Using Phones with No-SIM Cards and Other Privacy Experiments

[@sinjhguddu4974]

A very lucid, articulate and elaborate presentation. Loved it.

[@robbraxmantech]

Glad you liked it!

[@odoroussmegma2191]

@mark traver thank you for sharing your thanks.

[@earlysda]

@Z1 So basically if you don't care about phone service, just using a mobile router with a simless phone will go a long way to making you private.

[@jeepfvr]

Every video is presented as such. He's great.

[@upsty6499]

Rob thank you for showing us the latest threats to our privacy. You are a good man in a time where there's few left. I really appreciate your work 😎

[@UncleDBadAss]

Agreed!!

[@Mr.Robert1]

Where's your donation?

[@mistyculous9644]

@@Mr.Robert1 Rob's social network is Brax.me where you can look in the STORE for a place to donate directly to Rob. Brax. me only requires a password and username for signup. (Your email will never get nagged if you choose to provide it to Brax.me for account recovery purposes.)

[@cupidok2768]

How do you do secondary authorization on a lot of things with no phone number

[@yeayea8334]

1:00 Netgear M1 2:36 different threats 3:25 Degoogled phone - list of attack 10:32 you can’t hide with this device 11:02 beam forming 11:51 police

[@D28JB]

I've learned so much on this channel! Thank you.

[@Dang3rMouSe]

Always a massive wealth of important info. Our privacy is an inherent right & should be recognized as such

[@samhillebrand]

So glad someone is taking the time and effort to educate the public about these issues and optional alternatives. Thanks

[@keysersmoze]

While no sim card will eliminate many ordinary cell interactions, I am pretty sure I doesn't preclude the baseband modem from communicating with cell towers or impersonators. For some time now I am living without carrying a device around.

[@robbraxmantech]

Only a baseband with a SIM will have "interactions". So in this example, I isolated it to a dedicated Netgear which has no other function. This is explained in the last video on Backdoors

[@cmendoza1094]

Nothing will ever be 100% secure ...

[@georget4556]

@@cmendoza1094 paranoia.

[@AndroidFerret]

@@robbraxmantech I use my phones without simcard (exept 1 for communication only ) the others are regularly on the internet via wlan ..used for gaming and my android channel .. If I talk about something privat I put the phones out of Listening reach ..cameras are glues shut . I don't have any smart devices .. I use a computer and some consoles but those are 90% of time unplugged and if on only used for gaming and yt too ... I have never use online banking and don't buy stuff over the web .. Those informations are well known which means its no problem to write here .. What do you think ? Is that a at least considerable safe way to use big tech? Or am I totally wrong ?

[@Aim54Delta]

​@@AndroidFerret I think the most practical approach is to both understand the threats and set goals according to them. There are things that are worth keeping out of "big tech" hands, and there are things big tech thinks are worth having but it is just collecting because it is a digital hoarder. The system knows you exist. The various companies build profiles on everyone and they try to fill in data as they can. It is technically possible, for example, to use the FPGA on cell phones for speech to text and to be continually building an index of spoken terms and to trigger recording when a person's name comes up, then upload that to the dossier for processing. There are all manner of ways of indirectly collecting information on people. That type of system could, at least in theory, be entirely automated by algos intended to fill dossiers using the means available. Most people don't understand the power in their phone. It's exceptionally difficult to be completely outside the view of tech and it is best in my estimate to conserve that effort for things you want to be outside big tech. For example, I bought a refrigerator one year and they ended up selling a model they no longer had, somehow, and refunded me the difference between it and the model I selected in cash (because of how the debit I paid in works). That cash conversion is completely outside banking records. It's an ATM withdrawl without an ATM record. Cash-back can work in a similar manner, as far as bank records go. That is cash the system doesn't know you have available. The same can be said for any personally sold items. This cash can then go toward activities you'd prefer the system not have a record of. Unless I have something specific to secure or need to be unfindable for a period of time, I tend to have a rather modest effort on avoiding tracking. ... there again, I have direct family with Yankee White clearances and others who have TS clearances who built a numer of ELINT systems (and some others). I have owls in my trees and sometimes I enjoy playing gross-out with them.

