Phone data allowance scam / swindle


People are of course free to choose -- I haven't had many problems with decent fast Wifi - even in Angola !!. In any case even if not free a temporary wifi subscription is a zillion times cheaper than a load of these "data only deals" .

If the UK etc has bad coverage -- I must admit where I've been while not the greatest it's been more than adequate in areas with proper fibre broadband then that's another issue - but how many people living "really deep out in the boonies" are going to do a lot of international travel.

Cheers
jimbo
I have two phones with unlimited data/text/voice for US/Canada/Mexico, the total price with tax & fees is $70/mo. I don't use that much data, but it's the best plan I can find for the price. At home I have gigabit fiber with WiFi-6 covering the house, so I don't really use the data here.

Your need really depends on where you live, where you go, and how you use your phone.

In any case, I fail to see any mention of what the supposed SCAM is. If you're really talking about companies selling you something you don't really need, why aren't you really railing against pharmaceutical companies, talk about SCAMs! 🙄
 

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I pay $14 a month for my phone number.. it includes a free calls, free SMS/MMS and 2GB data/month and i keep the unused data until next month...
as i have a dumbphone without internet i have now built up to just under 100GB of data to use.
 

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