Subj : I launched a CHAT with customer support
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Jan 04 2021 11:40 pm

Hello Aaron!

** On Tuesday 05.01.21 - 03:23, Aaron Thomas wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> is quite fine as an ereader in a pinch.  The FM radio is a nice

 AT> I forgot about that. It was a feature that I never used, but it makes
 AT> sense for a phone to have that for exactly what you mentioned - listen to
 AT> the radio when you need entertainment in a dead zone.

Yes.. having *something* live to hear when in a dead-zone is  
good.  I haven't tested the battery life when using radio.


 AA>> I found a compatible PGP app for it. Now I can operate like 007
 AA>> and communicate in privacy when I have a field mission from
 AA>> headquarters. Telegram is a pretty good substitute as well.

 AT> I've never cared much about phone security. I'm not trying to sound
 AT> negative, but I think there's little to nothing that can be done about
 AT> scanners tapping your calls. Or has newer smartphone technology addressed
 AT> that issue?

The PGP that I was referring to is for encypted email.

For encrypted voice comms, I've heard that Signal is a good  
choice. Telegram also boasts secure calls:

 https://telegram.org/blog/calls


 AA>> There are two competing 3G technologies. Maybe the 3G you needed
 AA>> with Tmobile was simply not compatible with the 3G that the
 AA>> Blackberry used?

 AT> I can't remember which technology advancement made me need to toss the
 AT> Blackberry. This was back around 2011. But aparently I can still use it
 AT> on oldschool carriers :)

What model of the BB was it?  I'm curious.  If it only supported  
either 2G or HSPA+ max, then it is not worth it - even the range  
for phone calls will be less than what you can get with LTE.

Even my BB's LTE may not be all that it seems, according to this  
article:

 https://www.ianswerguy.com/what-is-3g-4g-lte/

   ..and I can believe it. The best I am getting right now is  
barely 2.7Mbps.  That's just in the low 3G range!  ..and the  
phone is telling me it is connected with LTE.   But it is much  
better than the HSPA+ that I was getting with a previous USB  
dongle for mobile.
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  ../|ug

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