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anyone had luck with these fly-by night cell carriers? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I see ads all the time for shit like consumer Cellular, mint mobile, stuff that rents time on Verizon towers and sells you a plan for like half the price.

I'm trying real hard to de-Xfinity myself but the cellular plan is the cheapest of all the major companies. Yes, I know they also piggyback off the Verizon network, but at least they have 24/7 support

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

yeah I've been doing that, only my alarm company and my bank have my real phone number and that's only because they won't accept voip. I got spooked about sim-swapping a while ago

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You can use Google fi as a non-voip voip number. It just costs $20 a month.

It's not frugal, but it's the most secure way to do it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

what exactly is Google Fi? I'm reading the website and I still don't understand. are they a cell carrier?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mvno. Mobile virtual network operator.

It's like Google voice, but you also get a SIM card and data with it.

The phone number you have on it, does not show up as a VoIP number, shows up as a normal mobile number. Even if you only access it via messenger and not via SMS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I used them for a while but it’s really worth considering the full privacy implications of using Google for cell service. Also, since it’s tied to a Google account if that account is suspended for any reason, like a YouTube comment or some file uploaded to drive that they don’t like, your cell service is also affected.