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I mean, T-Mobile was pretty good for a long time. You could buy a carrier unlocked phone direct from manufacturer and it was $70/month for unlimited everything
by dimmke 4y ago
I mean, T-Mobile was pretty good for a long time. You could buy a carrier unlocked phone direct from manufacturer and it was $70/month for unlimited everything with no contract.
But now that their CEO has quit, they've solidified as a leader the brilliant business geniuses are going back to business as usual which is what got them in dire straits in the first place.
The truth is, the entire "phone" system in 2022 is ridiculous. The fact that we still make normal phone calls not over the internet is absurd. When I buy a data only plan in another country, it comes with an assigned phone number. It has to, it's how the system works. It's so anachronistic.
The US always seems to suffer from this the worst, because we usually adopt new technology first.
- dont__panic 4y ago$70/month for unlimited everything doesn't sound like that much of a deal to me. That's about the going rate for every major carrier, no? Price transparency is a huge obstacle for me when I try to compare carriers. Somehow there's always a data cap, or at the very least a deprioritization cap, and it's basically impossible to find out what it is from any carrier.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago> It has to, it's how the system works. It's so anachronistic. And yet, based on the proliferation of SMS 2FA, it seems like cheapest and most effective way to prevent spam and bad actors. As well as track people.
- mellavora 4y ago> we (the US) usually adopt new technology first. Evidence for this? Compare to Japan, to Sweden?