Re: A small puzzle.

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From	not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject	Re: A small puzzle.
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
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Date	2022-09-05 09:29 +1000
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Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2022-09-04 11:23, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> in reality, my smartphone has ended up doing 3 things for which I need 
>> the phone, and a fourth that depends merely on its existence.
>> 
>> 1/. SMS texts. 2FA codes and NHS appointment reminders come in via this 
>> means
>> 2/. Satnav. A satnav transferable amongst vehicles with always up to day 
>> information is the one thing I have found it useful for
>> 3/. Whatsapp. That is my primary means of personal communication, but I 
>> use it on this desktop machine. I just need the phine to enable me to do 
>> that
>> 4/. E-book reader. Whilst waiting in hospital waiting rooms etc etc.
>> 
>> I almost never use it to make calls, and I rarely use it to receive calls.
>> All my normal contacts are on whatsapp.
> 
> Well, so you are using it.
> 
> There are more. For example:
> 
>  - 2FA codes for using the bank on the computer. For this, you need to 
> install the bank app on the phone, because SMSs are not considered safe 
> enough.

I hope mine doesn't go that way because I'm not going to keep an
up-to-date (it would need to be if I'm trusting apps to run
securely) smartphone just for that. In fact they only started doing
2FA SMS codes this year. I had an old mobile number linked to that
account - had to go in and sort that out in person. That account is
only used for online payments anyway.

My 'dumb' phone is only used for SMS and voice calls, and both are
rare. It's bare-bones online functionality died ages ago when
everything went HTTPS, and I prefer to use a landline so I don't
give its number out unless I have no other choice.

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  Re: A small puzzle. not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2022-09-03 11:49 +1000
    Re: A small puzzle. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2022-09-02 21:30 -0700
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        Re: A small puzzle. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2022-09-03 13:59 +0200
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            Re: A small puzzle. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2022-09-03 21:59 +0200
              Re: A small puzzle. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-09-04 10:05 +0100
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                Re: A small puzzle. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-09-04 13:19 +0100
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