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minus-square@ScaNtuRdlinkEnglish-1•1 year agoNewsflash: Cellphone calls are not encrypted either, believe it or not.
minus-squareToes♀linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoThat may be the case with older technologies but VoLTE very much is.
minus-square@ScaNtuRdlinkEnglish2•1 year agoSure, but how many phones/carriers actually use this by default in the US?
minus-squareToes♀linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year 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