[@jamesceastep8874]

Rob: You are a brilliant guy who understands this technology and can explain it to us mortal humans. Thanks for your service to everyone valuing privacy! - Jim

[@MadCowMusic]

When the numbers are low you know the video will be filled with lots of great information. It's funny how some of the most informative videos are the ones that nobody watched.

[@robbraxmantech]

I cannot predict what video will get high numbers. The algorithm decides that. To be honest it's not obvious to me what it is doing.

[@luxmunk]

Or the ones that KZbin says weren’t watched much.

[@toddr3644]

KZbin definitely alters views and likes/dislikes. Watch anything involving a certain political figure selected for removal, and you will see this.

[@cmendoza1094]

Slow down q.

[@RPcropland]

People are lazy and don’t watch for learning unless it’s something easy they don’t really want to figure out themselves

[@snappertrx]

"Too big for pocket use". HA! Let me introduce you to cargo pants, my friend! 😁

[@thekingdomofbaddecisions7982]

Ikr! I was like " why does he wear skinny jeans!

[@abutmamun4322]

lol

[@areyoumybuddy]

Or you could do what I do & Extend the size of my pockets. I essentially just cut the seams on inside of my pockets &resew it W/ a Zipper. &Outside of the Default Pocket I make a larger enclosed pocket area, I can access if I need more room. (&Not if I don't wanna have 2reach down 2my knees too retrieve my phone or whateverrr) I also wear Cargo Pants tho actually.. I just modify them like thatt ha

[@johnchalmers]

Here ! Here !

[@maryg6119]

Girls don't wear cargo pants.

[@schweinhund7966]

Very professional! Shows pros and cons for each device! Few people are that professional! Well done!

[@shadeeandjohnpalmer7995]

I would be very interested in seeing a video that discusses solutions and various possible set-ups for people choosing to use old, no-internet, flip phone. So only having a computer at home and using it as the only internet connection, in today's world. I'm in France and many people are choosing to not have a smartphone at all.

[@James-k6z5e]

The companies should be supplying the devices if they want the mass surveillance system operational and have control of everyone's personal lives which social media accounts determine credit outcomes without needing to explain. I have spend thousands on devices which have been controlled by a person I have discovered over the years ,narcissism used to be addressing these people as control frieks which accepts the unacceptable unaccountable Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Im the targeted Australian who is ignored as I have been getting angry at my server because I keep getting investigations opened which close days later without contacting me. This is because my stalkers have authentication malware and Telstra investigations are controlled by him. An example of the system failure. If I threatened anyone, the police would actt instantly. Instead of waiting for someone to do something stupid due to this constant server timed out on phone. Dynamic Host Configuration services is every single devices configuration, he literally won't allow me to type. Sorry about the book, it been your channel that's helping most with your quiz, helping. I just want to control my device without having him fighting my devices as he hasn't hacked me, he's using malware and he new me for years but not well obviously, he was always overly friendly which I now know was just FAF. FAKE

[@therealb888]

SIM has to be the biggest backdoor that you have zero control over. I've been saying this since I first started watching your channel. SIMs are more often than not have your real world identity tied to them.

[@kb3khs]

Just wait... TPM. It's the new SIM.... for your computer

[@0MikeG]

Have been using a lower end android phones without SIMs to store , 2FA apps and net banking stuff, etc. Something one can leave at home, find easily and use just when one needed and keep a bare minimum apps installed.... Less risk than keeping credentials on your "normal use" phone an less inconvenience if the normal use phone is lost.

[@jimandjackandhank7938]

Wouldnt it be funny if there was a coordinated phone swap program where everyone in a city or state just swapped phones and kept pay the bills then the carriers wouldn't have a clue who had what phone lol. That would confuse the hell out of big tech, do the swap once a month and keep doing it until all their collected data is useless

[@mistyculous9644]

great idea!! But someone would stop paying their bill on the phone you have when they lost or damaged the phone they happen to have. That might work better in a small town where everyone knows everyone else.

[@kenjboyd6233]

Excellent, not funny. It is going to take this kind of creative thinking to break the almost total control they now have of what are supposed to be OUR PERSONAL COMPUTERS!

[@kenjboyd6233]

@@mistyculous9644 , Or any network of people who can trust each other!

