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1. Maholmire (maholmire@crlf.ninja)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 04:09:23 JST Maholmire

   • pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist:
   • † top dog :pedomustdie:
   • pwm

   Are telecommunication dongles still a thing?

   CC: @p, @pwm, @dcc.

   #AskFedi

   • † top dog :pedomustdie: (dcc@annihilation.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 04:09:20 JST † top dog :pedomustdie:

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     • pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist:
     @Maholmire @p Thats still a modem
   • Maholmire (maholmire@crlf.ninja)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 04:09:21 JST Maholmire

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     • pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist:
     Cheers for the recommendation, I'll bookmark that for further reading. I'm not looking for a modem per se than something I can just stick into a USB-C port and make phone calls.
   • Maholmire (maholmire@crlf.ninja)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 04:09:22 JST Maholmire

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     • pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist:
     Just that I've honestly been considering acquiring one for seamless telecommunication without having to shill out for a phone. Much more manageable when you can just slot in and out a literal tracking device lmao.
   • pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist: (p@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 04:09:22 JST pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist:

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     @Maholmire Oh, you mean like a 4G modem, right? You can get those, you can get them as USB dongles, you can order a uConsole ( https://www.clockworkpi.com/uconsole ) and wait several months for it to arrive, they have a 4G modem option.
     
     Don't quote me on this, but my understanding is that it is difficult to get them to do vox, but if you get one that has reasonable drivers, data and SMS work fine under Linux.
   • pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist: (p@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 04:09:23 JST pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist:

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     • † top dog :pedomustdie:
     • pwm
     @Maholmire @dcc @pwm :dongles: Yes.