[thebosz]

All of the major Cell providers in the US (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint) do this sort of crap to different degrees.

AT&T and Verizon have the most money so they do it the most.

If you want to use something a little less ... tainted, you can look into MVNOs. They buy bulk service from the major carriers and sell it to you at a reduced cost (with usually fewer "benefits").

Be sure to look to who actually owns the MVNO though. I know, for example, that AT&T owns Cricket and T-Mobile owns MetroPCS.

[wtracy]

Credo Mobile is a MVNO that has made pro-net neutrality statements in the past:

http://www.credomobile.com

I've never done business with them, so I can't say anything else about them.

Another option might be Google Fi.

https://fi.google.com/about/

I've heard good things, but be aware that they charge by the gigabyte for data. Also, the list of compatible phones is pretty short.

[craftyguy]

I really wanted to give Credo a try, but:

> Fight Trump and get unlimited data on the nation’s largest and most dependable 4G LTE network[0]

I hate donald and everything he 'stands' for, but don't lower yourself to his level just to sell your service.

One other bit, it's really not clear anywhere on their site if you can bring your own device to use with their service... They really want you to buy one of their devices. That's too bad.

0. http://www.credomobile.com/Plans/Info

[wtracy]

I could have sworn that Credo supports BYOD, but now I see sources saying that it doesn't.

Credo's whole sales pitch is that they're connected to liberal causes, and they donate money to those causes. Of course they're going to take jabs at Trump.

While searching for Credo's BYOD policy, I found this article: http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/epeoplesview.net/2013/12/...

If what that article says is true, I have to withdraw my recommendation of Credo.

[hedora]

I recommend tracfone. They are Mexican, so the corruption gets exported.

Also, as light users, the bill went from $40/month/phone to $10/month/phone; starve the beast and whatnot.

As a bonus, they are a big enough evil monopoly to shove the lowly US telcos around, so you can choose between the Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile network.

[srmatto]

Relevant link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_mobile_v...