[@FarmRanchHomestead]

The biggest problem with this idea is that you'd have no idea what number to call to reach someone. If you have several family members on the same plan, you could do this within your family. If you had say four phones of the same type, you could put a different colored case on each one, then send out a group text each day identifying which phone went with which person (using a private code to identify each person). The text could be something like "alpha-blue, bravo-orange, charlie-black, delta-green" and by that, you would know who was using each phone. To further obscure the data, anytime you send a text message, send it to the group rather than an individual so that "they" don't know the intended recipient. Another idea is to add an extra phone or two to the plan, so not every phone is used by someone every day.

[@mr.garner2560]

@@FarmRanchHomestead If you have 6Family members on a Plan regardless if you switch phone or not the company will still have the names and information of those on the Plan.

[@manicsurfing]

A pillar of freedom! thank you

[@finnk1289]

When I was young, I got an unlocked phone with the idea of getting service later. I never bothered - and with all the tracking, battery drain and problems it causes, now I'm proud to use airplane mode full-time.

[@_sneer_]

so, why do you need that phone at all? EDIT: I mean, what’s the point of buying a phone if you are never going to use it as a phone?

[@Ultrawide_Gameplays]

@@_sneer_ maybe as media device to play music and a camera. That's about it.

[@juzzlookin]

Calculator, Sound Meter, Torch, Clinometer, Camera, Music, Videos, and Wifi internet.

[@_sneer_]

@@Ultrawide_Gameplays he could play music on a fiddle instead and paint pictures with a brush

[@QuirkQuest123]

i am always on airplane mode but when i dialed 911 i got connected despite my sim card was removed. i had to remove some apk app from my phone using adb command

[@rancidbeef582]

I rarely use my phone as an actual telephone. Usually only to call my wife about mundane stuff. I've got a Pinephone and really like it, minus a few issues. I dock it to a monitor and keyboard and use it at my workplace as a "stealth" personal computer (they would look at me funny if I lugged in my own personal laptop... but never notice a phone). The only problem I have with that is my Pinephone looses its data connectivity in that mode for some reason. (I don't connect it to the corporate WiFi -- that's the point using it). So I have to tether it to the Android phone I still carry. Hopefully soon I'll have a solution and I can switch the SIM back to the Pinephone. I actually watched this video and I'm commenting now using the Pinephone! (EDIT: Great video as usual, Rob!)

[@robbraxmantech]

One thing you will notice is that you can call your wife using Signal and you won't even realize you're using signal.

[@michaelholmes2101]

I don't know how you can remember all this stuff and have it at your fingertips - I never could. I guess you must be an olympic standard tech guy. Thanks Man

[@mistyculous9644]

everyone who makes high content videos has it planned out what they're going to say, probably written in notes they can use like a tele-prompter. But yes, Rob KNOWS all this stuff!

[@MusicToTheEars141]

Wow. I just learned so much today. This was a very well thought out video. I appreciate your work you put into this. Thank you.

[@gregmarsh1549]

Robb, thanks again. I wish I understood more of your instructions, but I'm from dayton.

[@MyMy-tv7fd]

the best two techniques I have are: 1) use a sandbox/burner phone for home-only apps, and do not take it anywhere else unless off/battery removed, and in a Faraday bag. You may be able to get away with no SIM. 2) Turn off/remove battery on your everyday phone and carry it around in a Faraday bag unless you specifically want to be 'on the air' and contactable, or to make a call, etc. This should stop 90+ % of useless Trace-And-Trace CV19 threats. You may be able to get away with a dumb phone if you can restrict it to phone calls and texts.

[@michah321]

That's an insane amount of spy work just so Google can't steal your personal information. Which demonstrates how bad things are. If you want privacy, you're assumed to be up to something. People don't understand how bad that is.

[@martiantechnologie3393]

Jovan Pulitzer explained the panopticon with phone apps and how you're being monitored through back doors installed on apps in your phone that can't be deleted. no matter what you try to do. You try turning off notifications

[@robbraxmantech]

That's why you have to have a de-Googled phone. Not a regular phone

[@ronplatt6008]

@@robbraxmantech im hoping to get one once my contract is up!!

[@martiantechnologie3393]

@@robbraxmantech if you go to javon pulitzer's yt his video on a look behind the curtain. You get incredible insight on how apps are all connected. Jovan Pulitzer is the owner of cyber ninjas who currently just did the audit in Arizona. I think he invented barcodes or something.

