I currently use a Light Phone II through US Mobile. It’s not working out, however, because my phone randomly loses service and can’t access any of the data i’m paying for.

I’m trying to find another carrier that’s not super expensive, and it seems like my options are US Mobile (doesn’t work) or Tello (i don’t like their privacy policy).

Things like them having access to all details about my contacts, keystrokes and cursor movements on their site, tracking for ads, etc.

Are there any carriers with plans cheaper than LP’s $25/month that don’t do the above stuff that Tello does?

I’m also considering the Light Phone’s own plan, since it should definitely work with my phone. I’m just hesitant because it’s 2.5 times the price of my current plan.

  • Cris_Citrus@piefed.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I don’t have a dumb phone but mint mobile is very cheap but prepay, they use T-mobile as their backend, so check what us mobile is using and make sure you wouldn’t have the same connectivity problems (lemme know if you could use help). I haven’t read their privacy policy, so I can’t speak to that

    Phreeli also uses T-Mobile and I’ve heard its a fantastic choice for privacy. I heard you can get a Sim and service without putting in pretty much any of your personal info, but they’re also $25

    Edit: looks like us mobile has two Sims available- Black uses Verizon and the white uses T-Mobile, but I’m not sure if their coverage may be different than those networks natively or with another nvmo. I believe mint has free trials, that could be worth looking at if you’re trying to figure out if something would actually have better coverage