• tal@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    there is absolutely no reason for the typical person to be using a postpaid plan.

    I mean, I use prepaid-in-cash cell service. But I wouldn’t say that there’s zero reason. A plan is less payment hassle. And if you lose a phone that isn’t directly linked to your identity, any service on it that’s prepaid and tied to the phone is gone.

    • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Huh? Every provider I’ve ever used offers auto-pay. Even going all the way back to my first carrier in 2009. When you switch phones (or lose it) you simply swap the sim card over (and order a new one if lost). You don’t lose the prepaid service…