โMay-20-2015 12:36 PM
โMay-30-2015 12:49 PM
โMay-29-2015 07:57 AM
RambleOnNW wrote:
The plan I have is a grandfathered plan and the vendor did a classic price straddle: I have 4GB of data with tethering but have to pay for SMS texts, and unlimited texts with 3GB of data would be about the same $. I prefer iMessage, it is a secure point to point transmission.
โMay-29-2015 07:17 AM
magicbus wrote:Just a software bug...Actually that's one of two things a virus looks for, a software bug or a stupid user.
I guess it never occurred to me that my texts were in the clear... I better be careful what I text :B. After reading about Apple's iMessage encryption I was thinking that maybe Apple should apply their encryption to the cloud photo storage so celeb's can post their personal porn in safety! :W
Dave
โMay-29-2015 06:58 AM
Lantley wrote:
Have you read of a text that can shut down the Iphone. Not sure I'd refer to Imessage as secure!
โMay-29-2015 06:39 AM
โMay-29-2015 06:06 AM
Just a software bug...Actually that's one of two things a virus looks for, a software bug or a stupid user.
โMay-29-2015 05:07 AM
Lantley wrote:RambleOnNW wrote:TInmania wrote:magicbus wrote:
It never occurred to me people pay for text messages anymore.. people really don't have unlimited text and messaging? Ouch. I haven't worried about my phone usage for many years.
Dave
I didn't think there were anything other than unlimited text plans nowadays either. In fact I'd rather text than use a messenger app since my data is not unlimited. Sending a picture via text (its actually MMS) uses data but that data is exempt from your data plan. Send the same pic via a messenger app and the data usage does count.
All that said I won't use any messaging app that is platform dependent--and that means no iMessage. Since just about everyone uses Facebook I use that if I want to use a messaging app.
Mike
The plan I have is a grandfathered plan and the vendor did a classic price straddle: I have 4GB of data with tethering but have to pay for SMS texts, and unlimited texts with 3GB of data would be about the same $. I prefer iMessage, it is a secure point to point transmission.
Have you read of a text that can shut down the Iphone. Not sure I'd refer to Imessage as secure!
โMay-29-2015 03:28 AM
RambleOnNW wrote:TInmania wrote:magicbus wrote:
It never occurred to me people pay for text messages anymore.. people really don't have unlimited text and messaging? Ouch. I haven't worried about my phone usage for many years.
Dave
I didn't think there were anything other than unlimited text plans nowadays either. In fact I'd rather text than use a messenger app since my data is not unlimited. Sending a picture via text (its actually MMS) uses data but that data is exempt from your data plan. Send the same pic via a messenger app and the data usage does count.
All that said I won't use any messaging app that is platform dependent--and that means no iMessage. Since just about everyone uses Facebook I use that if I want to use a messaging app.
Mike
The plan I have is a grandfathered plan and the vendor did a classic price straddle: I have 4GB of data with tethering but have to pay for SMS texts, and unlimited texts with 3GB of data would be about the same $. I prefer iMessage, it is a secure point to point transmission.
โMay-28-2015 08:49 PM
TInmania wrote:magicbus wrote:
It never occurred to me people pay for text messages anymore.. people really don't have unlimited text and messaging? Ouch. I haven't worried about my phone usage for many years.
Dave
I didn't think there were anything other than unlimited text plans nowadays either. In fact I'd rather text than use a messenger app since my data is not unlimited. Sending a picture via text (its actually MMS) uses data but that data is exempt from your data plan. Send the same pic via a messenger app and the data usage does count.
All that said I won't use any messaging app that is platform dependent--and that means no iMessage. Since just about everyone uses Facebook I use that if I want to use a messaging app.
Mike
โMay-28-2015 08:43 PM
Ranger Smith wrote:crcr wrote:Ranger Smith wrote:lynndiwagon wrote:
Steve, I beg to differ. They aren't both "the same." Wife has Iphone 6plus and I have Samsung S5 so I actually know the differences. I would say that if you like an open source operating type system then go to the android, otherwise go with the iphone.
I never wrote that they were the same. Also the openness of android is more exploitable by hackers and malware,ads,popups, and all that other junk.
I have had many Android phones, starting with the very first Android phone that came out in 2008, and I have NEVER had any of those issues. I also have many friends who have owned Android phones for years and NONE of them have had any of those issues. The statement above is false.
I much prefer Android, but I don't trash talk iphone. Both OS platforms are very good -- buy what you like.
The statement was not false . . . Here you go
"Excessive mobile application permissions have long been a security and privacy concern, in particular for Android users who download apps for the platform from a number of sources, and not just from Google. The most notorious case is likely Goldenshores Technologies LLC, which agreed to settle charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it deceived consumers who downloaded its Android flashlight application that requested an inordinate amount of permissions, including geolocation, which was shared with advertising networks.
Today at its annual I/O event, Google announced a new system coming to Android that brings the platform closer to Appleโs way of doing business. The system will enable users to download apps with zero permissions granted, and then during the course of normal usage, users will be prompted by the app if they want to extend any number of permissions.
In the past, mobile apps have overreached, looking for access to contact lists, SMS messaging, built-in cameras and microphones, images and more. Malicious apps, meanwhile, can take advantage of this environment, for example, to send premium SMS messages at great cost to the user and great profit for the criminal. Permissions are generally granted en masse during download, and generally consumers who arenโt as security savvy, will agree to whatever conditions theyโre presented so long as they can download their app quickly. To illustrate, the U.K.โs Information Commissionerโs Office (ICO) last September published a report that examined 1,200 popular apps and the permissions they seek. Most apps (85 percent), the study concluded, do not explain in clear language to users what information is collected, how itโs collected, nor how itโs used and disclosed; the availability of a privacy policy is also dubious in most cases, the ICO said.
See more at: https://threatpost.com/google-locks-down-excessive-android-app-permissions/113051#sthash.pvh9FrSn.dpuf
โMay-28-2015 04:14 PM
โMay-28-2015 03:44 PM
magicbus wrote:
It never occurred to me people pay for text messages anymore.. people really don't have unlimited text and messaging? Ouch. I haven't worried about my phone usage for many years.
Dave
โMay-28-2015 03:20 PM
crcr wrote:Ranger Smith wrote:lynndiwagon wrote:
Steve, I beg to differ. They aren't both "the same." Wife has Iphone 6plus and I have Samsung S5 so I actually know the differences. I would say that if you like an open source operating type system then go to the android, otherwise go with the iphone.
I never wrote that they were the same. Also the openness of android is more exploitable by hackers and malware,ads,popups, and all that other junk.
I have had many Android phones, starting with the very first Android phone that came out in 2008, and I have NEVER had any of those issues. I also have many friends who have owned Android phones for years and NONE of them have had any of those issues. The statement above is false.
I much prefer Android, but I don't trash talk iphone. Both OS platforms are very good -- buy what you like.
โMay-28-2015 12:59 PM