If you have the funds, donate to Mozilla. They’re not only the main developers of the only major competing browser engine, but also do a lot of other good work. You can hope for others, but with Firefox only having single-digit usage share it needs all the help it can get.

I’ve been on 4-5 MVNOs with Pixel phones. Am I just lucky, or does Google not allow these shenanigans?

A SIM card doesn’t have that kind of power over your phone. I’ve gone through 4-5 MVNOs on Pixel phones and not once has a SIM card done anything except provide cellular service.

Did this site get the Lemmy hug of death?