@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...

@pixelschubsi @erebion @inaruck so oder so sind alle aktuellen #XMPP-Clients, besonders @monocles / #monoclesChat & @gajim / #gajim warnen ganz eindeutig gegen unverschlüsselte kommunikation!

• Außerdem kann ich schneller #TechIlliterates auf #XMPP+#OMEMO onboarden als irgendwer eine anonyme #SIM oder #eSIM mit #Rufnummer besorgen kann.

Zumal auch das nen Kostenfaktor ist, wohingegen es drölfzig Optionen gibt was XMPP angeht!

@Avitus @lispi314 @lauren THE REQUIREMENT FOR A #PhoneNumber BY @signalapp IS LITERALLY THE PROBLEM!

• #KYC IS THE ILLICT ACTIVITY!!!

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!

@tauon Also what goid is an encryption like @signalapp is you don't have #SelfCustody of all the keys?

• Shure you could disable encryption but @monocles shows you when it's active and when not and comes with sensible defaults like having #OMEMO active per default...

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.

• Whereas a Data-only eSIM is way faster and cheaper to get and maintain.

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...

• Plus unlike Signal, I can just push #XMPP through @torproject / #Tor and/or any #VPN & #Proxy...

https://possum.city/notes/a3rt4nzbn11z01vi

@Germo The problem I have is that #eSIM restricts my #FreedomOfChoice re: #Devices.

• Yes, I do use multiple devices and I want to be able to pick them freely.

Same with #eSIM: I can put that on a #SIM #Card *but I can't swap the soldered-down #Chip!

• #Fairphone could've offered / included an #eSIMcard (yes, these do exist!) and thus solved the entire issue: offering #eSIM & #DualSIM without the need of a #TripleSIM-capable #Baseband!

And yes, I routinely use #eSIMcards because I get the #freedom and #flexibility of choice, because it's noone's business which #device I use Which #plans on!

• And whilst courts in #Germany ruled it's illegal to charge for #DeciceSwaps re: #eSIMs, that is only enforceable against #MNO|s & #MVNO|s from #Germany!

Plus many plans I want to use and/or help people to setup are #SIMonly and not available as #eSIM (i.e. #netzclub)...

• No, eSIM is NOT a sufficient replacement even by the sheer fact that most of my devices can't even manage an eSIM Card unless that would he possible just with #ICCDcodes and *"#SIMtoolkit" / embedded Firmware on the #SIMcard!

I dare you to try to deploy an #eSIM on a #2Gonly #StupidPhone whereas a regular SIM can just be chugged in!

@necrosis ich mag mein #FP3plus.

• Blöd nur dass #Fairphone seitden nur #Enshittification macht.

Dabei will ich nicht viel:

• Kleines, aktuelles #Android (vorzugsweise ohne #Google!)
• 3,5mm Klinkenbuchse
• echtes #DualSIM (kein #eSIM-Müll!)
• werkzeugfrei tauschbarer Akku
• microSD-Slot
• Unter € 500 Verkaufspreis

Ist das so schwer?

@halva +9001%

• #HeadphoneJack is a non-negotiable #MustHave!

Just like #ToolfreeSwappableBattery and real #DualSIM (not #eSIM! If I want that I'll get that myself...)

@EricFielding @Viss @EUCommission the manufacturer has to enshure compliance from the factory.

• Given that #eCall is designed to be used only in #cashes that would've also triggered an #airbag, this is something one can buy in advance in bulk.

Basically it's a #M2M #eSIM.

• As for additional dara & voice services, most cars either use "Remote #SIM" features (for like 20 years over Bluetooth) or have a dedicaded Modem & (e)SIM for rhat purpose alone...

https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113738202155285491

What really pisses me off is that everyone thinks @frameworkcomputer and #Fairphone are glorious, when in fact even #Framework13 & #Fairphone4 / #Fairphone5 are objectively #Downgrade|s compared to what I'm currently using: [ #ThinkPad #X230Tablet #Fairphone3plus ]

• The newer Fairphones don't have real #DualSIM and instead of a 2nd SIM Slot a shitty #eSIM and removed the #HeadphoneJack for no valid reason!

• #Framework doesn't have #ToolfreeSwappable #Batteries so having more #offgrid range isn't done by a quick swap on the go.

@jiska alternatively, injecting custom certificates into the certificates accepted by the LPA (local profile assistant == eSIM manage) on iOS would also help: Then I could make it connect to osmo-smdpp and could inquire about the eUICC features thatway. #iphone #security #esim

You want to have anonymous prepaid SIM cards because you want to prank people.

I want anonymous prepaid SIM cards because KYC is the illicit activity on something where fraud at the expense of the telco is impossible and because it's cyberfacist bs!

• We are not the same!