Comments by "" (@MsHojat) on "Using Phones with No-SIM Cards and Other Privacy Experiments" video.

  1. This is a great video, but one important thing that you didn't say is that there are many better alternatives to something like the Ooma than what you had mentioned; someone just needs to look for a VOIP router. Stuff like Magicjack is proprietary which locks you in to their service. Ooma is probably the same way. Perhaps more importantly, one can also get a real phone number over VOIP with no additional hardware, just a mobile. You sign up with a VOIP service, and then install a VOIP softphone onto your device, such as Linphone. You can now send and receive regular telephone calls (and SMS texts as well for many providers) with a mobile that has internet (whether it's wi-fi or mobile data, or mobile data routed through wi-fi). edit: I guess near the end you di explain that softphone feature that Ooma has as well; although it's still not mentioned that Ooma is by far not the only option, and that something like Linphone is completely free (Ooma softphone maybe requires an Ooma device? maybe not) You can also set up number sharing, so that if someone calls one number, you could have it ring to both you and your spouse's phone at the same time
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  2. Can that mobile hotspot work as a wi-fi relay as well?
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