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Enshittification has truly come for SIM cards

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#SIM #eSIM #MobilePhone #Enshittification

I'm in the process of transferring my mobile phone over to Lebara from Spusu (poor connection with voice calls, long story).

New SIM in the phone
Activate it on the website by waiting for a SMS code.
Code never arrives.
Phone customer services who give me the activation code.
Yippee!

Start the porting process on the Lebara website.
It needs an activation code sent by SMS.
Code never arrives.
Phone customer services who do the porting form for me

It should happen on Monday.
Am I convinced?

(I was with Lebara years ago and it was fine . )

#MobilePhone

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Coffee & Crunch

#photography #mobilephone

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Say goodbye to SIM card swapping! 📱✨ Your guide to hassle-free travel connectivity starts here

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For at least a decade I've been using a Nokia 7370 swivel mobile as my standard phone. I've owned three of these in total, including my first mobile in the 00s.

So, to keep things interesting I've switched to a 7360, which has the same attention to detailing as all of the Nokia L'Amour range, and it seems to have been preserved in mint condition since 2005.

#nokia #mobilephone

Tech Mobile Pickup: Hama selfie stick tripod Fancy Stand. Wasn't able to get with a little light ring ,but it does the job for now. Didn't know such item was seasonal during summer ,not easy to find in physical stores at the moment. Also waiting for more 4x items to arrive.

#tech #pickup #mobile #selfiestick #shooping #shop #summer #tripod #physicalstore #buying #streaming #streamer #irl #items #smartphone #mobilephone #phone #outdoors #outdoorstreaming

Hama selfie stick tripod Fancy Stand on top of retro old wooden chair.

Virgin Media O2 donates hundreds of smartphones and free data to Swansea’s Cwtch Mawr Multibank

Hundreds of people in Swansea facing financial hardship will be able to stay connected this winter thanks to a donation of smartphones and free O2 mobile data from Virgin Media O2.

The devices have been handed to Cwtch Mawr Multibank, the city’s one‑stop shop for essential non‑food items, which is run by Faith in Families. The scheme, set up by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, already provides clothing, furniture and toys — and now connectivity has been added to the list.

Targeted support for those most in need

Community leaders across Swansea are working with health professionals and schools to identify who needs the phones and data most. Recipients include people who have been made redundant, young people leaving care, refugees, and survivors of domestic abuse.

With a working phone and data, people can book medical appointments, apply for jobs, access training, manage housing applications, and stay in touch with loved ones.

Jakob, who received a smartphone through the scheme, said:

“When I was in temporary housing, I didn’t have a phone or internet, which made things really tough. Now I can use GPS to find my way around, learn more about the area, and I feel a lot safer knowing I can reach out for help if I need it.”

Backed by leaders

Nicola Green, Chief Communications and Corporate Affairs Officer at Virgin Media O2, said the company was proud to support Swansea’s Multibank:

“We know how important it is to have access to the internet. This partnership is helping to put phones and mobile data into the hands of people who really need it.”

Jonathan Waite, Facility and Development Manager at Faith in Families, added:

“Without a phone or data, people are effectively cut off from the support around them. For survivors of domestic abuse and those in temporary accommodation, having a safe, reliable phone can mean control, safety and independence at the moment they need it most.”

Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Jane Hutt MS, welcomed the initiative, calling it “much needed digital solidarity.”

And former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, who is President of The Multibank, said:

“Having access to the internet is now as essential as electricity, water and gas. Virgin Media O2’s partnership will boost digital wellbeing and social inclusion, bringing hope to where it’s needed most.”

Tackling digital exclusion

The donation is part of Virgin Media O2’s pledge to hand over up to 12,000 devices in 2025 through its Community Calling programme with charity Hubbub. Phones are sourced from the company’s supply chain, tackling electronic waste while helping those who can’t afford devices or data.

It builds on wider efforts to tackle digital exclusion, including the National Databank, which provides free O2 data, and social tariffs for broadband and mobile customers on benefits.

Related stories: Cwtch Mawr Multibank

New and expanded Cwtch Mawr Multibank opens in Swansea
Faith in Families officially opens its larger warehouse in Swansea Vale, boosting support for families in crisis.

Swansea Multibank campaigns to combat child hygiene poverty
Drive launched to ensure children return to school with dignity and confidence.

Local Multibank helping 120,000 people a year gets £30K boost
Funding injection supports expansion of essential non-food donations across South West Wales.

New charity initiative already supporting thousands
Families, care leavers and those hit by the cost of living crisis benefit from Swansea’s Multibank.

Swansea project provides over 62,000 essential items
Cwtch Mawr delivers clothing, furniture and essentials to struggling households across the city.

#CwtchMawr #digitalExclusion #FaithInFamilies #GordonBrown #JaneHuttMS #MobilePhone #Multibank #Swansea #VirginMediaO2

Time flies when you are on the phone!
#Ireland #MobilePhone #smartphone

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Tech / Mobile Pickups (old buy): TCL 405 smartphone ; TCL phone case ; Blackview BV9200 smartphone ; Xiaomi Mi mouse silent edition.
#tech #gadgets #buy #shooping #pickups #smartphone #smartphones #tcl #blackview #xiaomi #phones #phone #mobile #mobilephone

School cell phone bans improve test scores, particularly for male students and in middle and high schools. #cellphone #mobilephone #school #achievement www.nber.org/digest/20251...

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Auflösung des Quiz von gestern: Es handelt sich um ein Handy Siemens MT50. Der Aufbau ähnelt dem Siemens C45 sehr sehr stark.

Hier sind dann auch die mit eigenen Teilenummern

#raystechnikFotos #Siemens #Mobilephone #Electronics

Aufsicht auf das Handy in grau-silber. Oben das Display, darunter die Tastatur

Liegendes Handy, die Front wurde entfernt, so dass das Display und die Tasten deutlich herausschauen

Kleine Platine in weiß, die auf die große Platine aufgelöstet ist

"Seeing the internet as a fairyland — an otherworld with its own logic — isn’t about mystifying technology. It’s about seeing it sharply, as the strange and powerful environment it really is. In this way, enchantment restores what habit has made invisible.

The internet is a place crowded with uncanny entities and enchantments. Sometimes these enchantments reach back into our physical world. If we hope to travel wisely, the old instructions still apply: mark the threshold, remember that time moves differently there and know that every gift from the otherworld carries a price.

Above all, keep part of yourself rooted in the real world — grounded, embodied and tethered to other people. We’ve seen what happens when someone wanders too far. Think of all the lost boys who have disappeared into their rooms, only to return as something unrecognizable, like a modern changeling. Or the many adults who have fallen victim to conspiratorial thinking, caught the way wanderers once followed will-o’-the-wisps into the marsh, seduced by lights that were always illusory."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/opinion/internet-phones-social-media-addiction.html

#SocialMedia #MobilePhone #AI #InternetAddiction #FairyTales #Storytelling