Was forced to use WhatsApp a while ago and didn’t want to give Facebook my phone number.

Got a pretty cheap prepaid SIM, forced myself through the KYC, used it for close to a year without issues. Now they want me to top it up with at least 15€ to avoid cancelation. Surely there’s a cheaper way?

Edit: Looking to buy one in Germany

  • utopiah@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    Forced to use WhatsApp? How does that work? Whoever “forced” you to do so didn’t provide you a phone?

    You can probably get a local eSIM with a phone number, e.g. https://www.telekom.de/unterwegs/esim but AFAICT that’s also KYC, unlike data-only eSIMs, so that might not help you much, depends on your threat model (e.g. does T-Mobile share data with Meta or not).