cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50312445
Assuming i never had to call anyone more than a few miles from me anyway, how practical would it be to stop having a phone altogether and just use MeshCore or Meshtastic for short range communication? What troubles would i run into from not having a phone?
I figure i could even buy radios for people i need to talk to and with no phone bill this would pay for itself in about a year.
You wouldn’t be able to get calls from doctor’s offices or banks.
I cannot afford healthcare (USA) and i don’t think i’ve ever recieved an important call from my bank.
What about those stupid two-factor authentication codes? We all know banks are stupidly old institutions and still use SMS two-factor authentication instead of the much more secure time-based one-time pads.
It makes me real confident in their security, let me tell you. /s
Don’t worry, more and more banks are going to apps where they “outsource” all security to Apple and Google on their respective phone OS security implementation. At least on android, the apps will detect if accessibility functions (and developer’s options) are turned on and will refuse to run the app. Who even needs accessibility right? Like there’s no less able bodied people using smartphones. And what’s that? It’s your phone? No, silly customer, we banks must protect you from getting scammed by policing your device. It’s the bank’s property. You bought that phone on financing anyways, so it really isn’t your property.
I am definitely not angry at this outcome. I bought my phone fair and square