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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 19:24:17 JST kaia
   the 'nothing' phone: just no phone, nada, silk.
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     shitpisscum (shitpisscum@mrhands.horse)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 19:38:23 JST shitpisscum

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     @kaia Need that for when I'm asked if I want to "install the app". No I don't want any apps, just regular diesel thank you
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     kurimu@mk.absturztau.be's status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 20:11:50 JST kurimu

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     @kaia@brotka.st

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     L-Theanine (eltheanine@the.teabag.ninja)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 20:34:47 JST L-Theanine

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     this get more appealing every day honestly
     
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 21:15:07 JST 翠星石

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     • shitpisscum
     @shitpisscum @kaia >I'm asked if I want to "install the app"
     You just tell them you don't run proprietary malware and don't have that specific type of tracking device either.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 21:58:09 JST 翠星石

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     • shitpisscum
     @shitpisscum I guess that's one way.
     
     You seem to possibly live in an area with GSM still - a Replicant device will work nicely really; https://replicant.us/
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     shitpisscum (shitpisscum@mrhands.horse)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 21:58:10 JST shitpisscum

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     • 翠星石
     @Suiseiseki @kaia unironically once pulled this thing out of my pocket and asked if it can run it lol
     
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 22:13:16 JST 翠星石

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     • shitpisscum
     @shitpisscum Both GSM and UMTS have been shut off in many countries;
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G?useskin=monobook#Phase-out
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G?useskin=monobook#Phase-out
     
     Many countries are more reasonable and have shut off UMTS while leaving GSM on (as almost all legacy UMTS devices that do not support LTE support GSM).
     
     The mobile towers are all SDR's now really, thus it's just a matter of leaving the GSM software running (the limited amount of remaining GSM devices means the interference on LTE bands is next to nothing), but why not force people to shell out some more money for new devices that are even better at tracking and spying?
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     shitpisscum (shitpisscum@mrhands.horse)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 22:13:17 JST shitpisscum

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     @Suiseiseki
     >You seem to possibly live in an area with GSM still
     Correct me if I'm wrong but afaik most places, at least in in Europe, do have GSM, it's 3G that's getting shut off in some places
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     shitpisscum (shitpisscum@mrhands.horse)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jan-2025 22:21:03 JST shitpisscum

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     @Suiseiseki
     >why not force people to shell out some more money for new devices that are even better at tracking and spying
     Pretty much this tbh. Look up 2G/3G shutdown in Australia
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