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Your text message history was rather private

by mffnbs 7y ago

mattacular 7y ago
Text messaging was available in the razr era but not nearly as ubiquitous as it is today. Relatively few people used it, and you were limited to sending and receiving small amounts of text only or maybe a very low res image (remember what early camera phones were like?) so those limited uses were also less likely to contain any sensitive data.
- mffnbs 7y ago
  Texting was extremely common for my social circles at the time.
- yardie 7y ago
  T9 was quite well used throughout the world during that era. Predictive spelling originated with Nokia. Just a few quick taps could spell out an entire sentence. It was less well used in the US where you were charged a relatively exorbitant rate for sending and receiving texts. $.05/SMS + $.25/MMS
- hombre_fatal 7y ago
  I'm in my 30s. When I was 15, texting in the razr era was just as ubiquitous in my school as it is for anyone right now. Sexting, gossip, flirting, hanging out, all of it, all day, everyone. My sisters could even touch-type entire essays to their friends under the dinner table while they ate and were not allowed on their phone. There wasn't any image content, but you certainly don't need images to have messages you want to keep private. I wouldn't want anyone I know going through any of my private conversations line by line. I don't see how razr 2004 vs iphone 2019 is any different in that regard.
- authoritarian 7y ago
  >Text messaging was available in the razr era but not nearly as ubiquitous as it is today. Relatively few people used it This isn't at all true in my experience, perhaps it's an age/generational thing? Personally, everyone that I know that texts today texted just as much back when they had flip phones like the razr
- deleted 7y ago
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- welly 7y ago
  What kind of era are you talking about? Early to mid 90s? I'd agree. But after, for me anyway, around '98 texting was absolutely ubiquitous and it was absolutely the primary method of communication between everyone I know.
lvturner 7y ago
And calls can be quite expensive/valuable - I seem to recall some rumour of stolen mobile phones being used to call premium rate numbers and cash in (don't know how true it ever was)

Your text message history was rather private

by mffnbs 7y ago

Your text message history was rather private

Text messaging was available in the razr era but not nearly as ubiquitous as it is today. Relatively few people used it, and you were limited to sending and receiving small amounts of text only or maybe a very low res image (remember what early camera phones were like?) so those limited uses were also less likely to contain any sensitive data.

mffnbs 7y ago
Texting was extremely common for my social circles at the time.
yardie 7y ago
T9 was quite well used throughout the world during that era. Predictive spelling originated with Nokia. Just a few quick taps could spell out an entire sentence. It was less well used in the US where you were charged a relatively exorbitant rate for sending and receiving texts. $.05/SMS + $.25/MMS
hombre_fatal 7y ago
I'm in my 30s. When I was 15, texting in the razr era was just as ubiquitous in my school as it is for anyone right now. Sexting, gossip, flirting, hanging out, all of it, all day, everyone. My sisters could even touch-type entire essays to their friends under the dinner table while they ate and were not allowed on their phone. There wasn't any image content, but you certainly don't need images to have messages you want to keep private. I wouldn't want anyone I know going through any of my private conversations line by line. I don't see how razr 2004 vs iphone 2019 is any different in that regard.
authoritarian 7y ago
>Text messaging was available in the razr era but not nearly as ubiquitous as it is today. Relatively few people used it This isn't at all true in my experience, perhaps it's an age/generational thing? Personally, everyone that I know that texts today texted just as much back when they had flip phones like the razr
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welly 7y ago
What kind of era are you talking about? Early to mid 90s? I'd agree. But after, for me anyway, around '98 texting was absolutely ubiquitous and it was absolutely the primary method of communication between everyone I know.

lvturner 7y ago

And calls can be quite expensive/valuable - I seem to recall some rumour of stolen mobile phones being used to call premium rate numbers and cash in (don't know how true it ever was)