T-Mobile to share customers' data with advertisers unless they opt out

Re:T-Mobile to share customers' data with advertisers unless... by 34679 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @08:59PM (#26406881)

Visible. $25/month and they use the term "Unlimited" literally. No throttling after a certain amount used. 5G included, but it's always throttled at 200Mbps. Verizon network. I normally get 30-40Mbps on 4G.

Only downsides are US/Mexico/Canada only and it's pay as you go but you can't pay more than a week before the bill is due. Autopay is an option.

I have one line for my phone and one I use for home internet.

They do throttle tethering to 5Mbps, but that's easy enough to work around by making the TTL of the device you need full speed match the TTL of the phone by the time it gets there. (68 IIRC) For example, the connection I'm using now is desktop->router->linux box->phone, so I set my desktop TTL to 71.

I have no idea how bad they are with data collection, though.

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Re:T-Mobile to share customers' data with advertisers unless... by homero on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @10:13PM (#26407333)

Visible is owned by Verizon but they try to hide that fact.

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Re:T-Mobile to share customers' data with advertisers unless... by artificialLimbs on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @11:47AM (#26413192)

From above the fold at visible.com:

"And we're the wireless service that gets better with friends. For as little as $25/mo, you’ll get unlimited data, messages and minutes—powered by Verizon, now with 5G included. Oh, one last thing: Every time you refer a friend, you’ll get a month of service for $5."

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Re:T-Mobile to share customers' data with advertisers unless... by homero on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @12:00PM (#26413405)

That says powered but it's actually owned, not an innocent MVNO

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