28 Nov
2020
28 Nov
'20
8:54 a.m.
On Saturday 28 November 2020 00:06:02 Gene Heskett via tde-users wrote:
On Saturday 28 November 2020 01:32:36 J Leslie Turriff
wrote:
What about a Pine Phone? I have *almost* bought one now, on a few occasions,
but back off again, as I don't use a phone too much any more at all, though
it is still necessary to have one (especially a mobile phone, for reasons of
occasional travel, etc.).
I do hate these smartphones, but at the same time, I now use mine more often
as a music player, calculator, calendar, alarm clock, and so on -- much more
than I ever use it as a phone.
When I have time and inclination to root my smartphone, then at least I'll
feel slightly more "secure" or maybe a little more "private" (but
those are
not really accurate terms ...); but then again, like Gene, I don't use a
phone enough to justify all that effort.
Unless eating and breathing become suspicious activities, I can't really see
how knowing my location and activities could possibly be of interest to any
3-letter govt agencies. Then again ... if I know enough to ask questions,
then I must know too much.
Bill
On 2020-11-27 09:55:10 Gene Heskett via tde-users
wrote:
Maybe, but at $100/mo, I'd have to have at least 50x the need for it.
I'll do w/o at that price. $100/yr for a tracfone I could almost
justify. Almost. But I value my privacy enough theres over 100 entry's
in the amazon call blocker, of numbers that never ring my home phone
again. Most are political or nuisance fundraisers. And war dialers, if
there's nobody there when I say hello, the big red button gets pushed.
Come the revolution, we're gonna need a longer wall. :-)
Cheers, Gene Heskett Those 3 letter agency's will luv that. Just
one of the reasons I've
never had a mic cable in the same room. Watch your cell phone
battery life for the same reason, even this cheap trakfone can be
turned on to listen remotely. So its card was allowed to expire a
year back. No more problem.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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Leslie