That's actually pretty cool.
I bet your carrier isn't actually paying anything themselves - and that Helium is footing the bill just to bootstrap getting their network off the ground.
Regardless, this just seems like another example of shitcoinery that may prove to be useful for a while until it eventually realizes its destiny of being obsoleted by a better bitcoin-powered alternative. (clearly, the Helium base operator in this case would prefer the bitcoin version - all else being equal).
Very possible.
And I agree with your point 100%. I actually still don’t understand the need for it. The only thing that I found interesting is that my carrier has the password and got me on the network without anything needed from me.
Why there is a token… that’s just shitcoinary 😂 it will probably go away, because it really isn’t any needed in this situation.
I suppose it's plausible that even if your carrier is paying for it in Helium, it could be cheaper than whatever they have to pay to use cell towers? 🤷 Then, of course, there's the use-case where there are no cell towers.
How did you even know you were using it?... Was there a popup notification on your phone at all? or did you just happen to glance at your wifi connections? I'm just curious how much it may be being used without customers even realizing it.
