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I know I'm cheap. I live frugally, hardly ever eat out, etc., but ya gotta have a phone these days and here's my beef:
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE PHONE AND SERVICE AND INSURANCE AND THERE'S NO FREE CASE????
The phones are slippery, so a case is a must. Then, the cases can be another 25 or more dollars.
I got one for around 20 that seems very strong.
BUT STILL!!! 
Reminder that #busdrivers appreciate a #greeting going in and out. They drive everyone around all day so you can jump on and get out. Some small acknowledgement they aren't robots but #people working hard for you isn't a bad thing.
Unless your bus is actually driven by robots I guess. Then I didn't say anything.
Yes, I did just get in a bus where everyone else just completely ignored the driver going in. Not even worth a look away from their #phones apparently 
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@JessTheUnstill One of the big fuckups for BlackBerry was just the delays in getting BlackBerry 10, plus the Z10 and Q10, to market.
I got to use BB10 for a couple of months, and it was nice. It was built on QNX, with a modern swipe/gesture based UI built with Qt.
Arguably a better OS than the iOS and Android releases at that same time.
There was a feature called the Hub, which wax a unified inbox for your email messages, social posts, and text messages. Plus a modern app store, and separate personal/work profiles built into the OS.
There was a version without a physical keyboard (Z10) and with (Q10).
The problem is they didn't start working on it until 2010, and BB10 wasn't released until 2013.
For about two years before BB10 came out, BlackBerry didn't release any new phones.
Had BB10 come out earlier, it *might* have saved the company.
Why #Toll #Text #Scams Are Out Of Control
The #FBI has issued a warning against “#smishing”, which are text-based scams that people all over the country are receiving on their #phones. #Scammers are impersonating the agencies and companies that collect money for tolls #parkingtickets, #creditcard payments, bank notices, phone bills. Some scams are even fake anti-scam warnings.
Anyone have experience with IMS and SIM cards?
I have exhausted my internet-research abilities and am asking for help.
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Allegedly, one can block data usage on SIM-2 entirely and route all data usage to SIM-1, as well as enable SIM-2 for WiFi-Calling/SMS/RCS only.
tl;dr: keeping US number without incurring intl. rates.
Without looking it up what’s the default text messaging app called on stock Android?
Please note I said default text messaging (ie. SMS/MMS etc) and stock (as in what Google Android Open Source Project and many other Google Play enabled phones run for their OS.
Nice piece. Phones are damn useful, but use could be wound back a bit - especially by those people reading social media posts while walking along footpaths. I do notice a lot more young people reading print books at the local swimming pool (which I don't even do, I use a Kindle).
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What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out. - Alexander Hurst https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/10/smartphones-steal-film-extra-device-screen
New Phone Museum coming to the Denver area. Volunteer search for people who want to help maintain old telecom switching equipment.
So the @connections crew have gotten a chance to do something Amazing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBXu7qJ7dNQ
More info soon. If you're in the #denver area and like #phones -- We need archivists and docents and the like who are passionate about technology.
If you were an OG #Phreak and want to help people relive and learn about Ma Bell and her children, go watch the video and fill out the form
Yikes, from an article that contains a lot more detail, but just to get your attention as to the impact part:
«The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains undocumented commands that could be leveraged for attacks.
The undocumented commands allow spoofing of trusted devices, unauthorized data access, pivoting to other devices on the network, and potentially establishing long-term persistence.
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"Exploitation of this backdoor would allow hostile actors to conduct impersonation attacks and permanently infect sensitive devices such as mobile phones, computers, smart locks or medical equipment by bypassing code audit controls."
The researchers warned that ESP32 is one of the world's most widely used chips for Wi-Fi + Bluetooth connectivity in IoT (Internet of Things) devices, so the risk is significant.»
People worried about this topic might also "enjoy" the recent Netflix series Zero Day.
And not to get too far afield, but hopefully it also didn't escape notice that there have been broad firings of qualified people in the US government for reasons related not to their technical skill or ability to protect our nation from issues like this, but because of irrelevant details of their private lives or personal leanings on issues of having fair and competent government, helping the needy, defending individual human freedom and dignity, or avoiding mass death in myriad ever-more-likely ways.
Linux cellular telephones.
distrowatch.com#linux #cellular #telephones #versus #android #phones
RE: https://chunchun.world/notes/a54ipxsv4h
In this weeks post, I talked about how smartphones got bigger overtime and why we need to bring the compact phones back.
The Markup: Without a Trace: How to Take Your Phone Off the Grid https://themarkup.org/levelup/2023/10/25/without-a-trace-how-to-take-your-phone-off-the-grid #privacy #phones
Meet #Rayhunter: A New #OpenSource Tool from @eff to Detect Cellular #Spying
#CSS (also known as #Stingrays or #IMSIcatchers) are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking #phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower.
#privacy #security #surveillance #imsi #cellphones #celltower
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying
“Honor's New AI Agent Can Read and Understand Your Screen
Honor introduces AI screen agent”
Noooo fucking thank you, who in the fuck comes up with this shit thinking it’s a good idea? Who is asking for this shit?
Hairy Potter Phone Cases | For iPhones & Galaxy - every purchase supports Global Museum https://www.teepublic.com/phone-case/59390603-hairy-potter #potter #pottery #ceramics #iPhone #phones #Phonecases
#Cellebrite suspends #Serbia as customer after claims police used firm's tech to plant #spyware | TechCrunch
Cellebrite announced on Tuesday that it stopped Serbia from using its technology following allegations that Serbian police and intelligence used Cellebrite’s technology to unlock the #phones of a #journalist and an #activist , and then plant spyware.
#privacy #security