Ogg said to Bex: <=-

I do still wish there were something better than Facebook.
And that Facebook's CEO had a better grasp of what security
and privacy mean... but I digress.

I think Telegram is a fine alternative. For extra privacy, it gives the option of enabling a direct private chat channel.

I was thinking more of the main functions of Facebook, not necessarly Messenger. But I agree that Telegram is pretty good as a secure instant messenger.

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faeempress said to All: <=-

we could have done it all through email or chat. I'm lucky I have no
cel service where I live, but I have to maintain a VOIP service for
work related calls.

You're living the dream, most definitely!

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I do still wish there were something better than Facebook.
And that Facebook's CEO had a better grasp of what security
and privacy mean... but I digress.

I think Telegram is a fine alternative. For extra privacy, it gives t option of enabling a direct private chat channel.

I was thinking more of the main functions of Facebook, not necessarly Messenger. But I agree that Telegram is pretty good as a secure instant messenger.

From what I understand, you can't just create an account on a PC only, it has to be tied with a phone number. At least that was the case last time I looked.

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Hello boraxman!

** On Sunday 04.09.22 - 23:20, boraxman wrote to Bex:

But I agree that Telegram is pretty good as a secure instant
messenger.

From what I understand, you can't just create an account on a PC only, it has to be tied with a phone number. At least that was the case last time
I looked.

You can install Telegram on a PC as your *first* and only
device, no problem. But you *do* need access to a device that
can receive SMS for the security code. That is, at registartion
Telegram requests a phone number where to send the 4-digit
activation code via SMS. It can be ANY phone you have access to
and control of. You can even use the disposable phone numbers
services if you want.

Thereafter, you don't need the number to activate Telegram on
future devices at all. If you proceed to activate Telegram on
an additional device, it will also send the activation code to
your all your installed Telegram programs too.

I installed Telegram on a T60 laptop. Received the SMS on my
Blackberry phone. Later, I installed Telegram on another
laptop, a DT, my Blackberry, and even on a Pixel smartphone
doesn't even have a SIM or phone number.

All the messages on Telegram are synchronized. In otherwords,
you can be in the middle of writing a message on one device,
let it run out of battery juice, and simply resume mid-edit on
another device.

All that combined with TgBBS, Fidonet echos are not restricted
to any one device.

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But I agree that Telegram is pretty good as a secure instant
messenger.

From what I understand, you can't just create an account on a PC only, has to be tied with a phone number. At least that was the case last t I looked.

You can install Telegram on a PC as your *first* and only
device, no problem. But you *do* need access to a device that
can receive SMS for the security code. That is, at registartion
Telegram requests a phone number where to send the 4-digit
activation code via SMS. It can be ANY phone you have access to
and control of. You can even use the disposable phone numbers
services if you want.

Thereafter, you don't need the number to activate Telegram on
future devices at all. If you proceed to activate Telegram on
an additional device, it will also send the activation code to
your all your installed Telegram programs too.

I installed Telegram on a T60 laptop. Received the SMS on my
Blackberry phone. Later, I installed Telegram on another
laptop, a DT, my Blackberry, and even on a Pixel smartphone
doesn't even have a SIM or phone number.

All the messages on Telegram are synchronized. In otherwords,
you can be in the middle of writing a message on one device,
let it run out of battery juice, and simply resume mid-edit on
another device.

All that combined with TgBBS, Fidonet echos are not restricted
to any one device.

Thats good to know, and I may consider a Telegram account in the future. At the moment, I have no pressing need for one.

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On 21 Jan 2023 at 05:04p, Nightfox pondered and said...

Do the overwhelming majority of Facebook users even _post_ anything?

I still use Facebook, but I posted five things last year. I have not

I'm not sure if it's the overwhelming majority, but my Facebook feed
tends to be full of my friends' posts (and maybe a couple ads and recommended posts from companies I follow here and there). So, I'd say yes, people do seem to make a lot of posts. That's one of the reasons I use Facebook, to see what my friends & family are up to.

I'm on FB but don't post to it these days, I do need it for work related purposes so retain an account for now. I mostly see a dozen or so active 'friends' who post their entire life up there.

I don't spend much time on the platform asides work stuff compared to some I think who must live their whole lives on the platform it seems.

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Re: Re: Facebook
By: Avon to Nightfox on Sun Jan 22 2023 14:28:13

On 21 Jan 2023 at 05:04p, Nightfox pondered and said...

I still use Facebook, but I posted five things last year. I have not

I'm on FB but don't post to it these days, I do need it for work related purposes so retain an account for now. I mostly see a dozen or so active

I use it mostly for gig related info. Most of my connections on Facebook are musicians and music fans, and I follow a few music related groups. It is still useful for this. You just can't write anything such as 'We killed that gig we did' or they'll delete it for violence. I have close to 5k connections so I can the news out, so to speak. If I only had 5 friends, I think I would delete the app. :-)

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