Can't you set it to connect only to your own Wifi (which is hopefully less "random")? Or do you need to run this app while out and about? (Sounded somehow like a home automation app or something.)
"I'll trust the cell tower (not like I have a choice) but not the random Wi-Fi."
Can't you set it to connect only to your own Wifi (which is hopefully less "random")? Or do you need to run this app while out and about? (Sounded somehow like a home automation app or something.) -- Christian R. Conrad The Man Who Apparently Still Knows Fucking Everything Mail: Same username as at the top left of this post, at iki.fi |
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I don't trust my own network
It's been years since I set up an open BSD box and filtered and watched everything. Those days are over. My home network is whatever crap the internet provider provided. So no. Cell tower. Internet over that and I am fine. And yes I need it when I'm out and about occasionally. |
Samsung Galaxy a32 5G
- (crazy)
- (29)
- Jan. 27, 2022, 10:09:45 PM EST
Jo has the "S" version of this phone
- (pwhysall)
- (11)
- Jan. 28, 2022, 12:32:29 AM EST
I believe more expensive and not on the plan that I was allowed then it wouldn't have mattered
- (crazy)
- (10)
- Jan. 30, 2022, 10:38:48 AM EST
"on the plan that I was allowed"
- (CRConrad)
- (9)
- Feb. 1, 2022, 07:29:52 AM EST
Part of an accepted contract.
- (crazy)
- (8)
- Jan. 31, 2022, 12:01:58 PM EST
Yeah, but still: The fact that you have to accept such contracts.
- (CRConrad)
- (7)
- Feb. 1, 2022, 07:29:25 AM EST
That's b*******.
- (crazy)
- (6)
- Feb. 2, 2022, 01:39:54 PM EST
Ah, good. That's just not the picture you get from the outside.
- (CRConrad)
- (5)
- Feb. 4, 2022, 04:04:40 AM EST
I buy my own device, then get service from somebody else.
- (InThane)
- (4)
- Feb. 4, 2022, 11:31:23 AM EST
A guy who worked at one of the biggest phone and Internet providers in Finland (actually...
- (CRConrad)
- (3)
- Feb. 4, 2022, 05:14:51 PM EST
This would be a reasonable opinion a few years back.
- (crazy)
- (2)
- Feb. 5, 2022, 02:25:56 AM EST
Not quite there yet
- (scoenye)
- (1)
- Feb. 5, 2022, 10:25:31 AM EST
I stopped thinking about that years ago
- (crazy)
- Feb. 5, 2022, 12:55:46 PM EST
You know that smart phones using Android are less safe than iPhones.
- (a6l6e6x)
- (1)
- Jan. 28, 2022, 04:47:19 PM EST
Yes I'm aware
- (crazy)
- Jan. 30, 2022, 10:36:37 AM EST
"I'll trust the cell tower (not like I have a choice) but not the random Wi-Fi."
- (CRConrad)
- (1)
- Jan. 29, 2022, 06:53:44 AM EST
I don't trust my own network
- (crazy)
- Jan. 30, 2022, 10:31:45 AM EST
And here's a good reason to avoid Samsung phones across the board
- (crazy)
- (12)
- March 4, 2022, 10:12:53 AM EST
Can't see anything particularly bad about that.
- (CRConrad)
- (11)
- March 5, 2022, 03:36:11 AM EST
Ack. Spit. Need a shower. CRC is 100% right
- (pwhysall)
- (5)
- March 5, 2022, 05:40:49 AM EST
The only mystery is why you don't realise that more often. As in, all the time.
-NT
- (CRConrad)
- March 5, 2022, 07:05:19 AM EST
Unless you have more information than me, you are merely mistaken and he is not right
- (crazy)
- (3)
- March 6, 2022, 02:16:36 AM EST
Can you not delete the game app?
- (a6l6e6x)
- (2)
- March 6, 2022, 10:46:09 PM EST
No game apps here
- (crazy)
- (1)
- March 6, 2022, 11:38:02 PM EST
Nerfing the desktop is stupid
- (drook)
- March 7, 2022, 07:44:15 AM EST
Questions
- (drook)
- (3)
- March 5, 2022, 06:05:03 PM EST
Yup, seems I misread that last bit because I'd skimmed the rest a little too fast.
- (CRConrad)
- (2)
- March 6, 2022, 03:29:31 AM EST
I can easily tell the difference
- (crazy)
- March 6, 2022, 04:56:57 PM EST
18 seconds
- (crazy)
- March 7, 2022, 11:19:49 AM EST
And then I remembered what this spiel reminded me of
- (crazy)
- March 7, 2022, 10:57:13 AM EST