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Phone numbers take you to the same phone until... - that person gets a new phone - a hacker politely calls customer support and asks to have a new phone ac
by phyzome 9y ago
Phone numbers take you to the same phone until...
- that person gets a new phone
- a hacker politely calls customer support and asks to have a new phone activated on that number
- the area code is split and someone else ends up getting the number
The phone system has a lookup table too.
- girvo 9y agoIn Australia, your phone has zero to do with your number; the SIM card is what “holds” it (not really. And that’s an oversimplification but oh well). And there are no area codes for mobiles.
- ajdlinux 9y agoAnd in Australia, for some reason you still get people who change their number when they buy a new phone, so...
- jsjohnst 9y agoYou forgot a few.. One important one is “customer ports the number to a different carrier”.