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 14:13 +0200
Message-ID	<kja2clxjk3.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References	(3 earlier) <mv30blx3h2.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <vrk082$1qs3i$1@dont-email.me> <gq4rtj55vjeomu0njce30st1j4jrbf9gtj@4ax.com> <vrkfga.112g.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <qktsujtev4ocj65klfei2efca3egjg685p@4ax.com>

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On 2025-04-03 14:00, micky 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.

Takes over two full minutes to boot my phone. Push the button, then wait 
(minutes). Enter the pin code. Wait. Enter the desktop code.

...

-- 
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
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        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
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                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
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        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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