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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's kind of a moot point if you're in the USA. There are only 3 companies that actually own and operate cell towers: ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile. I'm speaking in terms of privacy, not coverage or quality.

Any other company just leases usage of the towers from one of them.

  • PureTalk = ATT
  • Mint = T-Mobile
  • Cricket = ATT

Then you have T-Mobile that gobbled up a bunch of smaller companies and kept the names to trick you into thinking it's a different company (kinda like Nestle and their local bottled water companies). T-Mobile also owns Sprint and MetroPCS.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Tracfone = Verizon