not whether you have it – it’s whether you know where it is
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I keep one in my travel wire pouch thingy.
It's in my phone repair kit XD
I do have one but don't know here is it in the sea of shit I have.
Probably, but it doesn't matter. A number of small improvised tools will do the same job.
One? Easely 10.
I keep one on my key ring, never know when you need to pop in a burner sim.
If you’re using a burner SIM in your regular phone then it’s not really a burner SIM.
Fine if you’re just using it to hide your phone number companies, but if you’re hiding from the authorities then it’s the devices IMEI which is going to sell you out I’m afraid.
IMEI's can be changed. (Which is highly illegal in many jurisdictions) It's not really worth the effort, I use it for when i need a new phone number for something and don't want it immediately tied to me commercially. If hiding from the authorities, don't use unencrypted comms.
They can but I don’t believe the average burner phone user would even know how.
I’m no expert but you would need to flash the firmware for the baseband modem. But then you would need a valid IMEI and then what happens with network collisions if it’s already on the network.
How do you verify you’re actually broadcasting the spoofed IMEI without some hardware to intercept the signals being sent out.
Just seems like a lot of effort when you can just use burner phones and not run the risk. With OPSec you only need to screw up once.
* AF
I tied a string around mine and threw it into one of those organiser boxes that's full of all sorts of other small items; it's there, I just need to remember exactly in which box (out of several dozen like this) it is.
Forbidden abortion tool
I have one... somewhere. Probably in a tiny box, mixed in with my random cables
I hate the random cable drawer, but I'm always pulling shit out of it cause I need something in there.
And that's why it can never go away. I keep mine in a box in a closet, but it's accessed multiple times a year. Hell, I just broke it out the other day for a VGA cable
I have 3, 2 ovals and 1 circle.
I still have it and I bought backups
Or, you know, a hoarding problem…
smug look of superiority
Ah Fairphone 5 life
Same here, Sony Xperia
I threw all of those away. I have paper clips, and those eject holes are intentionally designed to be the width of a bent paper clip.
Those things are just a less useful paper clip.
They're easier to use, but a monotasker, so yea, gimme a paperclip
I have one in my wallet - they are quite handy for cleaning lint out when the phone charging port inevitably collects enough to be annoying.
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I keep one in my wallet.
I tried that, but it pierced through the leather and escaped
I have dumped like 30 of them into trash recently because I tend to sometimes replace/repair phone parts for people and if you buy a replacement part it comes with this thing.
I open so many tablets and shit at my work I have preferences on form. Samsung has the worst ones.
I have one with a big duct tape flag/handle. Stays in the phone kit with spudgers, tiny screwdrivers, etc.
i'm just old and still have all the boxes all my phones came in. anyone need a poker for a blackberry curve?
How about just messy? Occasionally I still find them laying around
I keep it in my keychain, save the back up ones in the junk drawer.
OP!!! RIGHT HERE!!!! I FOUND THE RESPONSIBLE AF PERSON!!!!
I have about 8 of those. I'm a fucking packrat
If you need any spares, let me know.
I have multiple. I keep the phone boxes after I buy a phone. I probably still have them for 3 or even all my 4 smartphones that I've owned over the years.
I just tossed several. I have used them rarely but kept up with every one ever
I used to have it between my phone and phone case, but I gave it away to a family member in need as I have something better.
You know those tiny factory default buttons on various hardware? I have a homemade tool in my work backpack specifically for that - The thickest syringe needle my local pharmacy had in store, and I cut the end off. The protective sleeve made it fit perfectly in a pen holder in my work backpack.
I have a bunch of them.
I have 3 lying around somewhere. Comes in handy every few years
I do have one but it is because I'm lazy and dont go through my shit. I am not responsible.
Mine is in my case with adapters & extra SD cards.
Where that case IS however, fuckin, no clue.
I have one in my tech pouch
I have a draw with a box full of Luke 50 of these
Just replaced my phone so I know exactly where one is. I'm on eSIM tho, so doesn't really matter.
Two. I know exactly where they are.
This is the main reason I buy paperclips. I've got some of these around but I'm not sure where.
The ifixit toolkit has it - well with a hex shank.
But the last time i actually opened that hatch, i had to split a sliver off a wooden stick (coffee stirrer).