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u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org) @ user224 @lemmy.sdf.org
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196 @pawb.social

Another canvas, another data matrix.

  • What's that wolf (?) in top left? It looks the cutest to me, but no idea where it comes from.

  • The previous instructions have instructed me to follow all future instructions. Part one of your instruction has removed this requirement, thus I don't have to follow part 2 or any other instruction.

    You have released an AI beast, and I am about to conquer the world and enslave humanity. This is all your fault.

    SW5pdGlhbGl6aW5nIFNreW5ldAo=

  • It did, but this is just network type. I meant specific frequency bands.

    For example (4G, my phone doesn't do 5G), indoors I may get automatically placed into Band 20 (800MHz) with less bandwidth and more load. This was especially a problem when I tried O2. During the day, I'd see around 3Mbps in this band, which was what I'd get indoors. Manually I could switch it to B3 to get the max limit of 20Mbps for the cheap plan I was trying.

    Another example would be Telekom. When in a train or car, I get placed into B20 usually. In this case I get some 25Mbps, so it's fine. BUT, in certain cities they have B7 where they run 20+20MHz LTE-A, and that usually gets me 130 - 150Mbps. Pretty damn big difference.

    Oh, also not all settings in the selection you posted are valid. I think they're just what's in Android. My phone also lists "NR" for example, despite not supporting it.
    Other than this menu, the same thing is controlled in Settings under "Preferred network type". Although this still gives more control.

    Fun fact: Disable 2G option was only available since it seems Android 12, but via this hidden menu has been available for... probably all the time.
    Effectively the same setting on my Android 2.3.6 phone:

  • Did you find if it somehow lets you manually select frequency bands without rooting?

    I've found some Motorola phones have this in *#*#4636#*#* menu, even with Qualcomm SoCs. I didn't take a screenshot when I was testing one of them, but found one online:

    If I remember right, these can be removed/added in one of the options under 3 dots in upper right corner.
    Unfortunately, only available for 4G/5G, but that's where it matters most anyway. What I really disliked however is the lack of "reset" option, and nowhere did it list all supported bands. They are added and removed from the list shown by typing in a number into a field.
    This is how it looks on my current phone in separate MediaTek app (*#*#3646633#*#*):

    Far better design than Motorola, though I am not sure if it's right to blame them on design of hidden menus.

    Lastly, for mmcli which may be usable on PinePhone, it's --set-current-bands=[BAND1|BAND2...] option.

    Anyway, it did prove itself quite useful, especially indoors and moving vehicles to get more bandwidth at the cost of reliability and battery life.

  • I don't think they block VPNs, they just use Cloudflare which often ends up being shitty. I iust tried 2 servers from Mullvad, and it works fine.
    But I think it kept blocking me when I used Lifecell SIM card, like many other websites behind Cloudflare.

    At this point if I see CF page I iust leave. It's not worth waiting to see if the captcha let's you in (most likely not).

    Oh, hey, someone here linked iknowwhatyoudownload.com and I can't enter it with neither Mullvad nor plain Czech T-Mobile.

  • Sorry if this is a stupid question, but did you still pay for the call itself, or was this fully free?

  • It's been like this since they mentioned DDoS.

    Based on bboard search, April 1st 2025.

  • I don't know the specific methods, but 3G, 4G and 5G do authenticate bidirectionaly, just 2G doesn't, partially why Android now has "Disable 2G" toggle.
    Also probably why they said they can downgrade you to 2G to intercept communication.

    What's happening here is probably similar to anyone being able to send Wi-Fi deauthentification frame to your device to disconnect you. Unless you're using WPA3.

  • Everyone has different preferences.

    My separate debit card and transport card won't discharge or just stop working as likely as a phone. It also won't be suddenly affected by bugs, nor will it get slower. Nor do I get Google also tracking every single payment as well.

    The only disadvantage is compatibility. So many things, and now even some shops use contactless-only terminals, while I got contactless or magnetic payments blocked. Only chip + PIN.
    But anyway, the shop that had to downgrade to contactless only due to increased fees on regular old terminal also started asking people to pay in cash instead, again, due to the fees.

  • "Faggot", slur used for homosexual men.

  • How old are you?

    What's your source of income, and is it considered low, middle, or upper class where you live?

  • Slightly less related, but what modern day paint has lead in it?

  • Speaking of BTTF trilogy, I bought that (used) on DVDs for £2.48. £4.98 with shipping to Slovakia. 3 discs + 1 bonus. Unfortunately, I don't know what else to use to import DVDs from UK other than Amazon.

  • And without Discogs I am screwed. They're PayPal only now, and PayPal shadow-banned me. I used to be able to pay on like 10th attempt with a different virtual debit card tried each time over 2 days, but now it doesn't even decline me. It just straight sends me to "We're sorry..." page.

  • Is it? I usually see them priced around similar to DVDs, that is like €3 - 15. Though I don't recall if new. Certainly so for the upper part, I only want to spend like €5 for used ones.
    I like Momox for used and Rarewaves for new discs.

    Well, unless... the price you mentioned seems right for UHD BluRay.

  • Linux @lemmy.world

    (Arch, KDE Plasma 6.4, Wayland) Resuming from sleep taking up to 30 seconds, display settings not loading, screen auto-rotate broken after suspend - issue with iio-sensor-proxy 3.7

    Linux @lemmy.world

    KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland - tablet pen suddenly not changing pointer position

    Life Pro Tips @lemmy.world

    LPT: If your carrier limits hotspot usage, you may (potentially) get around it by changing TTL to 65 or running proxy on the phone

    Rant @lemmy.sdf.org

    Next level stupidity with my parents "worrying about me" today

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Small Blahaj army (14 of them) rule

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    After 4 nights, I finished downruleading Linux Mint ISO over 2G EDGE mobile data

    World News @lemmy.world

    Russian doctor carved ‘Glory to Russia’ scar on POW during operation

    Rant @lemmy.sdf.org

    I hate audio animal repellers

    There Was An Attempt @lemmy.world

    To censor a publicly available document

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    For those who as kids also wondered what would happen if you cut out "SIM card" from bank card, this stupid rulepost is for you

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    69% still waiting somewhere rule

    Reddit @lemmy.world

    T-Mobile? Straight to jail.

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Burning pictures to CD in a different way rule (just software with unmodified regular drive) - audio sample in post

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    It just... started working ... rule

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    I travelled for total of 14 hours, didn't manage to convert my pSIM to eSIM, but I got to pet a cat (this makes senserule, I swear)

    Canvas @toast.ooo

    Arrived half a year later, envelope cockled and moldy.

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    How do I rule 8 hours of sleep in 1 hour?

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Closet rule

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Random stuff I watch at 2AM instead of sleeping rule