• 1bluepixel@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been using it for a while. I stopped.

    My two issues were security concerns because Beeper needs to unencrypt my data from all platforms to re-encrypt it to send it to me, which sounds like a huge single point of failure; and regular connection issues where I had to switch back to the original app.

    Great concept, but not quite there yet.

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      1 year ago

      Not to mention Beeper claims to be open source, but it actually isn’t. That’s a HUGE red flag. This could have changed of course, and anyone’s free to prove me wrong, in fact I’d be glad if someone did. Because running a local Beeper instance over trusting them with your data is ALWAYS the best choice.

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        1 year ago

        Why do you say it’s not open source? I’m using one of their bridges right now to send iMessage to my local matrix server.

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          Yeah, I’m confused why they’re saying that? Their Github is right here and you can setup your own instance with bridges just like you have.

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      1 year ago

      What would you recommend instead? A lot of my people are on Signal, and it would be tough to get them off, but as of now, I really just need something that can deal with Signal and SMS.

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        1 year ago

        Honestly, I’m just back to multiple apps. I work with people from all over, so I have like 7 different apps. Ah well.

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      1 year ago

      Thanks, but I’m afraid I’d end up like @Shiggs@lemmy.blahaj.zone!

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        1 year ago

        That’s reasonable. I don’t know how they went about it, but the instructions with this repository are very detailed. They’re certainly a lot to go through, but if you read everything and follow the steps one-by-one, you likely won’t have any issues.

  • Shiggs (they/them)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I was on the list for 267 days, and on Friday I finally got my invite half way through throwing my server out a skyscraper window trying to get a matrix server/ bridge spun up locally. It was worth the wait.

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    1 year ago

    I’d been on the waitlist for more than a year, but finally on. I downloaded the app a little while ago to keep tabs on my progress through the waitlist and they definitely have been speeding up the process of getting people onboarded to be fair.

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    1 year ago

    I got an invite but haven’t claimed it yet. Not really wanting to use it now… Too many issues that I have read about security wise. Also they are trying to build a super-chat app that just calls into everything else. Historically this approach has not worked, and I don’t see it suddenly working now.

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    1 year ago

    Tired of waiting in line to register for Beeper? With SocialSmartly, you can start using the platform right away.

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    1 year ago

    I’d been on the waitlist for more than a year, but finally on. I downloaded the app a little while ago to keep tabs on my progress through the waitlist and they definitely have been speeding up the process of getting people onboarded to be fair.

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    I’d been on the waitlist for more than a year, but finally on. I downloaded the app a little while ago to keep tabs on my progress through the waitlist and they definitely have been speeding up the process of getting people onboarded to be fair.