They must be able to tell by the IMEI because I have never told them it’s and L5, only after I couldn’t get VoLTE to work so I don’t think it’s true that they cannot tell. Also in order to have data a MAC address is required and that can easily be parsed to discover the manufacture of the modem. They could easily exclude by OUI number.
Regardless, I think something will have to give here or “rogue” devices like the L5 will be left outside the walled garden that the globalist machine is trying to create. Soon we’ll need digital ID’s to get internet access, so police can show up at your door for wrongthink more easily.
I signed up for jmp.chat to experiment with sip and xmpp and so far so good. I think that will be my path because I don’t think the carriers have as much controls in place on the data side vs the voice core so I will be good until they shut LTE off which will not be for a while and hopefully 5G data only plan will still work with any luck.
Once they shut off HSPA I’ll port my number to jmp.chat.
Tested on the L5 in the U.S.: Vegolink global data SIM. In the U.S., can roam on AT&T or T-mobile, and depends on your local coverage. Rates vary per network (manually selectable) and per country. (U.S. rates while roaming on AT&T or T-mobile are currently $0.005/Megabyte, i.e. $5/Gigabyte.)
I have 4G while roaming on T-mobile USA. Haven’t connected to AT&T yet.
This is a data-only SIM designed for inexpensive international roaming. Also available: eSIM.
I added to the wiki.
P.S. Data is non-expiring, as long as you use some data within the year, even a very small amount.