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I think the same about my 'phone.
Unfortunately, there is no latest o/s, batteries for it are quite rare, and are already decaying on the shelves as much or more as they would in a 'phone, and my country is turning off 3G.
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Angeklagter will nix von Nazicodes wie 8,8€ oder 20.4 der Geburtstag von Hitler oder einer Eierspeise als mögliches Leibgericht von Hitler wissen.
Er sei ja kein Politiker oder Geschichtslehrer, sondern nur Wirt.
#MaxBeiGericht #Verbotsgesetz #VerbotsG #3g
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@LaF0rge @kDelta @stman @Sempf espechally in places like #Germany where regulators like @BNetzA get record-breaking bids for #spectrum allocations solidly into the billions!
And having at least narrowband #2G coverage is considered a "necessary evil" to fulfill spectrum obligations and keep pre-paid assignments if they don't want to get those yoink'd like #Quam when they faceplanted after their painfully failed launch.
Not to mention #eCall uses #2G and has been made mandatory for new cars since 2017...
Also #Australia currently learns the hard way that even #VoLTE devices switch to 2G and/or #3G calling once they are dialling
000(their local emergency services hotline).
de.wikipedia.orgQuam – Wikipedia
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@LaF0rge @stman @kDelta @Sempf obviously that's why it was discontinued for a time in #Germany, as it was considered as obsolete as #HSCSD is in light of faster standards that - even without guaranteed bandwith - will yield higher throughput.
- Obviously #CellBroadcast will necessitate a constant bandwith allocation for functionality as it's design is based upon repeating a message until it's transmissiom being removed.
Still, even in contended #spectrum this is manageable, espechally since most #MNOs only maintain vestigal #2G or #3G infrastructure solely for #emergency coverage and reliability, as most phones will call emergency services over 2G and 3G and not via #VoLTE.
- To add insult to injury, most BSCs will downgrade to 2G-only service by default in case of power loss to maximize UPS range and in the case of #NewZealand even switch off all services but #SMS & #EmergencyServicesCalling to enshure people in need can get their calls out, as the population is instructed to use SMS for person-to-person communication (as SMS is a low-priority, non-realtime service using excess bandwith and thus not compete with calling like #EDGE and #CSD would.
Infosec.SpaceKevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)@stman@mastodon.social well, there were *some commercial services* that used #CellBroadcast but for the most part it's *best feature* is the effective mass alerting of people in an area without needing them to *install yet another app* or *signup to yet another service*...
- The [temporary] shutdown of #CellBroadcast caused hundreds of avoidable deaths [in Germany alone.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_European_floods#Germany)
@kDelta@mastodon.ie @Sempf@infosec.exchange @LaF0rge@chaos.social @nitrokey@nitrokey.com @signalapp@mastodon.world @GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social
@kDelta @stman @Sempf @LaF0rge @nitrokey @signalapp @GrapheneOS
Given the hamfisted "Australian Approach" I disagree.
- Noone here claims #2G or #3G are safe but don't you think stuff like "Emergency Coverage" and #CellBroadcast are useful?
Will be interesting to see if Australia can pull that off without having to reenable 2G, cuz I've not heard of a #4G implementation of it...
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Because physical SIMs, like any "cryptographic chipcard" (i.e. @nitrokey ) did all that fancy public/private crypto on silicon and unless that was compromizeable (which AFAICT always necessistated physical access to the #SIM, espechally in pre-#OMAPI devices) the SIM wasn't 'cloneable' and the weakest link always had been the #MNO /.#MVNO issueing (may it be through #SocialHacking employees into #SimSwapping or LEAs showng up with a warrant and demanding "#LawfulInterception"):
- These "attack vectors" were known and whilst unfixable they could at least be mitigated by i.e. NEVER using a #PhoneNumber for anything and/or using anonymously obtained #SIMs. But more and more services like @signalapp did #regression demanding #PII and more and more nations criminalized #AnonymousSimCards under utterly #cyberfacist & #FalsePretenses!
