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A few last hurdles - particularly Fi (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 month ago by nfreak@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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Over the past year I've been minimizing Google in my life to the point where I could nearly delete my account for good, but I've got two decent roadblocks still - their android calling app, and Google Fi.

The former feels like the only one that actually filters out spam somewhat effectively and transcribes voicemails to text, both key features. The default GrapheneOS phone app didn't seem to compare last I tried.

The bigger hurdle is Google Fi. Frankly in the Northeast US they feel like the only actually affordable carrier, comparable plans at the other big names are practically double the cost or more. I've looked into some smaller carriers, but every single one seems to have some controversy or other dogshit dealbreaker.

Any recommendations for these last two things? It'd be huge to finally break off these last couple things. I don't think I could get to the point where I could totally delete my account (mostly because of a few game logins lmao), but at least I could cut off everything that actually matters.

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[–] SourDrink@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Updooting for US Mobile. I pay 25 a month for 70 gbs of internet on my phone. I think I've been able to use up all 70 gb once by streaming 4k movies for two weeks straight. You can also use more than one network with US Mobile for an extra 10. i bounce between Verizon's network and T-Mobile's network all the time!