[@readmeee]

@-WhiteFang- Look at the phones supported by the operating systems. Garbage in performance AND security. Why not a BlackBerry? I wonder.

[@kentw.england2305]

One of your best and most useful videos.

[@TheLostSingles]

I survived for decades without any smartphone and didn't die. Must still be possible to do so. Rob is really good with getting around the big tech spy networks. It's just gonna get harder to be connected to the Internet and use a cell phone without big brother knowing your every move.

[@grandmajane2593]

I never needed a phone either, until once my car broke down in the late evening. I had a heck of a time finding a place to make a call to the repair shop.

[@michelle-8209]

Ron: I have an old Tracfone flip phone and only turn it on when I'm using it, so most of the time it's turned off and put away. I do not own any kind of "smart phone" basically because I hate talking on the phone. How secure privacy-wise is it?

[@YadraVoat]

The CST call audio, SMS text, and E.164 ("telephone") and IMEI numbers, and call duration, and distance to cell towers, are probably being recorded for both/all parties involved in any uses of the device. (And the phone might still ping cell towers sometimes, when powered off, as long as the battery is inserted - but you'd have to test that with radio-frequency sensor.) And all of that is easily correlated with the banking identity of the customer, if you're not paying cash for your airtime-refill cards. But is any of that likely to adversely affect your life in any measurable way? Not really. :-) It's just our civic duty to feed the beast with data as little as practicable, as it were.

[@robbraxmantech]

For the average person, it's a great choice

[@stewartanderson6560]

Lol privacy on a smartphone? Just LOL

[@Handygrrl]

My TracFone regularly was loaded with a free spyware app i kept deleting

[@drummerboyj70]

Brilliant video Rob, absolutely brilliant!!

[@bryantvanderson9473]

Wow this is just what I was trying to figure out it seems you covered my question for the most part years ago lol. Thanks for all that you do and please keep up the great work.

[@shadowkriz]

Thank you KZbin. GREAT channel! THANKS ROB!

[@charlieblvd5384]

Have had Ooma for years. Use it for most of my calls. $6.00-month.

[@earlysda]

Much of this video was involved with how to use a phone with privacy, which I'm not interested in. Haven't used a phone in years. But lots of good info. Thanks.

[@donquihote6023]

Screw it. Taking Curtains off my Windows, not worrying about peeping Toms on the Net or Outside my House. Hopefully they see things they can't unsee and it torments them the rest of their lives. Love your Country, Neighbors, and Enemies. Forgive them, they know exectly what they do and you being Mad and unforgiving hurts only you!

[@fieldlab4]

They still know where you are based on what tower the LTE connects to, and where your packets are being routed from, and if they know either endpoint of a communication, traffic analysis tells them the other endpoint, even if it's encrypted. You can bet there is traffic analysis happening around TOR nodes, etc. The only way to obscure communications is an independent network which cannot be monitored, or an encrypted cloud which is constantly sending noise packets to all nodes so communication appears the same as no communication to traffic analysis.

[@YadraVoat]

12:15 - Even I had to look this up so I'll post it for the benefit of less-technical users: _The PSTN is the aggregate of the world's circuit-switched telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony operators._ Which had confused me because I expected to hear CSTN, but I see PSTN is rather like saying "the Internet" and CST is more like saying TCP/IP.

[@parallax9281]

Riiiight.... 5G pin points your location, LTE just gives an approximate location.. This is probably the main reason why AT&T is pushing over to 5G..

[@orange11squares]

5G network is pushed globally...unfortunately.

[@phredtoo2]

Amazing! I had no idea!

[@richardmartin3127]

Thank you Rob, excellent presentation. But even when you're sim & battery removed,that still can be tracked.

[@davelawson2564]

only via IP . not if you have dynamic IP that changes

[@mackfisher4487]

New subscriber, find your lectures very interesting and understandable and I appreciate you targeting the non-IT person. Suggestion: when you consider VOIP devices there are those of us who want to connect it to a homes conventional telephone wiring and use conventional landline touchtone phones. Look for devices that supply dialtone and generate ringing current (90v 20Hz).

[@robbraxmantech]

Thank you for watching! When plug a standard phone into Telco wiring then that is straight voice into PSTN. It is not digital. So that is not VOIP. Only your telco can deal with that. VOIP is specifically about using the Internet.

