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"...Twilio, the company that provides Signal with phone number verification services..." Perhaps this is why Twilio (and Twilio-issued) VoIP numbers work so we
by mikece 4y ago
"...Twilio, the company that provides Signal with phone number verification services..."
Perhaps this is why Twilio (and Twilio-issued) VoIP numbers work so well for Signal when I don't want to use the number issued by my cellular carrier? Kinda hard to SIM-swap me if you don't know my real phone number.
- giancarlostoro 4y agoDo they offer numbers you can use that way or do you just use their APIs with a minimal app?
- mikece 4y agoI spin up a number and verify it can receive SMS (which it forwards to me via email). Since I need receive-only, this is fine. No need to futz with APIs or apps.
- bubblethink 4y agoA lot of banks refuse to send SMSes to voip numbers. Google voice runs into this, and presumably twilio too.