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Last I checked signal still needs a phone number so that is an issue. Lots of people use smartphones with no sim hooked up and wifi only. I was using wire for a
by 14 5y ago
Last I checked signal still needs a phone number so that is an issue. Lots of people use smartphones with no sim hooked up and wifi only. I was using wire for a bit but my 2 contacts were forced signed out and the password and password reset does not work only option is to start a new account and now they too were asking for a phone number. So onto something else I guess.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoYou can have it seems a text to any number to verify so even a dumb mobile phone would work. Though I totally agree linking an IM account with a mobile number is bad. There's benefits too like discoverability and ease of use but I prefer something where I could be anonymous and have multiple accounts.
- humpydumpy 5y agoyes, signal requiring a phone number is the problem, and the only reason why I am not using it. In the last 10 years I have lived in 4 different countries, each time switching phone numbers. It is stupid to use such an unstable number as identity. My e-mail address has remained constant during the whole time. And I do like to have different addresses for different groups of people.