• lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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    16 hours ago

    lol, they can track the IMEI. the phone component still works without the SIM, for example to make emergency calls. that means it is still able to connect to cell towers and you can still triangulate it’s position to some degree.

    I’m afraid, you’ll have to cut the phone in half instead. can’t be helped.

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        9 hours ago

        You can buy pre-cut cameras at the camera shop. They tend to come with a screen and modular lenses.

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      14 hours ago

      They can track my phone, not me. I don’t need it on me at all times. I almost considered a landline but they cost a fortune so I decided against it.

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        13 hours ago

        US Mobile offers landlines for $10/mo (link). I can’t speak to that service but I’ve been on a cell plan with them for almost a year and my only complaint has been some weirdness on early auto-payments, but once that was sorted out everything was fine. I’ve referred several people who also seem to be happy with the service as well.

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      15 hours ago

      Nah. Rip out the antennae assembly. The phone might be a bit complain-y about it (or fail some kind of pre-boot check and not boot)? never done it to find out though.

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        It’s been a few years since I was inside iPhones regularly but back then… All of them had a physical antenna or two which plugged into a board on a little coax connection.

        Unplug those, no reception, phone just assumes it’s in a dead zone.

        WiFi would still work if enabled. Which probably means they could find you via WiFi even if switched off in the current world

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          12 hours ago

          Cellular typically uses a separate antenna than wifi, on a smartphone i imagine they’re directly on the wireless chip instead of a daughter-board? Laptops and bigger stuff usually routes the antenna wires to the back of the lid, behind the screen, im more used to that