint, but at least the stars of arrested development still have a cell provider.

    I mean WTF, I like that there is competition but what the fuck is wrong with us that we prefer celebrity endorsement to actual features, value, longevity, etc.

    I know it’s a bigger question than what I’m asking but this is all part of the rot that our economy is experiencing. All vibes, all promises, all scams, this country runs on nothing but grift.

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    1 day ago

    Is this

    Phone service under the direct control of the President of the United States of America 🦋

    Small government?

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      Biometals are way cooler anyways. Copper? Zinc? Cobalt? Molybdenum? Iron? Tin? Manganese?

      All these are essential to our life and provide actual use compared to the utter lifeless and obsolete gold that only serves greed among the ghouls chasing it.