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From: Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com>
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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> Wrote in message:

> Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
>> On 10.03.24 10:44, Bob Henson wrote:
>>> Newyana2 wrote:
>>>> At one point I played with crypto a bit. I had to upload a picture
>>>> ID (drivers license), as well as giving them my email address and
>>>> access to my bank account. As I recall I think they sent a voice
>>>> message code to my landline, which is a lot more security in terms of
>>>> proof of ID than a cellphone. The lamdline is registered to -- and
>>>> wired to -- a physical address.
>>> 
>>> They will struggle in the UK soon, then. All landlines disappear by the end
>>> of 2025  - there will only be VoIP.
>> 
>> Hardly ever read so much nonsense. We know Newyana does not have a cell 
>> phone but he or she wants to have a big mouth in technical groups 
>> discussing mobile technology.
>> 
>> For you: IP-telephone lines are landlines. Landlines are not what you 
>> think they are. The backend is even in the UK ip-based for years.
> 
> Do you have evidence for that? It's true that UK telephony has been digital
> for a long time within the BT network, but that doesn't mean it's
> internet/ip-based. 
> 
BT's System X, installed from the '80s, didn't use packet-switching.
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