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> and if you change providers and phone numbers you have to update all your contacts. At least in the United States, mobile carriers are legally required to al
by Wowfunhappy 4y ago
> and if you change providers and phone numbers you have to update all your contacts.
At least in the United States, mobile carriers are legally required to allow you to port your phone number. Your phone number belongs to you forever (unless you choose to discard it).
By contrast, most personal email addresses (which are what most people use to sign up for other services like Whatsapp) belong to for-profit companies, who can and do hold them hostage.
- Jtsummers 4y agoMy wife moved from Argentina to the US, the cost would have been exorbitant to keep her number and service with perpetual international roaming. Plus, SMS to her number never worked anyways (from my phone, no clue how well it worked in Argentina but she never used it anyways). SMS has been shit forever, RCS is an attempt at yet-another carrier tied service that shouldn't be tied to your carrier.