@psiie@anarres.familyAnyone 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.
@kkarhan@infosec.space@grumpy_website also that is a good #marketing #lie in that #ad:
-Shure it's "technically #unlimited" but after 15GB/30GB they'll throttle you down to #56k speeds.
Not to mention: The the pricing is so dishonest that it would be #illegal in #Germany, as it takes fine-print to read it's actually $80/$90 !
And at that rate you'd be better off with some #roaming #eSIM or #SIM...
Playing some of this cool in-browser bee colony management game 'Monarchies of Wax and Honey'. I discovered it on itch, but it's also at https://monarchies.io to play in browser for free. It's so cool - simple, and cool. What is it that I like so much about insect simulation games..
@kkarhan@infosec.space@quasigod there's a reason #SimLock and #NetLock died in #Europe over a decade ago.
That being said even #Prepaid providers don't lock their devices anymore but instead they just sell people devices at cost with a tiny margin and make their €€€ longterm bunding a free #SIM with every purchase.
@kkarhan@infosec.space@pixelschubsi @erebion @inaruck so oder so sind alle aktuellen #XMPP-Clients, besonders @monocles / #monoclesChat & @gajim / #gajim warnen ganz eindeutig gegen unverschlüsselte kommunikation!
Zumal auch das nen Kostenfaktor ist, wohingegen es drölfzig Optionen gibt was XMPP angeht!
@kkarhan@infosec.space@Avitus @lispi314 @lauren THE REQUIREMENT [ioc.exchange] FOR A #PhoneNumber BY @signalapp IS LITERALLY THE PROBLEM!
If you gonna say "JuSt GeT aN iMpOrTeD #SIM / #eSIM!" then you obviously expect people to have way more #financial means and #TechLiteracy than is needed to get absolute N0obs setup withb#XMPP+#OMEMO and pay for @monocles / #monoclesChat!
@heiseonline
Da erfahre ich mal eben so in einem Nebensatz, dass die Startmeldung „Nur Notrufe!“ eines Handys ohne #SIM-Karte gar nicht mehr stimmt. Auch für #Notrufe über #112 wird seit einiger Zeit zwingend eine SIM-Karte benötigt.
Wann habe ich diese wichtige Sicherheitsankündigung denn verpasst?
@kkarhan@infosec.space@ck @lk108 @kuketzblog Ich halte die #Sicherheitsversprechen von #Signal für "#TrustMeBro"-#Werbelügen alla [www.youtube.com] #WhatsApp!
Wer Leuten eine anonym registrierte (e)SIM [aus dem Ausland] beschaffen kann, kann Leuten auch nen @monocles / #MonoclesStarter - Account für €2 p.m. aufsetzen und betreiben: Ne ALDI TALK -#SIM aktiviert halten kostet mehr!
@kkarhan@infosec.space@tauon Also what goid is an encryption like @signalapp is you don't have #SelfCustody of all the keys?
I can setup over a dozen #TechIlliterates 1:1 with #XMPP accounts and #monoclesChat & @gajim / #gajim in the time it takes me to get a #nonKYC #eSIM from overseas with a phone number as mandated by @signalapp and maintaining that number for #Signal will easily cost like $2,50 p.m. at minimum.
In fact even legitimately acquiring and registering a #Prepaid #SIM in-store in #Germany takes longer than setting up #Fdroid & monocles chat & a XMPP account whilst on throttled #EDGEland speeds...
@kkarhan@infosec.space@marreg @PC_Fluesterer #AKKU & #SIM rausnehmen!
@kkarhan@infosec.space1) #CloudAct is just #CyberFacism, look it up!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act
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2) @signalapp 's #Server code is proprietary and since it's centralized we can't trust that the code they release is what's running on their backend!
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3) #Signal still demands #PhoneNumbers which are #PII either by association (#Number => #ICCID = #SIM = #IMSI => #IMEI => Location Data as I explained before [infosec.space]twice [infosec.space]) or mandatory #KYC / #ID requirements (even on prepaid cards), which an increasing amount of juristictions do...