Add to that the regression in flexibility:
Unlike a #SimCard which was designed as a vendor-independent, #MultiVendor, #MultiProvider, device agnostic unit to facilitate the the #authentification and #encryption in #GSM (and successor standards), #eSIMs act to restrict #DeviceFreedom and #ConsumerChoice, which with shit like #KYC per #IMEI (i.e. #Turkey demands it after 90 days of roaming per year) und #lMEI-based #Allowlisting (see #Australia's shitty #VoLTE + #2G & #3G shutdown!) are just acts to clamp down on #privacy and #security.
- And with #EID being unique per #eSIM (like the #IMEI on top!) there's nothing stopping #cyberfacist regimes like "P.R." #China, #Russia, #Iran, ... from banning "#eSIMcards" (#eSIM in SIM card form factor) or entire device prefixes (i.e. all phones that are supported by @GrapheneOS ), as M(V)NOs see the EID used to deploy/activate a profile (obviously they don't want people to activate eSIMs more than once, unless explicitly allowed otherwise.
"[…] [Technologies] must always be evaluated for their ability to oppress. […]
- Dan Olson
And now you know why I consider a #smartphone with eSIM instead of two SIM slots not as a real #DualSIM device because it restricts my ability to freely move devices.
- And whilst German Courts reaffirmed §77 TKG (Telco Law)'s mandate to letting people choose their devices freely, (by declarong #fees for reissue of eSIMs illegal) that is only enforceable towards M(V)NOs who are in #Germany, so 'good luck' trying to enforce that against some overseas roaming provider.
Thus #Impersonation attacks in GSM-based networks are easier than ever before which in the age of more skilled than ever #Cybercriminals and #Cyberterrorists (i.e. #NSA & #Roskomnadnozr) puts espechally the average #TechIlliterate User at risk.
- I mean, anyone else remember the #Kiddies that fucked around with #CIA director #Brennan? Those were just using their "weapons-grade #boredom", not being effective, for-profit cyber criminals!
And then think about those who don't have privilegued access to protection by their government, but rather "privilegued access" to prosecution by the state because their very existance is criminalized...
The only advantage eSIMs broight in contrast is 'logistical' convenience because it's mostly a #QRcode and that's just a way to avoid typos on a cryptic #LocalProfileAgent link.
3G Internet on Raspberry Pi - Success!
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2012/07/3g-internet-on-raspberry-pi-success/
This is a bit of a brain dump of how I got a 3G USB dongle working on the Raspberry Pi. Following on from getting the Raspberry Pi to send SMS.
That's The Power Of Love
The first thing to say is use a powered USB hub! I had lots of problems getting the modem working when it was plugged directly into the Pi. A 3G signal takes more power than the Pi's USB sockets can supply.
In the above image, you can see that the Raspbery Pi is plugged into the mains - via a 1.8A plug.The USB cable has two male ends. The black plug goes directly into the Pi for data. The red plug goes into the mains via a 1A plug (an Amazon Kindle adapter).
I used a USB Y Cable to supply power and data.
I also tried plugging both plugs into the Pi - that didn't work either. You need a separate powered hub.
Rather than use two plugs, I'm going to try to find a mains plug with two USB sockets. Each socket needs to supply at least 1A. Something like this looks like it should do the trick.
Or, you can use a cable like this.
Put one male USB plug into the PI and the other into a power supply. The dongle fits into the female USB socket.
P-p-p-p-pick Up A PPPD
In order to get our network connected, we need to install the ppp package.
sudo apt-get install ppp
If You Think I'm Sakis, And You Want My Body...
I tried using wvdial and numerous other ways to connect to 3G. None of them worked reliably. In the end, I turned to sakis - the All-In-One script for connecting 3G modem.
Sakis says it is:
"The easiest way to have your 3G/UMTS/GRPS connection up and running."
I can't argue with that!
Installation is very simple:
First, download the latest version. The Raspberry Pi runs on an ARM processor, so this is the version we download.
wget "http://www.sakis3g.org/versions/latest/armv4t/sakis3g.gz"
The script is compressed. Unzip it.
gunzip sakis3g.gz
Finally, we want to make the file executable so that we can run it.
chmod +x sakis3g
Running sakis is quite straightforward. It has a basic GUI which will work even if you're just using the command line.
sudo ./sakis3g --interactive
Sakis has a fairly comprehensive list of connection details - it should find yours automatically and present you with this screen.