[@akayla5435]

@@robbraxmantech My current cable modem has a telephone wire that plugs into the wall. As a result any phone in my house connected via a standard telephone wire on the wall in each bedroom has the phone services channeled through the cable modem. I plug in standard phone into the wall; they have dial tone; but going over the cable modem. Isn't this setup called also called VOIP?

[@davelawson2564]

@@akayla5435 phone that connects with cable modem are digital and hence can do VOIP calls regular landline that do not connect to internet do not offer VOIP

[@ultra4e]

Excellent video! easy to follow, everything explained and understandable, with in depth review of pro's & con's. Much respect to you my friend! I appreciate all the content you publish. time to get myself one of your de-googled phones!

[@martykong3592]

Complex, but WELL DONE! Many options, and thanks much for sharing! CHeers! :)

[@OffGridAussiePrepper]

hey rob, u cant use voip with a vpn turned on, and u can use sms texting on the wireless router, u just need a pc or simless phone to access it.

[@jellybean7253]

Love that you are always thinking about this stuff. Thanks

[@uk7769]

I'm not trying to hide. I just value privacy. Because you can't have liberty without it.

[@dolovfm]

Have been doing this (no simm in smartphone) since lockdown and discovering your channel/the depths of the data breaches. Still have sim in Nokia 8210 needed for business, don't miss the smartphone at all on road.

[@robbraxmantech]

Having a SIM on a non-Smart phone is a great solution. If only we can easily find them for 4G

[@dolovfm]

@@robbraxmantech very true mine is only 2g which is still fully available here in the UK. I was using the Nokia 106 still 2g before but the 8210 is last phone here before cell to cell tracking technology appeared.

[@bnk28zfp]

8210 still work today? I mean still receive calls? If so with which carrier?

[@izumisagiri]

@@robbraxmantechwe have phones like nokia 215 4g and 105 4g, it has volte support

[@hejasverigeee]

Thank you so much 😎 Greetings from Stockholm Sweden Europe

[@robbraxmantech]

Greetings! Skol!

[@mudi_is_bad3016]

Great video rob, once again great content...

[@livedoom]

Gods work good sir, and with good timing. THe only boomer on the internet who is tech savvy!!!

[@Dude-yo5ec]

We are not criminals looking for a way to hide. We are just normal people who are tired of being stalked. Mainly by big tech companies. My identity is not their business asset to make money with selling it.

[@musicmayer2043]

@Rob Braxman Tech @ about 3:20 + you mention that the IMEI is not trackable but the IMEI is stored in and specific to each phone. Please clarify.

[@coastalcruiser4317]

Is it possible to use this same setup using a Verizon CDMA portable Hotspot and VPN Router with VOIP phone setup?

[@ashishpatel350]

Can't you still make 911 calls without the SIM? If so you're modems are still connected and activated

[@al-du6lb]

Not sure if this would help, but as someone else mentioned, there is airplane mode.

[@ashishpatel350]

@@al-du6lb yes I know but airplane mode isn't going to stop the government from spying on you ... If you cannot physically disconnect the modem it can still be used to spy on you if it has a connection even though it's TS in airplane mode.

[@al-du6lb]

@@ashishpatel350 yeah, you're prob right

[@Handygrrl]

Airplane mode can apparently be circumvented such that it appears to be on but doesn't work. It has been on my phone

[@darrellgee1823]

yes any phone without a sim still calls 000 here in Oz so i would assume its the same in most countrys

[@steffybael1245]

i used a magic jack when i lived in the Philippines so i would have a USA phone number. before i moved to Philippines i used a Vonage to talk to my Fiancee NO internet. previously used Skype but i thought that SUCKED! i really enjoyed this video!

[@josephp3088]

My dear friend your explanation was perfect. Only I could not catch up with all the gadgets. Electronics give me a headache. I'm still having problems to fully utilize my mobile phone. It is beyond me how can you use phone without sim card? Regards from EU. Joseph.

[@smayer97]

phone without a SIM card is simply the same as a tablet... as mentioned if you need calling or texting, you need other apps for that, instead of the phone app designed to make calls and sent text via the SIM card (connecting to cell towers).

[@jrbees929]

Thanks so much Rob for the super interesting & informative video. It was really a worthwhile watch.

