Remote Code Execution on Most Dell Computers

Re:Remote Code Execution on Most Dell Computers by mises on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @07:06PM (#19802568)

My S7 can still do it. The reason newer phones can't is because they lack an aux jack: the wire is used as an antenna. Another great reason to keep the headphone jack.

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Re:Remote Code Execution on Most Dell Computers by maxerickson on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @10:17PM (#19803973)

I don't know the current situation, but in the past most US carrier-sold phones have not had the antenna pin connected on the chip.

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Re:Remote Code Execution on Most Dell Computers by mises on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @10:52PM (#19804174)

I'm not sure exactly what it is, though I know all the S7s do. I suppose it may be carrier-locked? I bought mine unlocked, not via a carrier. It's a handy feature, though. Free music and entertainment with zero data spent. I've got to wonder why people moved away from it. No signal issues either.

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Re:Remote Code Execution on Most Dell Computers by wtracy on Thursday May 02, 2019 @12:52AM (#19804847)

> Free music and entertainment with zero data spent.

<conspiracytheory>That's probably why the phone manufactures were asked by Google and the carriers to remove that feature.</conspiracytheory>

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Re:Remote Code Execution on Most Dell Computers by esalman on Thursday May 02, 2019 @03:16AM (#19805534)

I bought a Nokia 6.1 phone and was pleasantly surprised to discover FM radio on it.

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