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minus-squareScaNtuRd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·10 months agoNewsflash: Cellphone calls are not encrypted either, believe it or not.
minus-squareToes♀@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoThat may be the case with older technologies but VoLTE very much is.
minus-squareScaNtuRd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoSure, but how many phones/carriers actually use this by default in the US?
minus-squareToes♀@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI would expect it to be nearly all devices. America was in the process of shutting down the old technologies and I believe has in most cases. https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/plan-ahead-phase-out-3g-cellular-networks-and-service
Newsflash: Cellphone calls are not encrypted either, believe it or not.
That may be the case with older technologies but VoLTE very much is.
Sure, but how many phones/carriers actually use this by default in the US?
I would expect it to be nearly all devices. America was in the process of shutting down the old technologies and I believe has in most cases.
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/plan-ahead-phase-out-3g-cellular-networks-and-service