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>>mikece+(OP)
Back in the day Signal was called TextSecure and it did everything over SMS which required no centralized infrastructure aside from the cellular networks. They transitioned to internet-based messaging to support Apple devices. It seems that decision is now a 50 million dollar per year step backwards.

>>craftk+p5
Right, I totally hate being able to text, voice, video, send files, and screen share with individuals or groups of people, including half my contacts who use iPhone. Also, fuck them for making all of it sync to all my computers. And I especially hate the fact that I was not billed by telecom carriers for the tens of thousands of messages I've sent and thousands of calls I've made over it over the last 10 years.

Yes, indeed, how backwards. I wish I only used software that spied on me, or permitted others to spy on me, for those features.