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But don't take my word for it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M
@kkarhan@infosec.space@SchreibeEinfach Oder konsequent nen #BurnerPhone mit anonymer #SIM nehmen, denn ohne SIM geht auch kein #Notruf!
@kkarhan@infosec.spaceI mean, I don't expect a #Tablet to have good #Audio quality.
But being able to just chug in a #SIM and test it by calling it is something people do need rather often!
@kkarhan@infosec.space[#TLDR: JUST TELL ME IF YOUR TABLET CAN DO #CALLS!]
#DearVendors of #Android-#Tablets:
Off all the #Functions you can put into a #Specifications Sheet of your Devices there's one you should ALWAYS answer clearly on your #Website:
DOES YOUR TABLET [with #4G / #5G / …) SUPPORT MAKING PHONE CALLS?
Like: IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO HAVE THAT INFO IN THE SPECSHEETS?
You're obviously able to list all the #Codecs natively supported and the user-available storage as well as supported Frequency Bands, WWAN modes, WiFi channel width and the Display Glass vs. Panel dimensions including DPI of the latter and whether or not it has a hall effect sensor to detect your overpriced 1st party tablet covers!
Now some folks may ask: "WHY does this matter?" or outright dismiss this as a problem.
Listen:
Not everyone is able or willing to carry two devices when 1 SHOULD BE ENOUGH and also some places (i.e. #Turkey) have #ImportRestrictions re: #MobileDevices, so having more than 1 #IMEI is already a "NOPE!" by the authorities.
So why do NONE of the #Tablet manufacturers allow to #search or #filter for that???
NO, instead one has to download an obscenely huge #PDF just to then read on page 34 [downloadcenter.samsung.com] that for any "#telephony" function you NEED YET ANOTHER DEVICE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND HAVE TO SIGNUP WITH AN ACCOUNT and even that level of #abuse WON'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WORKS...
Pretty shure A LOT of other folks have the same question and ain't willing to get yet another device & #SIM just to recieve the occasional call because #TechIlliterates can't be assed to send an #eMail or learn #XMPP+#OMEMO to message one...
@VJ_Efemerides@mastodon.socialAquest any es compleixen 30 anys que arribava "SimTower" per "Mac" 
. #Simtower #Sim #Mac #Simulador #Estratègia #Videojocs #Gaming #VideoGames #RetroGaming #ClassicGaming #RetroGames #VideojocsAntics
@Landgraab_Industries@mstdn.gamesIndustry Giant 4.0, the business and logistics management game successor to JoWood's classic IG1/2 series, released in early access on Steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129570/Industry_Giant_40/
@experiencer@lethallava.landAny good #SIM deals going on at the moment? #O2 are raising my bill to £9.17 for unlimited data next April as I've just found out and it may make some sense to leave at this point.
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/11/virgin-media-o2-adopt-new-uk-pricing-policy-for-broadband-tv-and-mobile.html
If you can, no Three suggestions since I'm not coping with 0.6mbps B20+3 in areas I frequently visit. I'd prefer Vodafone ideally at the moment.
@kir4ik52@mastodon.mlМинцифры РФ подготовило новые правила оказания услуг мобильной связи
для заключения договора с оператором связи для абонентов будет введено подтверждение личности.
Иностранцы могут подтверждать личность по биометрии, граждане РФ — по биометрии, с помощью паспорта и портала госуслуг или через уполномоченную правительством РФ организацию, которую определят позднее;
операторы связи, в свою очередь, будут уведомлять абонентов с превышенным лимитом по количеству сим-карт (для граждан РФ — не более 20, для иностранцев — не более 10);
если клиенты не снизят количество сим-карт до дозволенного уровня, то им приостановят услуги мобильной связи по всем номерам.
Период для граждан РФ — до 1 ноября 2025 года, для иностранцев — до 1 июля 2025 года;
#sim #simcard #simcards #phone #rf
https://habr.com/en/news/843412/
