Re:Your iPhone works for the secret police
by rdegges on Friday June 07, 2013 @01:01PM
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We're basically trying to compete with the prepaid wireless phones from physical locations. We think we're better because:
- You can order the product online without making a physical appearance anywhere.
- Many of the prepaid cell phones in physical stores come with the SIM chips activated -- so the phone's location has already been broadcasted to cell towers and is pre-registered, making it slightly less anonymous for the end user.
- We're going to be accepting bitcoin in the near future (we're finishing that integration now), so we hope to compete with cash purchases in that regard.
- You can recycle these phones like you would normal phones.
- We piggyback off a ton of different US carriers -- so as you move around you'll be swapping between various carriers in your region.
- You can order the product online without making a physical appearance anywhere.
- Many of the prepaid cell phones in physical stores come with the SIM chips activated -- so the phone's location has already been broadcasted to cell towers and is pre-registered, making it slightly less anonymous for the end user.
- We're going to be accepting bitcoin in the near future (we're finishing that integration now), so we hope to compete with cash purchases in that regard.
- You can recycle these phones like you would normal phones.
- We piggyback off a ton of different US carriers -- so as you move around you'll be swapping between various carriers in your region.