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  • Re: Am I The Only One Dum

    From Bob Worm@21:1/205 to MIKE POWELL on Sunday, January 26, 2025 14:20:41
    Re: Re: Am I The Only One Dum
    By: MIKE POWELL to BOB WORM on Sat Jan 25 2025 10:09:00

    Hi, Mike.

    Yeah, I wonder if it is because network routers often contain wireless password and other network information (like what ports the previous owner kept
    open) that could help hackers gain entry to their networks.

    When I say service provider routers, I should probably have said service provider *core* routers - nothing that would go near an end user. Though I suppose in theory a lot of them can perform packet captures these days... Just seems vanishingly unlikely there would be anything sensitive left on these after a factory reset.

    I am pretty sure people are still buying that exact model of device, as well, for a few thousand a pop.

    BobW
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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to poindexter FORTRAN on Sunday, January 26, 2025 17:30:04
    Re: Re: Am I The Only One Dum
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 25 2025 10:29 pm

    I like some of these new models that have gone back to replaceable batteries. Five years of software upgrades doesn't cut it if the battery is dead, and I'd rather have an easily-removeable battery.

    Older Samsungs had a whole ecosystem of third-party batteries, including higher capacity batteries with replacement backs to fit them.

    I didn't know anyone was making phones with replaceable batteries again. That's pretty cool.

    Nightfox
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  • From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to Poindexter Fortran on Sunday, January 26, 2025 09:26:53
    BY: poindexter FORTRAN (21:4/122)

    |11pF|09> |10I like some of these new models that have gone back to replaceable|07
    |11pF|09> |10batteries. Five years of software upgrades doesn't cut it if the battery|07
    |11pF|09> |10is dead, and I'd rather have an easily-removeable battery.|07
    I gave my old iphone 7 plus to a homeless aquaintance and the phone finally refused to charge after 8 years.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Nightfox on Monday, January 27, 2025 08:12:40
    Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    I didn't know anyone was making phones with replaceable batteries
    again. That's pretty cool.

    Pinephone, Fairphone - both are OS-friendly phones. I think the Nothing
    phones allow for replaceable batteries. The rugged phones that don't
    have to worry about being thin, also.




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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to poindexter FORTRAN on Monday, January 27, 2025 10:08:02
    Re: Re: Am I The Only One Dum
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Mon Jan 27 2025 08:12 am

    I didn't know anyone was making phones with replaceable batteries again.
    That's pretty cool.

    Pinephone, Fairphone - both are OS-friendly phones. I think the Nothing phones allow for replaceable batteries. The rugged phones that don't have to worry about being thin, also.

    That's cool.
    Also, super-thinness wasn't something I ever really worried about. I was using Samsung Galaxy phones for a while, and I think the S3 or S4 was the last one with an easily replaceable battery, and I don't think it was too thick.

    Nightfox
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  • From MIKE POWELL@21:1/175 to BOB WORM on Monday, January 27, 2025 08:39:00
    ³ When I say service provider routers, I should probably have said service
    ³ provider *core* routers - nothing that would go near an end user. Though I
    ³ suppose in theory a lot of them can perform packet captures these days... Just
    ³ seems vanishingly unlikely there would be anything sensitive left on these
    ³ after a factory reset.
    ÀÄ[BW=>MP]

    I see what you mean and agree. I was picturing the consumer level routers
    when I read it originally.

    Mike

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Nightfox on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 07:07:47
    Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    That's cool.
    Also, super-thinness wasn't something I ever really worried about. I
    was using Samsung Galaxy phones for a while, and I think the S3 or S4
    was the last one with an easily replaceable battery, and I don't think
    it was too thick.

    I still miss my S3 - thought that was the perfect size. I ran mine on
    LineageOS until the maintainer broke his S3 and they stopped creating
    images for it. :(



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  • From MIKE POWELL@21:1/175 to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 09:31:00
    ³ Pinephone, Fairphone - both are OS-friendly phones. I think the Nothing
    ³ phones allow for replaceable batteries. The rugged phones that don't
    ³ have to worry about being thin, also.
    ÀÄ[PF=>N]

    Pinephone was one I was interested in during the past, but they were a
    little expensive then and I was not sure if they'd work with my carrier.
    May need to look again the next time I am in the market for a phone.

    Mike

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