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Best or least worst choices for cell phone service? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Opting out of ATT seems like the most obvious no-brainer, but are there options for phone service that are actually halfway decent?

Or as an alternative, would it be feasible to get some kind of internet phone/texting service, use that over wifi, or maybe have a basic data plan to go with it at most?

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[–] ReversalHatchery 1 points 1 day ago

a fake address could still be helpful against database leaks, but I think also if the data is just sold. triangulation tells a broad area, at least sub 5G, which is not the best, but technically it is