- Phreeli separates all user data into three separate services for security reasons
- Users can activate the service instantly using eSIM without a physical SIM card
- Payments using cryptocurrency add an unusual layer of anonymity for users
Phreeli, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has launched a cellular service that prioritizes privacy in a way that most carriers ignore.
The service offers unlimited calls, texts and data, including access to hotspots, while emphasizing user privacy and optional anonymity.
It also supports cryptocurrency payments, adding a level of anonymity rare in standard smartphone services.
How Phreeli protects user data
The network separates all interactions into three distinct services to reduce exposure: the data service, the user service, and the mixing service.
The user service stores the most sensitive personal information, the data service separates the aggregated activities, and the mixer service randomizes the combined data so that only valid tokens can decode it.
This compartmentalized design aims to prevent a single breach from exposing significant personal information and to maintain operational privacy throughout user activity.
Phreeli currently offers five unlimited plans that differ only in the amount of high-speed data included.
The lowest plan starts at $25 per month, while prepaid users pay $20 for every 5GB of high-speed data.
The Max plan includes 65GB of high-speed data for $85 per month. All plans include international messaging and work in over 90 countries.
This structure targets users who value privacy as well as predictable billing.
Despite these characteristics, the network could face increased scrutiny from regulatory authorities.
The lack of standard identification requirements could conflict with rules intended to prevent fraud, money laundering or other illegal activity.
Some users may also be hesitant to move to a network that has not yet demonstrated a consistent operational history.
MVNO leverages existing cellular infrastructure, which enables support for a wide range of modern devices.
Users can use eSIM technology for instant activation without a physical SIM card.
The network supports both personal devices and business smartphones, which often require reliable cellular connectivity for remote work and communication.
Phreeli’s approach to privacy and crypto payments is new, but the service’s long-term prospects depend on regulatory acceptance and actual user adoption.
Uncertainty also remains over how the anonymized system will perform in real traffic and whether its privacy protections will stand up to external audits.
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