T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in US

Re:T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iClou... by bogwog on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:29PM (#29886545)

If that's a concern, you should just go with T-mobile directly then. They have a $60/mo plan with unlimited data, incl' 50gb of high priority data.

Fi caps out at $60/mo (so 6gb), after which you get unlimited data for "free". However, you only get 15gb of high priority.

I think Fi is trying to take advantage of the Google brand to sell MVNO service at a crazy markup.

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Re:T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iClou... by pkulak on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @02:16AM (#29888545)

But I use 1 gig of data a month. Why would I want to double my cell phone bill for exactly the same service?

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Re:T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iClou... by RealityWinner on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @07:19AM (#29890640)

That's still $30 a month when other MVNOs will give you 4GB for $15

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Re:T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iClou... by pkulak on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @03:20PM (#29897257)

The difference is that Google Fi runs at the top network priority. You can find loads of dirt-cheap MVNOs, but your data is at the back of the line if there's any congestion.

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Re:T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iClou... by bogwog on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:37PM (#29899294)

What are you going to do with 1gb of high priority data per month?

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Re:T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iClou... by pkulak on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:54PM (#29899556)

Get my vaccination card at the entrance to a stadium. Messaging, email, access my NAS at home through my VPN. Download a podcast or audiobook. I mean, the answer to that question is literally "anything except watch videos".

My car has an "unlimited" plan with AT&T, and holy crap, it's worthless. If I actually need to do something, like, now, usually I have to turn off my phone's wifi if the car's on.

And this isn't me modifying my behavior. If I had a habit of watching YouTube or Netflix from all over the place, I'd get a different phone plan. I'm not like penny pinching here. It's just that my current phone plan works, I like how easy it is to administer, and switching providers in a huge PITA for a family of 4, so something else better be damn good.

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