Ubuntu Touch or AOSP
Similar products with hardware switches for privacy:
Purism Librem - also USA-made $2k version
Furi Labs FLX
Other open-source-friendly phones
Murena, /e/OS
- HIROH phone - expensive
Fairphone - direct and Murena sales include /e/OS, also compatible with CalyxOS (but not GrapheneOS)
PinePhone
Hijack-resistant:
Efani is $99/month! They have a vulnerability checker for your phone number, which requires OTP verification and email... should use a public throwaway redirector
Cloaked Wireless starts at $25/month, strong 2FA
Anonymity-friendly:
carriers not requiring Know Your Customer PII
- Mint (and conceivably Ultra), from T-Mobile
- Visible, from Verizon
...
Tracfone [incl. Total Wireless, Straight Talk, Simple (WalMart), Net10], now owned by Verizon
H2O?
Phreeli - starts at $25
Lyca requires KYC
Yes, you can still use it as a mobile hotspot with service, and that can be useful.
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Forked from CopperheadOS. Solid alternative to CalyxOS.
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bargain for travel: https://gigago.com/esim/europe-uk/
See also: https://www.simonlyfinder.co.uk/esim-only-deals
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A500WA is another retro alternative, minus wave reception but more old-school than the Royale
Sad that the Divested Mobile project shut down!
If Fossil is exiting the market, maybe Citizen will survive?
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Transit should be useful, too.
https://transitapp.com/region/scotland
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Boost data only
Unreal roam in Canada and Mexico only
H2O pay for usage
Ultra is only $.02/MB for data; voice/text cost less with H2O
US Mobile "Global Pass", data only; do unlimited US plans do voice/text when abroad?
https://thesavvybackpacker.com/best-uk-esim/
a few under $30 from SIMoptions
data-only: https://cybernews.com/best-esim-providers/best-esim-for-europe/
Three UK: PAYG + data pack £10, eSIM requires contacting a human
https://www.three.co.uk/support/sim-support/esim
Lyca Mobile: £10/20GB, unlimited UK voice/text!
https://www.lycamobile.co.uk/en/bundles/sim-only-deals/#best-value
Physical SIM only:
Orange: €20/12GB, 30min/200SMS
https://travel.orange.com/en/buy-a-sim/offers/united-kingdom
Vodafone: €23/10GB
https://travel.vodafone.com
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