Comment by crankylinuxuser

So as someone who starts out with a YC '19 * Volk Fi phone, your sharing will be at 0, and therefore immediately subject to a 5GB data cap with $1/gb afterward.

Uh huh. In the old days, we called this a "Multilevel Marketing scam".

(And the best part is that I would pay for my own internet line, AND pay for my phone use use my internet line.)

* https://igamerss.com/index.php/2019/03/19/here-are-the-85-st...

"Volk Wi-fi: Volk is making an Android smartphone with a free information plan, no service required. The co-founders say they’re utilizing long-range wi-fi to share connections and construct a community of telephones. Co-Founder Greg Hazel was the Chief Architect at Bittorrent, whereas co-founder Straya Markovic was the lead engineer at mesh messaging platform Firechat."