[@hephzibahbradshaw9509]

Thanks for sharing. COMMUNICATION IS TO LEARNING AS OXYGEN IS TO FIRE. REMEMBERING PROVERBS 4.

[@michaelanthony3361]

please review ghost phone e sim from MacAfee. your credibility and testing would be huge for the consumer

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: " I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?

[@joshuaanothereraseddad]

Good day sir, I just want to say thank you for all your efforts to inform us about the security challenges we face in the tech world these days. I have been interested in a "de-goggled" (intentional spelling, I seriously dislike google goggles) phone after watching your videos. My only question is if you know if anyone is working on a de-goggled handheld device that is equipped with a high-end camera and stylus? Really that's all I need. Thanks again for all you do. Shalom.

[@mistyculous9644]

Please join the "Linux Chat" after joining Rob's social network and support site: Brax.me Or, you can ask your question again in the "New Users Lobby" once you get into Brax.me.

[@JoanMcCants-cs9tq]

The 📱 CellPhone Affairs Are Being Purposely Used By The Departments That Are NOT GOING TO BE ON THE SERVICES 📲

[@onetruekeeper]

I used to have a Verizon phone that did not have a sim card inside. I don't see why cellphone carriers have to bother with sim cards and the problems they cause when they already have the device I.D. of their customers with the phone number and account details stored on their database in order for the customer to use their sevices. If the phone was lost or stolen then it only needs to be deactivated by contacting the cellophone call provider on the internet. Hopefully future phone development will no longer require sim cards.

[@Go_Show95]

Thanks Brax 😎🥂

[@hasanrudd9823]

Really nice video. I didn't think about the portable router and degoogled phone running a VPN combo. That looks like a viable daily driver especially if you carry a backpack or tactical bag.

[@FarmRanchHomestead]

Paired with a small "solar generator" this could be a portable solution that works wherever a usable cell signal is available. A briefcase, bag, or backpack would be needed to carry it all, but all these devices could be built onto a board or backplane that would keep them tidy.

[@michaellaframboise7646]

Your solutions always work,,thx

[@johnschneider931]

I resub every time I see you in my feed 😂

[@iwannacutube]

great video Rob! Thanks

[@FSEAirboss]

I know this is an older video, but my experience with no sim card or cell provider access. Yes, they can still access the phone. I had moved to another provider and had installed the new sim card and had not unlocked the phone (which I outright purchased, but they still had it locked from that purchase point, why is that could be another question asked) I removed the sim card and was able to call the previous provider and get them to unlock the phone without having any sim card in it. All they needed was to verify the phones id. (I forget which one, but it was in the system settings [iPhone]) So if your not in airplane mode, it transmitting and receiving even with no sim card installed.

[@mistyculous9644]

You are observant and correct, according to Rob in other videos about iphones. Perhaps, unknown to you, the phone you purchased had an e-SIM already installed that cannot be removed? Rob recommends using only degoogled Android phones and not iphones. iphones have a mesh network that connect even when there is no SIM in them and the iphone is powered OFF...ihphones cannot be "de-appled."

[@rinazina930]

Great job! Any cheaper alternative for the netgear?

[@threeharesmedia9157]

Rob (or anyone else) do you know anything about the blockchain phones? Decentralized? Is this not the way forward? Would love some thoughts ...

[@rb9951]

Just note, you might have to port forward for your ooma for stable calling connection. At least I did back in the day. Wasn't hard but should be mentioned for some.

[@robbraxmantech]

I do not ever do port forwarding.

[@Mekratrig]

You hae become one of main go-to guys when looking for anonmous/privacy tech info, me.

[@domedana]

Thank You so much! You are super intelligent Person/Educator!

[@tonykeltsflorida]

I use visible wireless as my internet. I tether my phone via usb to my ubuntu PC. I have an old wifi router that I connected my magic jack and wall phone to it. I have the magic jack app on my phone for when I am mobile. I really enjoyed your video. I just can't use a data only modem with visible wireless but it would make my setup even better than it is.

[@moneyminder01]

You can also use a VoIP using an ATA so tou can call your home phone, enter a PIN, you get a land line tone then make calls out anywhere you like.

