It would been a horrible internet consumer (and business, yes, of course, business) experience to have the SIMple/AweSIM plan shutdown.
In terms of non-proprietary cellular data service, here is a quote from a different topic.
As mentioned from Kyle_Rankin, post:11, topic:10418, full:true,
And here’s the company statement for more evidence.
Other than looking for a backup carrier, Purism’s data plan policy is said to register its name in place of its customers like a retail store. It would appear that there is no true non-proprietary cellular data service provider, especially in GNU/Linux standard, just yet, or at least in the main markets.
I would at least remain hopeful that Purism’s privacy policy for its data plan makes a difference compared to other cellular data service providers (aka Mobile Virtual Network Operator [MVNO]). I also hope that plan payments/services would transfer to and from the company as the transaction stated despite corporate contracts (hey, PureOS is a pretty good product [and that’s without embellishment]). It’s kind of weird to see other operators come into play like it’s two companies wrangling over the data due to contradictory privacy policies. Then again, I recall smaller mobile phone companies make their own plans as minor businesses from the much larger telecommunication corporations. I guess that’s just reality to take place in the form of trust and acceptance.
To sum it all up, regardless of cellular data service privacy policies, I am just being a bit cynical over the sustainability of the plan transactions just because some corporation made an uncompromising act against its business customers. Maybe Purism did got a bit too good for a corporation’s comfort zone?
If things do come shaking down, I guess the next best thing would be alternatives to Purism’s cellular data service plans.