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Re: Making a DIY smart or dumb phone
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Jonathan McHugh |
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Re: Making a DIY smart or dumb phone |
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Sat, 24 Jul 2021 17:45:25 +0000 |
Out of curiosity, how regulated is ham radio in the USA? I lament that your
cultural emphasis on freedom of expression didnt extend into freedoms for
'classic' radio channels. Is it better for ham radio?
>From Europe it appears as if ICT infrastructure in the USA looks godawful
>(like AT&T), has there been much pushback with grounds up mesh networks?
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Jonathan McHugh
indieterminacy@libre.brussels
July 24, 2021 6:56 PM, "Joshua Branson" <jbranso@dismail.de> wrote:
> Bone Baboon <bone.baboon@disroot.org> writes:
>
>> jbranso--- via writes:
>>
>>> I'm getting really tired of carrying my Android phone around with google's
>>> spyware,
>>
>> This issue is larger than just Android / iOS and the applications a user
>> deliberately uses. There is also the issue of unwanted spyware.
>>
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pegasus_(investigation)>
>>
>> You could eliminating the issues mobile phones have entirely by choosing
>> to not use a mobile phone.
>>
>> <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Going_NoPhone>
>
> I used to do that! I was nophone for a while, but then I became a
> manager at work. If someone does not show up for work, then they call
> me. I could give up my manager position or find a job that doesn't
> require a way to reach me 24/7.
>
> OR I could get a ham radio license...operate a radio tower somewhere
> (for real cheap...though that might not be so cheap)...then if work
> needs me, they can chat to me via that way...and my libre phone could
> pick up the signal...though that might mean I'd have to learn some GNU
> Radio, which would be fun! This strategy is what JMP.chat wants to do
> eventually.
>
>>> (apologies for the youtube link...)
>>
>> You could share Invidious links as well as YouTube links. The YouTube
>> links could be a backup in case the Invidious server linked to goes
>> down.
>>
>> <https://docs.invidious.io/Invidious-Instances.md>
>>
>>> and unfortunately it needs to support SMS and traditional calls, so there
>>> might be some binary
>>> blobs for the modem.
>>
>> You can do SMS using email.
>>
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gateway#Email_clients>
>
> Now that is awesome! I will look into that.
>
>> Maybe you could convince the people you want to talk to use free
>> software like Jami. For people who are physically nearby walkie talkies
>> are an option.
>
> I'm actually really excited about Jami! It looks really promising!
>
> Jami only works using wifi, as far as I know. Sometimes I would like to
> go to the park, which has no wifi. Since work has to be able to reach
> me 24/7 this won't quite work...again, I could give up my manager
> position or get a different job.
>
>> <https://jami.net>
>>
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkie-talkie>
>
> Cheap ones only work 1-1.5 miles. Sometimes I'm 30 miles away from
> work. But this is something to consider. There are some expensive
> walkie talkies that the military uses that work anywhere in the world.
>
> --
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