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I know this is off-topic but wow, following your links I just read this on the Puri.sm site: > Introducing Librem AweSIM: > Unlimited talk, text, and data for

by p4bl0 5y ago

I know this is off-topic but wow, following your links I just read this on the Puri.sm site: > Introducing Librem AweSIM: > Unlimited talk, text, and data for just $99/mo "just"? Really? Isn't that awefully expensive?! I have a plan with ulnimited talk, text, and 40GB of data that I use extensively (including for a lot of youtube videos) and I've never hit this limit. I pay €8/mo for that. For people who would need even more data, there are 200GB plan for less than €20/mo.

fsflover 5y ago
1. You don't have to buy the AweSIM. You can use any sim-card with this phone, there is no lock. 2. This is not just a cellular service provider: Librem AweSIM adds an extra layer of privacy to your customer data to protect you from targeted tracking. We register your phone number in our name on your behalf and keep your personal and financial data private and out of the hands of companies who would sell it to others. From https://puri.sm/products/librem-awesim/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-awesim/.
- nsizx 5y ago
  The laws of my country already make it illegal for my mobile provider to take my private data and sell it away.
  - fsflover 5y ago
    This is US-only anyway. But apart from the data selling, there are also leaks.
- p4bl0 5y ago
  Thanks for the explanation.
- jonathantf2 5y ago
  Is it actually unlimited data though? It doesn't say if they throttle at high usage, that'd be a dealbreaker for me.
pavlov 5y ago
American mobile phone subscriptions are all ridiculously expensive compared to Europe, so the baseline is different... Even then, $99 USD/month is about twice what you'd pay with a regular carrier.
znpy 5y ago
> I pay €8/mo for that. Because you live in happy Europe, fellow european. But people in the US have to pay that ridiculous amount of money for on average worse service. Europe is very well connected.

by p4bl0 5y ago

fsflover 5y ago

1. You don't have to buy the AweSIM. You can use any sim-card with this phone, there is no lock. 2. This is not just a cellular service provider: Librem AweSIM adds an extra layer of privacy to your customer data to protect you from targeted tracking. We register your phone number in our name on your behalf and keep your personal and financial data private and out of the hands of companies who would sell it to others. From https://puri.sm/products/librem-awesim/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-awesim/.

nsizx 5y ago
The laws of my country already make it illegal for my mobile provider to take my private data and sell it away.
- fsflover 5y ago
  This is US-only anyway. But apart from the data selling, there are also leaks.
p4bl0 5y ago
Thanks for the explanation.
jonathantf2 5y ago
Is it actually unlimited data though? It doesn't say if they throttle at high usage, that'd be a dealbreaker for me.

pavlov 5y ago

American mobile phone subscriptions are all ridiculously expensive compared to Europe, so the baseline is different... Even then, $99 USD/month is about twice what you'd pay with a regular carrier.

znpy 5y ago

> I pay €8/mo for that. Because you live in happy Europe, fellow european. But people in the US have to pay that ridiculous amount of money for on average worse service. Europe is very well connected.