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Phone numbers are more convenient in contrary to email: every individual has only one phone number, which hardly ever changes. They consider the phone number as
by k5hp 10y ago
Phone numbers are more convenient in contrary to email: every individual has only one phone number, which hardly ever changes. They consider the phone number as unique identifier of a user.
Many websites think that lots of users have multiple emails and thus maybe sign up twice. Again, it's only about convenience.
- Piskvorrr 10y ago"every individual has only one phone number, which hardly ever changes" [Citation-needed] As someone who had been holding three different phone numbers at the same time, and who used to be accessible at about 10 different cellphone numbers, I feel you are mistaking your beliefs for facts.
- nabla9 10y agoOutliers don't matter for marketing.
- Piskvorrr 10y agoFair point.
- sndean 10y agoNot sure about the number hardly ever changing, but at least in the US, the number of mobile cellular subscriptions and number of people is approximately 1:1 [0]. [0] http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.CEL.SETS.P2?end=2015&locations=US&name_desc=false&start=1960&view=chart http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.CEL.SETS.P2?end=2015&...
- jazoom 10y agoMany people change phone number more than email.
- bryanrasmussen 10y agothis really sounds like a 'common mistakes programmers believe about phone numbers' is coming to a future near us.
- contingencies 10y agoFalsehoods Programmers Believe About Phone Numbers https://github.com/googlei18n/libphonenumber/blob/master/FALSEHOODS.md https://github.com/googlei18n/libphonenumber/blob/master/FAL...
- chrismcb 10y agoEh what? The are lots of people that have multiple phones.
- garaetjjte 10y agohttps://xkcd.com/1789/ https://xkcd.com/1789/