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Re:Airbnb wants to GPS track you also when not using the app by TedDoesntTalk on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:08PM (#30342223)
What do you use for phone calls if you don’t have a mobile phone?
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Re:Airbnb wants to GPS track you also when not using the app by xeromal on Monday February 14, 2022 @11:54PM (#30342940)
He said he uses Voip. Presumably, he opens up his laptop and makes a call from a cafe if he needs to.
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Re:Airbnb wants to GPS track you also when not using the app by lrvick on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @05:24PM (#30353692)
Or from any nearby hotel phone or from a DECT phone if I am at home.
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Re:Airbnb wants to GPS track you also when not using the app by dangerboysteve on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:37PM (#30342442)
the previous person said they used a VOIP service so a SIP VOIP client on their Mac. But even so, many people choose not to make phone calls nowadays.
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