-----Original Message----- From: PLUG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of wes Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 5:37 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> Cc: General Linux/UNIX discussion and help, civil and on-topic <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Verizon towers for internet
>$17 a month is only achievable as an add-on service to another existing >service. I suppose one could find a friend with cable >service and just pay >them for the add-on to use for oneself. but this would not work in a vacuum. Consumer Cellular is $20 a month with 1GB $50 a month unlimited. And there's other MVNO's out there that are much smaller without all the advertising that have bring your own device plans that are cheaper. The $17 includes taxes BTW the advertised price is $15. >yeah, it's great, for a few hours. try that for days or weeks on end (with >non-trivial data usage happening) and you will see a >different experience. >most of the issues I've seen with these stem from the phone (hardware and >software) rather than the cell portion. Oh I'm NOT advocating using the cellular network for serious uses. Far from it! I'm just saying with mobile one is as bad as the other. >up to a point, this is accurate. but the moment utilization begins to approach >capacity, the first people to be de-prioritized >will be the non-native users. The only time that happens is during major events - storms and such. And the native users also get screwed over, too Anyone try making a cell call during the last snowstorm last week? Ted -wes
