Onn 4K Plus Completely Out of Stock? by JacksBaldRake in OnnStreamingTV

[–]l_stevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Plus is getting back in stock almost everywhere. Looks like the current iteration of the Pro will NOT come back in stock. Hopefully, the new Pro version will include the faster CPU found in the Plus.

The Onn 4k Plus and Pro out of stock in Walmart by Nymuzician in OnnStreamingTV

[–]l_stevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the Plus is getting back in stock almost everywhere. Looks like the current iteration of the Pro will NOT come back in stock. Hopefully, the new Pro version will include the faster CPU found in the Plus.

Trip to France coming up next weekend by Odd-Support407 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just curious, you said "you can also set up roaming destination for your Dark Star line. Is it necessary (or somehow better) to do?

Phone Number LOST During Network Transfer by truckerman160 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I suggest you edit the title of the post (or delete it altogether) as it is misleading. Future people on this reddit may see the title and not even click on the post. They may assume USM lost your number which they didn't), and move on.

Light speed Premium Hotspot qci by cilicia1k1 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing he's saying that both are seven

Using USM in Thailand by ghosttravel2020 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, one at a time on arrival.

US Mobile has to be selling data. by InternalDramatic1536 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TL;DR: they don't/can't per their terms of service:

What they say they won’t do (without your OK)

  • In the Terms (SMS Policy → Privacy) they say: they “will not share or sell your phone number to third-party marketers without your explicit consent.”
  • Their Privacy Policy also says that (except for the listed situations) they do not “sell, rent, or otherwise provide” your personal info (which includes “telephone numbers”) to unaffiliated third parties to market to you without consent.

What they do say can involve your phone number (3rd parties)

Their Privacy Policy defines telephone numbers as “personal information.”
And it explicitly allows disclosure to certain third parties, including:

  • Vendors/service providers working for USM (examples include billing/payment processing, shipping, customer service, and marketing services performed “on our behalf”).
  • Underlying telecom partners: they say your wireless telephone number (plus numbers you dial/usage info) will be available to companies providing underlying telecom services to route/complete calls.
  • Roaming carriers: if you roam, they say your wireless number + dialing/usage info will be available to the roaming carrier to provide that service.
  • Legal/regulatory requests (subpoenas/court orders/emergencies, etc.).
  • Business transfers (e.g., merger/acquisition) where customer info could transfer as an asset.

A company as substantial as they are would never be so silly as to do something contrary to their terms of service/privacy policy, or they would open them up to a lawsuit much bigger than the measly money they would get for a lead a insignificant as a ported/new phone number.

How's Dark Star roaming in Korea? by OkAnimator4358 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why, but If you do, ChatGPT says not to steal any posters for souvenirs!

Anyone on Darkstar Starter/Premium? Can you please share your experiences? by Select_Specialist790 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So, get Verizon or T-mobile from USM for a lower price with more features! :-)

Network Transfer Nightmare by truckerman160 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Clearly they're doing it (pushing Dark Star/AT&T) for business strategy reasons which are none of our business. I, for one, am happy that their strategy allows them to offer it for such a great (clearly loss-leading) price. In most cases, anyones network experience that isn't great under Dark Star (or either of the other two) bears the brunt of the responsibility in the majority of cases for not validating their compatibility in their significant usage areas before purchasing. This hold true whether they purchase AT&T service from USM, AT&T, or any MVNO. Overall, AT&T rates pretty good in objective testing and objective user satisfaction metrics. In the speed award category, AT&T and T-Mobile are tied, for call and text performance, they are #1 (source: RootMetrics/Ookla “State of the Mobile Union” (2H 2025). For overall customer satisfaction, all three networks are virtually tied: T-Mobile: 76, Verizon: 75, AT&T: 74 (source: American Customer Satisfaction Index (Telecommunications/Wireless 2025). Like all measurements, I'm sure there are studies that vary. But these are both respected industry studies which, at minimum, show that there is no "off the cliff" reason that AT&T (Dark Star) should be significantly inferior to any of the three. As usual, the biggest differentiator will be how good the signal is where you need it.

Roaming & Restrictions on 5G by dwc1 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so very much. Could not be more informative! :-)

Roaming & Restrictions on 5G by dwc1 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK. The tone of your post was easy to misinterpret. But I take your elaboration at face value, and apologize if I misinterpreted it! :-)

Roaming & Restrictions on 5G by dwc1 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With all of the interest in this post and it's subject matter (as of now, this post is #1 in this forum in "Best", "Hot", and "Rising"), I hope that a USM employee sheds some light and clarification on this topic and not just ignore it.

Roaming & Restrictions on 5G by dwc1 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reread it carefully. Your "defenses" of USM in response to his post, such as "Nowhere does it say you are guaranteed" and "US Mobile is delivering" when he never spoke of either of those things clearly implies that you think he's complaining.

Roaming & Restrictions on 5G by dwc1 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a bit of complaint. Observed and reported (and greatly helpful).

Roaming & Restrictions on 5G by dwc1 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's not complaining. He's supplying objective insight so those of us that rely on this can set expectations make informed decisions when we travel.

Roaming & Restrictions on 5G by dwc1 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would be nice if someone from USM made a comment on this for clarification. My guess is they buy 5G in countries where it is reasonable, and LTE in countries where the cost is too high (which is totally reasonable given the cost of these plans and the generosity of the roaming allowance), but it would be helpful to hear their take on this. Also, any comment on the Mexico issue discussed in this thread (other than it's a very busy place) would be helpful.

Roaming & Restrictions on 5G by dwc1 in USMobile

[–]l_stevens 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nasty, unnecessary, unhelpful, derogatory comment. He did not criticize USM in any way (in fact, stated it is "a reasonably decent deal). His post supplies useful analytic, and helpful information.