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   Hello Aaron!   
      
   ** On Tuesday 05.01.21 - 03:23, Aaron Thomas wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    AA>> is quite fine as an ereader in a pinch.  The FM radio is a nice   
      
    AT> I forgot about that. It was a feature that I never used, but it makes   
    AT> sense for a phone to have that for exactly what you mentioned - listen to   
    AT> the radio when you need entertainment in a dead zone.   
      
   Yes.. having *something* live to hear when in a dead-zone is     
   good.  I haven't tested the battery life when using radio.   
      
      
    AA>> I found a compatible PGP app for it. Now I can operate like 007   
    AA>> and communicate in privacy when I have a field mission from   
    AA>> headquarters. Telegram is a pretty good substitute as well.   
      
    AT> I've never cared much about phone security. I'm not trying to sound   
    AT> negative, but I think there's little to nothing that can be done about   
    AT> scanners tapping your calls. Or has newer smartphone technology addressed   
    AT> that issue?   
      
   The PGP that I was referring to is for encypted email.   
      
   For encrypted voice comms, I've heard that Signal is a good     
   choice. Telegram also boasts secure calls:   
      
    https://telegram.org/blog/calls   
      
      
    AA>> There are two competing 3G technologies. Maybe the 3G you needed   
    AA>> with Tmobile was simply not compatible with the 3G that the   
    AA>> Blackberry used?   
      
    AT> I can't remember which technology advancement made me need to toss the   
    AT> Blackberry. This was back around 2011. But aparently I can still use it   
    AT> on oldschool carriers :)   
      
   What model of the BB was it?  I'm curious.  If it only supported     
   either 2G or HSPA+ max, then it is not worth it - even the range     
   for phone calls will be less than what you can get with LTE.   
      
   Even my BB's LTE may not be all that it seems, according to this     
   article:   
      
    https://www.ianswerguy.com/what-is-3g-4g-lte/   
      
      ..and I can believe it. The best I am getting right now is     
   barely 2.7Mbps.  That's just in the low 3G range!  ..and the     
   phone is telling me it is connected with LTE.   But it is much     
   better than the HSPA+ that I was getting with a previous USB     
   dongle for mobile.   
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