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Re: OT: spam phone calls

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, uk.telecom.mobile, comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: OT: spam phone calls
Date 2025-04-03 14:22 +0200
Message-ID <06b2clxf62.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <vrk082$1qs3i$1@dont-email.me> <gq4rtj55vjeomu0njce30st1j4jrbf9gtj@4ax.com> <vrkfga.112g.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <qktsujtev4ocj65klfei2efca3egjg685p@4ax.com> <vsm542.u8k.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>

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On 2025-04-03 14:14, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>> Sorry it's taken so long to reply.
>>
>> In comp.mobile.android, on 21 Mar 2025 18:52:57 GMT, Frank Slootweg
>> <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> You're a lot like me.   I use my landline 95% of the time.  I only turn
>>>> on the cell when I go out, and not even always then.
>>>
>>>   Hmmm!? Do you have another ('dumb'/'feature') mobile phone, besides
>>> your smartphone?
>>
>> No, just one smartphone.
>>
>>>   If not, then how do you 'turn on' the smartphone when you go out?
>>> Turning it on, implies it's turned off [1]
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>> and turning on ('booting') a
>>> smartphone takes quite some time and effort.
>>
>> Not much effort, just push the power button and hold it for 3 or 4
>> seconds.  I used to hold it until it vibrated, 5 or 6 seconds but that's
>> not required.   By the time I get to the car it's fully on. No one is
>> calling me anyhow so it if I have no phone for a minute or two, it
>> doesnt' matter.
> 
>    So you don't have a SIM-lock PIN, nor a screen-lock PIN (or
> biometrics)?
> 
>    If so, I hope you don't have any important stuff on your phone,
> because if you lose it or it gets stoelen, the finder/thief has all your
> stuff, access to your account(s), etc..

Even if you do not have important apps in your phone, the bad guys might 
add services to the phone and convince the providers to activate them.

Bank payments with confirmation code by SMS, for instance.

Might. I would not run the risk of not having protection on the phone.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-21 13:51 +0100
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-21 11:23 -0400
    Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-21 12:32 -0400
      Re: OT: spam phone calls AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-03-21 16:46 +0000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-21 18:52 +0000
        Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:00 -0400
          Re: OT: spam phone calls Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-03 12:14 +0000
            Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-03 14:22 +0200
          Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-03 14:13 +0200
      Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 14:53 +0100
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-22 12:10 -0400
          Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-22 17:06 +0000
            Re: OT: spam phone calls Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-22 13:24 -0400
              Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-03-22 22:43 +0100
            Re: OT: spam phone calls David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2025-03-22 20:36 +0000
              Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:27 -0400
          Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:22 -0400
        Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:07 -0400
          Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-03 14:19 +0200
            Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 09:14 -0400
              Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-03 18:10 +0200
  Re: OT: spam phone calls AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-03-21 16:10 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-21 12:34 -0400
      Re: OT: spam phone calls AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-03-21 16:52 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-21 16:48 +0000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-03-21 17:11 +0000
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-21 18:11 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-03 08:28 -0400
      Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-03 14:37 +0200
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-08 21:55 +1000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-04-08 08:10 -0400
      Re: OT: spam phone calls Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-04-08 13:52 +0100
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-08 20:33 +0000
          Re: OT: spam phone calls Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-04-09 11:45 +0100
            Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-04-10 09:16 +0100
              Re: OT: spam phone calls Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-04-10 09:33 +0100
                Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-04-10 14:40 +0100
      Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-08 20:23 +0000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2025-04-08 17:06 -0400
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-08 18:55 +0000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls David Woolley <david@ex.djwhome.demon.invalid> - 2025-04-09 14:16 +0100
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-04-09 12:21 +0200
      Re: OT: spam phone calls ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-04-09 19:54 +0000
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-04-09 17:07 -0500
        Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-04-10 09:18 +0100

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