Sam Howell @syntax@social.privacytools.io

@techygrue
Could you outline how to actually buy numbers and use these services. I went to try the SignalWire Cloud voice thing but every time I submitted details to sign up it just refreshed and wiped what I'd put in. Have you used these services with something like Linphone?

@techygrue
Ignore my last toot. Saw these replies too late. Thanks for your suggestions!

@techygrue
I only went for Twilio as I thought they were pretty much the only decent solution out there. My new accounts with them seem to get suspended every time, probably because I use a VPN and script blockers. What provider would you recommend for simply one or two UK VoIP numbers I can use with Linphone app?

@dsvdv
Yeah I got everything set up for Prosody on one of my VPSs, but after trying to connect through the Conversations app from F-Droid, it says "Server not found", so obviously something with my setup isn't correct. But I followed this video tutorial... https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=-0M0NeZ_cU4

@techygrue
Thanks. Are there other providers could recommend? I couldn't find much for the UK.

Now that I'm using #LineageOS, using #MySudo for #VoIP isn't possible (the Aurora Store workaround works so far as getting the app installed, but then it throws an error when you try to open it).

I *really* want to get #Twilio numbers in the #Linphone app to work as a VoIP solution, but I've had no success so far. (The last time I tried, my Twilio account was suspended for some reason.)

Anyone know of any good Twilio/Linphone VoIP setup tutorials?

I'd love it if #Netguard and #ProtonVPN apps could work together. I even tried Netguard with PVPN disconnected but Netguard still just blocked all connections.

#vpn #firewall #networking #security #android #fdroid #lineageos

@dsvdv
That's a downside indeed, although I understand they're working on a solution which won't require numbers. You mentioned XMPP encryption - is E2E possible or is that just at-rest data being encrypted on the server?

@friend Sounds good, I'm surprised it's not on apkmirror.com as well. Why would auto updates be an issue?

@theprivacyfoundation For those in/near the UK: https://maltronics.com/products/usb-protector

@dsvdv Out of interest, what would you say are the main benefits of using Prosody (and/or XMPP in general) over other solutions like Signal, Riot etc.? I just want to weigh up the pros and cons of each...

@dsvdv Thanks, I keep hearing about that but have never thought to look into it...

@dsvdv Yes, I remember reading that before. It's annoying as it appears (for the app devs at least), there's no workaround.

Does anyone host #Matrix or #Riot on their own server? I feel this would be a great fallback for private #messaging, especially among family/friends (having full control of data, compared to, say, #Signal, which is centralised).

I also (still) want to try out #Session, but the same old issue makes it difficult: network effect. I proposed trying it with some of my family (now finally on Signal). I got no response. I could almost hear them thinking, "Jeez, not again!"

#privacy #decentralisation

I love #Fennec from #FDroid as it allows add-ons and other customisation (except, sadly, dark mode). But there are two things in particular that really annoy me:

1. The 'Quit' feature does indeed delete browsing data, but the app *doesn't actually quit*, so has to be manually swiped away;

2. Private tabs have to be manually opened every time; there appears to be no way to automatically open one when the app first launches.

Please tell me if I'm missing a trick here...

#firefox #android

@ManjaroARM @PINE64 Want.