If it doesn't know your connection settings (if you're on GiffGaff for example) you can manually enter them.
All being well, after a few seconds, you should see this screen.
You can now exit sakis. You will stay connected.
To check the details of your connection, run the following command:
sudo ./sakis3g connect info
You'll get back something like this:
K3565 connected to giffgaff (23410).Connection InformationInterface: P-t-P (ppp0)Connected since: 2012-07-13 07:36Kilobytes received: 2Kilobytes sent: 2Network ID: 23410Operator name: giffgaffAPN: giffgaff.comModem: K3565Modem type: USBKernel driver: optionDevice: /dev/ttyUSB0IP Address: 10.136.6.52Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.255Peer IP Address: 10.64.64.64Default route(s): 10.64.64.64
That's it! You can now access the Internet via your 3G modem.
Surfin' Safari
One last tip for you! There's no need to start your window manager to surf the web. There's a brilliant lo-fi web browser called Lynx.
You install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install lynx
You run it by typing:
lynx http://www.bbc.co.uk/news
(or whatever website you want to visit).
So, that should be everything you need to get the Raspberry Pi connected over a USB 3G dongle. Have fun!
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@LaF0rge @sysmocom I do agree on that one.
The main problem with some mandate in that regard is that such regulations then get flexed against consumers.
Notable examples are the:
- #IMEI-Blocking in #Turkey after 90 days and subsequent demand for #KYC even for #Roaming devices.
- #Australia's IMEI-Firewall because some morons decided they wanted to axe #2G & #3G despite millions of devices that can't do #VoLTE still being in use.
Now granted anyone who can manipulate the IMEI can circumvent that but that means 99,9% of all users aka. "#TechIlliterates" can't.
I'm starting to worry that cell carriers are using their 3G turnoff as an excuse to arbitrarily narrow the range of devices that can be used on their networks.
With the result that a *lot* of people are going to be forced to replace perfectly functional devices, so they can use cell calling. Creating a huge pile of totally avoidable e-waste, and an equally huge opportunity for carriers to sell panicking customers a new device locked to their network.
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Got an email from GiffGaff about when the local 3G network (via O2) will be shutdown in August.
I've not found a LTE/4G/5G USB adaptor that works with Asterisk to all us to make calls, but I have been playing @osmocom 's instructions to allow VoWiFi using the SIM to authenticate, but I've not got it work yet. I guess I now have a deadline
https://osmocom.org/projects/foss-ims-client/wiki/VoWiFi_with_Asterisk
osmocom.orgVoWiFi with Asterisk - Open Source IMS Client - Open Source Mobile CommunicationsRedmine
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@micahflee lemme guess: @eff just took a multi-network eSIM and multi-network WWAN modules to scan for "#deauth" / "#EvilTwin" attacks?
Cuz I remember @heiseonline or @golem actually suggest this as a method to detect #IMSIcatchers without requiring an expensive #SDR:
- By precisely looking when which WWAN stick (for #3G back then) got disconnected and warning if they all got disconnected & reconnected at the same time...
AFAIK #GSMK uses that same technique for their #Baseband-#Firewall to automatically detect #Interception attempts and deploy countermeasures!
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But yeah, even back when #3G was a thing you'd barely get a few minutes at affordable rates without getting throttled, and sadly the pay-as-you-go plans that bill per time and not traffic have all gone.
- Cuz in many cases I'd rather pay €1/hr or €10/day for a real data flatrate when I actually need those...
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And don't even get me started on #VoLTE support...
- Like #Australia had the glorious idea of shutting down #3G AND #2G as well as #allowlisting only specific #IMEI|s, banning > 500k devices for no good reason.
Also most #VoLTE / #Vo5G - devices *explicitly use #2G / #3G for #EmergencyCalls!
- Which is #funfuckingtastic in a place like Australia where basically everything in nature conspires to hurt or kill humans!
