Happy to see a privacy-focused carrier, and it has better policies than any other carrier out there. But founder is formerly from Palantir and there’s a lot of VC money behind it (not inherently a problem, just flagging).
Thoughts?
I just assume every ad on reddit is a scam. Seems to be the trend over there.
It looks like a honeypot, and wtf is a “private cell network”? How are they gonna do that? SMS and phone calls aren’t E2EE
It’s private because it’s yours /s
I’ve seen this ad here in Australia where cell towers are essentially all owned by a single telecomm (Telstra), who leases them out. No idea how their cell network could be private given that info
Gonna guess a company that has no problem engaging with Reddit’s invasive targeted ad system is not that privacy conscious.
Palantir, end of discussion.
It’s also like $100 a month.
True, expensive. Prosper to offset no selling customer data.
I refuse to believe they didn’t do this for their benefit. Especially at the price tag. I feel the same about Proton. The minute the government knocks without a warrant they’ll still turn you over.
Maybe, I couldn’t say if it’s a premium for privacy, marketing, or what.
As for turning over data without a warrant, I don’t have a problem with companies complying with lawful orders, as Proton does. I don’t think there’s any evidence to support the notion that Proton complies with non-legal or mere requests from LE. Correct me if I’m wrong.
I think their tech works, they’re used by the army. The founder was the cofounder of Palantir, which I think is worth noting. Their focus is on US government use first and the average consumer second.
Yeah it looks like the cell network is the consumer facing product
How would this be private? Wouldn’t they be using other providers cell network? I doubt they have put out enough or their own towers.
Also how do I pay for it they never now my name or address to I have to put cash in an envelope and drop it somewhere? Ah they don’t store the data on your payment but Stripe does.
So lots of this can be bullshit since they can claim we don’t collect data but they would be an MVNO but whichever network you are using does.
I saw this video on YouTube with a rep from the company and while there were some positive things put forward, the biggest red flag to me was when he wouldn’t disclose what networks they partner with. They are a virtual network so they don’t own the cell towers, and that means they’re running off someone else’s. Why can’t you say who? Other virtual carriers have no problem saying that they run on Verizon or T-Mobile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1C-bR728ro interview for Cape starts at about 30 minutes in. Ironically, the podcast is called “Snake Oilers” and it’s a paid-promotion thing, sooooo take this with a grain of salt.
Just use Airalo.
I don’t think this is really a replacement for the offering that Cape is proposing. Airalo are data only eSIMs and target consumers who need short-term data plans while traveling abroad. This is not a replacement of your primary carrier service and doesn’t give you a phone number. Additionally, other than the transient nature of the temporary eSIM you buy, there are no notable privacy-focused features behind Airalo.
Not saying Cape follows through with its claims, just saying these are not really comparable offerings.
What? Lol.
