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  1. Are there any phone plans where you add to a 'purse' instead of make monthly payments?
  2. If yes, are any privacy focused?

Phreeli comes close with prepaid month-by-month plans and great privacy practices, but Ideally I'd like a plan where you buy 'X' minutes and 'Y' GB of data and just refill as needed. This would be for use in continental US and during international travel.

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[-] pangolinean_ambler@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago

Thanks all! You can still get prepaid phones for less than $75! I did pay a bit more for a 2nd hand Pixel to try out GrapheneOS. Signing up to a carrier seems to be where all the PID info is collected (and where they make their money). I checked a handful of Walmart's carriers websites, and they all only had monthly plans, but there might be something different if I visit and ask in person.

I've seen Cape come up a lot and it looks great, it's just pricier than Phreeli.

While mobile data is the biggest need for the OP phone, the JMP/Snikket/Cheogram combo sounds like a good solution for a work number I need to setup soon.

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