[@daklakdigital3691]

Our company in VietNam uses TP-Link to duplicate your proposal. Every one of our vehicles have these. I (a Boss type) have one on my (trousers) belt. Additionally, we also mount very low power GPS jammer up against each TP-Link modem so should there be any GPS receiver detect GPS - all our setups have the same false GPS locations! Remember to set up Media Access Control (MAC) addresses to control pirate users. Lastly, your WiFi equipped cell will NEVER become dated when carriers cut off 4/3G signals. :))

[@y2ksw1]

I am having best results with my own hardware and custom software security phones, which however are a costly solution. I started also to mechanically modify phones, in order to make them deaf, dumb and blind ... without headsets. Which isn't cheap either, and not so secure.

[@3am483]

Very relaxing to watch and hear.

[@SuperDocen]

Oh yes. Oh yes. Beautifully done!

[@desmondehoppie4758]

Great Information. Thank You for taking the time to make this video.

[@rosaliebaker248]

How would you use the Netgear to make calls? Could you make a video showing how to set all that up? Thanks!

[@robbraxmantech]

You have to use a VOIP app if you're using a No-SIM phone. Skype, Viber, Ooma app, MagicJack app, etc

[@myscreen2urs]

There one more option to consider. I hear that a the cup and string comms are safe from hackers and surveillance. The only drawback is finding someone to talk to on the other side 🙃

[@RaysLaughsAndLyrics]

Just snail mail the location of the cup at the other end of the string to telemarketers .. you will then have many, many callers.

[@tedschroeders5289]

How long is the string?

[@myscreen2urs]

The advantage is when there's someone you don't want to hear from again, you can just cut the line.

[@grandmajane2593]

I did this when I was a kid with a neighbor . It really works. I don't remember how long our string was though.

[@mikejamesw2170]

"No strings attached"🙃@@myscreen2urs

[@nullc0ntext]

This is SCHWAY as hell. Hack your privacy back! Good good stuff and you know what you're talking about. Thank you for making stuff like this.

[@ronb6182]

Rob thanks for this video, I noticed you mentioned Magic Jack. I used magic jack for years I never got one sales call on it. All these cell phones I am using I get many sales calls on them. I even use the call screen feature and the same number keeps calling me back. I just keep hitting the screen call option.

[@davidpearson2581]

Hi Rob, VPN came up in a conversation today with another ham (was your ears burning). Will the BraxRouter be fast enough for me to remote work with? I am a full time remote .Net developer and do a lot file transfers and bring up a VDI machine (onsite VM). Looking at using the router on my boat and camper when traveling. PS: I might be connecting to a remove Flex-6400 for Ham radio too.

[@robbraxmantech]

VPN speed is completely dependent on how far you are from the server. I don't notice any operational effect on my activities.

[@aw9372]

I'm interested in the Librem 5, bittium or metaZERO... just like lots of other folks, trying to get away from Apple/Google, perhaps de-Google phone is an option, but I'm very keen on the new blockchain phones coming out. I'm only just learning, any suggestions?? Thanks!!

[@dennisyoung5246]

I am using a Google voip, Google voice, with a handset like the old days. It runs off of my wifi connection which I get from land to land receiver. This is because I live in a wifi reception hole that works just ok with a cell phone. Would the Google voice work as well as the omma? Not too tech savy so I don't think I get all the points you are making Rob.

[@Seharani]

Boss thanks for helping everyone

[@1N2themystic]

Hey Rob, I want to buy one of your de-googled phones but I'm afraid I don't know enough to use it effectively without downloading the wrong thing and ruining all that investment... am I over thinking it or do you really need to have a minimum knowledge of the way cell phones are programed? Do you have technical support after purchase?

[@robbraxmantech]

There's only one rule. Do not put anything from Facebook. Otherwise, if the app works, it is fine. Nothing from Google will run. But 90% of apps will work. The secret is the lack of identity. Just watch the De-Googled video

[@1N2themystic]

@@robbraxmantech oh, I have... that is the video that woke me up. Sign me up bro. See you in your store.

[@mistyculous9644]

@@1N2themystic go to Brax.me and check out the phones is the STORE area of Brax.

[@oloruntobaoluwadarewasiu8045]

Long life and prosperity

[@Nexodon]

It's not just about the Netgear M1, that works for most WiFi portable modems.

[@yeayea8334]

Which device is more secure netgear M1?

