formerlytomato@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoStop Treating Phone Numbers As A Digital IDnotthesolution.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1886cross-posted to: smartphone_required@lemmy.sdf.org
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minus-squarey0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoI’ve been considering getting a pager or a burner phone just for this
minus-squareKillerWhale@orcas.enjoying.yachtslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoMost phones are dual Sim these days
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoBetter to not associate this number to your main phone anyway. Less likelyhood to have the info stolen from you.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoJust get a virtual DID number from something like Voip.ms or virtualphone. There may be other providers out there that use crypto for payment for added privacy, but if all you want to do is be able to keep your real phone # off the grid, these work.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agousually they check for VOIP numbers and give you an error. Has to be legit.
I’ve been considering getting a pager or a burner phone just for this
Most phones are dual Sim these days
Better to not associate this number to your main phone anyway. Less likelyhood to have the info stolen from you.
Just get a virtual DID number from something like Voip.ms or virtualphone. There may be other providers out there that use crypto for payment for added privacy, but if all you want to do is be able to keep your real phone # off the grid, these work.
usually they check for VOIP numbers and give you an error. Has to be legit.