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This situation could be greatly improved if these companies didn't have or need to have this data in the first place. Prepaid mobile plans carry a lot of stigm
by caeril 5y ago
This situation could be greatly improved if these companies didn't have or need to have this data in the first place.
Prepaid mobile plans carry a lot of stigma with them - perceived to be "low-class", or even criminal by many. But at least your SSN and address won't be in their database.
- _rs 5y agoWith AT&T at least if you want the highest priority on their towers you have to be on their Elite plan (QCI 7 I believe), which is post-paid only
- hypothesis 5y agoYikes. Is that something that AT&T openly advertising?
- trasz 5y agoWhat does the “priority on the towers” do?
- brewdad 5y agoIf you want to use your mobile data, you get sent to the back of the queue. Higher priority users might get 50mbps. You will be lucky to get 1mbps and in some cases less than that. I don't know if there is an impact on call availability as well.
- gizdan 5y agoI don't know about the US, but here in the UK prepaid mobile isn't necessarily looked down upon, but it's significantly more expensive than a contract. It's the main reason why people just go with a contract despite being locked in for 2 or more years. Even sim-only contracts are considerably cheaper.
- brewdad 5y agoIn the US, prepaid is a much cheaper option for all but the highest volume users. The drawback is that you get deprioritized on the cell towers making mobile data nearly unusable in many cities or at large gatherings like sporting events.
- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y agoI've been using Liberty for a while now and it's been fine. It's 2G but I'm like 90% of the time always around wifi I trust so not a major deal. No reason to blow tons on data I don't use.