[@goodc0re]

When you say SIM card, does the exact same apply to eSIM? Can you specify advantages and disadvantaged of eSIMs, especially since you can get an eSIM data only service anonymously. What about the difference between an eSIM service that is data only VS an eSIM service that also offers a phone number and SMS service?

[@MasicoreLord]

It'd apply to eSIM too, the only difference is that the sim info is saved directly to a portion of the phone instead of being on a sim card.

[@mistyculous9644]

Rob has since made videos and a live stream about eSim issues; in March 2024

[@Oldsoldiersays]

Its what I use. The M1 router, OTR mobile and an old android phone. Its my go to on the road setup.

[@mistyculous9644]

It's always gratifying when someone else reinforces the advantages of what you've invented/put together on your own, isn't it?

[@kathanshah8305]

Just commenting before watching video

[@brunothepug8807]

Rob, what about just using a Blackberry. Sure with a SIM that security is lost but as to hacking and commercial tracking, isn't it pretty secure as the apps are limited and there is not Google Services running?

[@billfournier439]

Thanks Rob for the info. Very helpful.

[@jtbranman]

Thank you, that was very interesting and informative.

[@AlienRelics]

My carrier allows limited hotspot sharing, then throttles it back. I've been using my tablet as a hotspot until it runs out, then switching to my phone. The limit on data usage directly from my phone or tablet is much higher. So if I use the Netgear, does the cell phone company think it is hotspot sharing with the lower limit, or will it just be seen as if it were the tablet or cell phone data?

[@ahmedbensedik4186]

Very interesting, good presentation.

[@KT-jy3mr]

Sometimes I go outside with just a wrist watch and mp3 player. Also considering buying a cheap digital camera for taking pictures. Off the grid, at least for while!

[@izzyrrr7448]

Thats awesome!

[@EfficientRVer]

Living life entirely on foot is pretty extreme, and actually if the government wants to track you, even the watch and mp3 player have electronic signatures. For all you know, there may be RFID tags in your sneakers, consumer goods companies install tags by the billions allegedly to help Wal-Mart prevent theft from warehouses, etc. But guess who else reads them, and eventually associates a particular one with a particular person. One example: a razor blade manufacturer placed an order for a 10-digit number of RFID tags a few years ago. Where has your shaving kit been? Have you ever turned on your phone or driven down an interstate in your car with it? The RFID tag readers got you. Want to claim it was someone else in your car? Half the RFID poles have cameras also. Etc. If you have a car, you don't carry your car's remote/fob with you? Your car has an electronic signature, and if it's even halfway new, is jammed full of stuff making that signature totally unique. If you drive a 50 year old car without that, can you avoid getting in other vehicles that could become linked to you? As you drive down the highway, look on the back of big highway signs for electronic boxes. And on poles next to the road, look for things looking like a loaf of bread aimed at you. Possibly not too far from military-spec stainless steel metal cabinets purchased with post-9/11 panic budgets, with or without solar panels, etc. Basically, it's a losing struggle to prevent tech companies from tracking you, and impossible to stop governments. If McDonalds wanted to, they could correlate 20 RFID tags of stuff you are driving home from the store with, to your credit card, your license plate, your toll pass, and the other RFID tags possibly embedded in your car, tires, coat, or who knows what. You just can't be sure who is collecting what data for what purpose.

[@mistyculous9644]

@@EfficientRVer yeah, getting more privacy makes me fell as if I"m in a spy movie, LOL

[@waldek32]

This is great. What's Your view on faraday cage ?

[@davidsain2129]

Thank you Rob! I thought a mobile phone would not work without a SIM card.

[@mistyculous9644]

yes, it's a surprise how a smart phone without a SIM is so useful when accessing a Wifi connection, isn't it?

[@kathydavis2764]

@@mistyculous9644 don't u think even if u use a wifi they still know it's your phone there's also cell towers if it's that easy why is there sim catds

[@mistyculous9644]

@@kathydavis2764 Yes, SIMs are great when wifi is nowhere near you. From wifi triangulation without a VPN, location would be successfully tracked. But while using Wifi, cell towers are not involved. Wifi "teathers" you to the (often 30 ft. radius) wifi signal; but it's who knows YOU because who owns the wifi might not be YOU. When you use a cell tower your phone provider knows you, when you're using Wifi and a phone app to call - who you are known as depends on how you created the account and how you logged in on that user name.