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benjojo posted 28 Nov 2025 12:58 +0000

I am forever impressed at how often telegram just doesn't actually work (app opens, but it stays in "connecting..." status for 10+ mins)

It hides it's downtime very well, but for a [instant messaging/propaganda] platform it sure doesn't move messages very often

redsakana@infosec.ex.. replied 28 Nov 2025 13:01 +0000
in reply to: https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/hdb8TbpGr2hB9F1KG1

@benjojo Strange, it has been the most resilient IM platform for me. Wifi that disconnects once a minute, shitty LTE roaming with overloaded exit node 200ms away, shit-ass outsourced airport wifi with weird-ass MTU+broken PMTU, you name it, Telegram has just kept on going (messages actually getting through) when everything else mostly fails.

(No opposition to the propaganda bit implied.)

benjojo replied 28 Nov 2025 13:04 +0000
in reply to: https://infosec.exchange/users/redsakana/statuses/115627450808500277

@redsakana A friend points out that this seems to be a "western europe" problem more than anything else. At "peak" times (morning/lunch time/evening) getting "connected" is subject to a bit of luck it seems.

I assume they are struggling to acquire hardware/capacity in a region that somewhat ideologically hates them

forst@mastodon.socia.. replied 28 Nov 2025 13:04 +0000
in reply to: https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/hdb8TbpGr2hB9F1KG1

@benjojo I get that on iOS sometimes! I have to force-unload it, wait a few seconds, start it back up, and it usually works fine then. No idea why it's doing that though.

SamantazFox@infosec... replied 28 Nov 2025 18:40 +0000
in reply to: https://mstdn.social/users/dragoonaethis/statuses/115627501756149452

@dragoonaethis @benjojo Yep, +1 to this. Killing the app and restarting it always fixes it for me!