[#TLDR: JUST TELL ME IF YOUR TABLET CAN DO #CALLS!]
#DearVendors of #Android-#Tablets:
Off all the #Functions you can put into a #Specifications Sheet of your Devices there's one you should ALWAYS answer clearly on your #Website:
DOES YOUR TABLET [with #4G / #5G / …) SUPPORT MAKING PHONE CALLS?
Like: IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO HAVE THAT INFO IN THE SPECSHEETS?
You're obviously able to list all the #Codecs natively supported and the user-available storage as well as supported Frequency Bands, WWAN modes, WiFi channel width and the Display Glass vs. Panel dimensions including DPI of the latter and whether or not it has a hall effect sensor to detect your overpriced 1st party tablet covers!
Now some folks may ask: "WHY does this matter?" or outright dismiss this as a problem.
Listen:
Not everyone is able or willing to carry two devices when 1 SHOULD BE ENOUGH and also some places (i.e. #Turkey) have #ImportRestrictions re: #MobileDevices, so having more than 1 #IMEI is already a "NOPE!" by the authorities.
- Also this isn't something one can "fix" post-purchase like installing #VLC to decode some obscure file format in Software: Either the #Baseband and #ROM support #PhoneCalls or they don't!
So why do NONE of the #Tablet manufacturers allow to #search or #filter for that???
- Bonus points if you have lazy fucks like #HMD (aka. #Nokia) who literally copy the #Safety & #Useage information for all #Smartphones and #Tablets and don't even bother to change "Mobile Phone" for "Tablet".
NO, instead one has to download an obscenely huge #PDF just to then read on page 34 that for any "#telephony" function you NEED YET ANOTHER DEVICE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND HAVE TO SIGNUP WITH AN ACCOUNT and even that level of #abuse WON'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WORKS...
- I mean, come on, this ain't some obscure functionality like #OMAPI to do some "evil sourcery" like managing an #eSIM that is in a #SIM-Card form factor!
Pretty shure A LOT of other folks have the same question and ain't willing to get yet another device & #SIM just to recieve the occasional call because #TechIlliterates can't be assed to send an #eMail or learn #XMPP+#OMEMO to message one...
- Obviously they same manufacturers are able and willing to specify f-stops of the built-in cameras and list EVERY SINGLE #WEARABLE they made and certify as 'compatible' with, as if anyone is gonna take their non-#waterproof #Tablet for a marathon or god forbid triathlon...
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@ada yeah, but then again Oz is ruled by #TechIlliterate #Wankers who decided to not only shutdown both #2G & #3G but literally #ban #importPhones and basically lock-out any device that desn't do #VoLTE their way...
And yes, they enforce that like #Turkey enforces people to register imported devices 30 days after import:
So if you are i.e. a #Tourist in #DownUnder and you got some serious issue, you can't even call their emergency services on 000 cuz your devices got yeeted off the network through no fault of your own!
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Seriously, there's a reason why every other nation at the very least keeps the absolute minimum of bandwith necessary to maintain #2G & #3G service for #EmergencyCalling.
In fact, #Germany learned the hard way that #CellBroadcast and #PTY31 / #RDS - based #alarms and #sirens are not replaceable.
- It's frustrating to see that it took a triple-digit bodycount to get that across...
en.wikipedia.orgRadio Data System - Wikipedia
Seriously, #Australia's #2G & #3G #Shutdown and #IMEI-based #Blocklisting WILL inevitably kill people
And the only "tool" there is is #Telstra's Website and just teting random IMEIs only yields two possible results:
'We don't know this device at all'
"'We've not blocklisted it'*
Even when testing it with obvious #2Gonly & #3Gonly devices that certainly don't support #VoLTE...
As we lose 2g, 3g coverage and "progress" to 5g, are rural areas losing coverage? I'm in Macedon Ranges, just outside Melbourne. Mobile coverage through the ranges has always been crap but I feel like maybe its getting worse? Can't even load a basic webpage here today despite showing 2 bars of 5g coverage.
#5g #3g #mobilereception