Been putting a lot of work into degoogling my life, and I’m looking to move to GrapheneOS at some point in future. Still a total noob when it comes to tech, but more to the point…
I’ve been a Google Fi subscriber for a few years at this point, and was always a fan of how strong the cell service is. Now that I’m trying to drop google wherever possible, I feel kinda lost when it comes to what cell provider to switch over to. I feel like most everyone I’ve spoken to has a laundry list of complaints about their providers having terrible cell coverage or overpriced data rates. What do you people use for cell service? What’s the best option if I’m looking for security and privacy as well as a decently strong cell coverage?
US Mobile has been pretty good. Cheap, lots of non-throttled data, works on top of all major carriers in the US (not at the same time unless you pay extra), and data speeds have not been an issue so far. Personally, I’ve found that my cell service has functioned better than when I used Google Fi (e.g. I previously had connectivity issues in trains). I’m guessing this is mainly because I use Verizon (Warp) as the underlying carrier on US Mobile instead of T-Mobile.
Other than basic security features like preventing your number from being ported out without your permission and so on, I don’t really worry about security/privacy for the carrier since I just use a VPN (and Tor when necessary).
I’ve used both. US mobile is much cheaper. It’s also monthly or annual. $220 for a year of unlimited data with hotspot is the best deal I’ve found. If you don’t need more than a couple gigs of data, you can go as cheap as $10/mo.
I won’t swear by US mobile, but so far, no regrets from me.