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Telegram requires a phone number even for the desktop app - that's just mind-boggling and a turnoff for me trying to move to a new service.
by lightedman 9y ago
Telegram requires a phone number even for the desktop app - that's just mind-boggling and a turnoff for me trying to move to a new service.
- sarcasmic 9y agoI should clarify, both Telegram and Viber allow usernames but require phone numbers for creation, and there's definitely an emphasis on phone numbers as the preferred identifier. Kik (and Snapchat, if I recall) are two of an increasingly thinning number of networks which operate on usernames only, and you can use without giving the provider (or anyone you're trying to chat with) your phone number.