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The original was posted on /r/Ultralight by /u/anthonyvan on 2024-12-07 21:33:51+00:00.

Oh hey, remember that Motorola Defy gizmo that came out last year? The one with a low upfront device cost and affordable monthly fee? The one with the parent company that had insolvency issues?

Well, they just jacked up the monthly fee.

300% more expensive for the cheapest plan.

No email notice or anything, natch. I only noticed because I was on the website randomly for unrelated reasons.

New plans:

• $14.99/month + $9.99 activation fee (unlimited messages)
• $139.99/year + $9.99 activation fee (unlimited messages)

For reference, the old plans were:

• $4.99/month + $0 activation fee (80 messages)
• $24.99/month + $0 activation fee (300 messages)
• $59.99/year + $0 activation fee (250 messages)

I guess better if for some reason you send a lot of messages, but the 3x higher monthly fee is now the same as Inreach despite worst hardware (exposed SOS button), worst satellite coverage (SKYLO) & missing app features (still waiting for that tracking feature they promised was “coming soon” last year).

So that’s annoying!

On the bright side, looks like a shiny new iphone is in my immediate future…