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Anyone 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.

Without looking it up what’s the default text messaging app called on stock Android?

Please note I said default text messaging (ie. SMS/MMS etc) and stock (as in what Google Android Open Source Project and many other Google Play enabled phones run for their OS.

#android#phones#sms

Nice piece. Phones are damn useful, but use could be wound back a bit - especially by those people reading social media posts while walking along footpaths. I do notice a lot more young people reading print books at the local swimming pool (which I don't even do, I use a Kindle).
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What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out. - Alexander Hurst theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found outBy Alexander Hurst

Today is Telephone Day, because it was on March 10, 1876 that Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call, to his assistant in another room. The first words spoken were “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” 10 things you might not know about telephones.

topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/

Topical Tens10 March: Telephone DayToday is Telephone Day, because it was on March 10, 1876 that  Alexander Graham Bell  made the first telephone call, to his assistant in ano...

So the @connections crew have gotten a chance to do something Amazing:
youtube.com/watch?v=RBXu7qJ7dN

More info soon. If you're in the #denver area and like #phones -- We need archivists and docents and the like who are passionate about technology.

If you were an OG #Phreak and want to help people relive and learn about Ma Bell and her children, go watch the video and fill out the form

Yikes, from an article that contains a lot more detail, but just to get your attention as to the impact part:

«The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains undocumented commands that could be leveraged for attacks.

The undocumented commands allow spoofing of trusted devices, unauthorized data access, pivoting to other devices on the network, and potentially establishing long-term persistence.

"Exploitation of this backdoor would allow hostile actors to conduct impersonation attacks and permanently infect sensitive devices such as mobile phones, computers, smart locks or medical equipment by bypassing code audit controls."

The researchers warned that ESP32 is one of the world's most widely used chips for Wi-Fi + Bluetooth connectivity in IoT (Internet of Things) devices, so the risk is significant.»

People worried about this topic might also "enjoy" the recent Netflix series Zero Day.

And not to get too far afield, but hopefully it also didn't escape notice that there have been broad firings of qualified people in the US government for reasons related not to their technical skill or ability to protect our nation from issues like this, but because of irrelevant details of their private lives or personal leanings on issues of having fair and competent government, helping the needy, defending individual human freedom and dignity, or avoiding mass death in myriad ever-more-likely ways.

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

BleepingComputer · Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devicesBy Bill Toulas