The early internet is back !

Don’t think it will stay one time fee, theres no way to pay bills this way.

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I'm a big fan of you. Thank you!

In my opinion paid relays are not the answer but to educate the public in general that owning your data, self hosting and adding your own relays with redundancy is the optimal path. Not your relay, not your data Private relays will add not only filters for adds (which most high end WiFi routers an...

what a pile of bs, you have no contract with the relay

I think it has to be a subscription model to be sustainable. Couple that with an at home personal sovereignty device that captures your data for longer storage and possible re-relay to recover from lapsed subscriptions.

I agree, however this pricing model is not sustainable. Soon enough you will have to pay monthly fee for those services, I believe. Still amazing … just saying….

There is ads on here? I haven’t seen them yet

Few.

It also makes apps like two-factor auth obsolete 😉

The one time fee isn’t a bargain bc you can’t tell the relay will be around next month. Many early stage businesses offer their service for free — without ads. And if you think relays will never sell your IP address and other metadata you’re very naïve

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bargains don't last...

"If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold."

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Agreed! 👍