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Was just reading about how Overwatch 2 won't let people register with a prepaid phone number. I'm sure there is some good reason to want to avoid people spinni
by tehwebguy 4y ago
Was just reading about how Overwatch 2 won't let people register with a prepaid phone number.
I'm sure there is some good reason to want to avoid people spinning up free or ultra low cost phone numbers to make extra accounts but some users were like, "I've been using TracPhone for a decade" or something like that. Also pretty surprised that it's this easy to detect the carrier. Guessing we'll see this more and more!
- danuker 4y agoThe problem will solve itself. People unwilling to sign up for a mobile plan for playing a game will automatically boycott the likes of Overwatch 2, which will result in revenue lost (perhaps to competing games that allow prepaid cards). I have only ever used prepaid cards. I would rather be cut off from communication (or buy a local prepaid card) than get a surprise bill of hundreds of euros for visiting a country outside the EU. I guess a lot of people have the same thought process as me around Europe, because there are lots of smartphones available with dual SIM cards.
- Wowfunhappy 4y agoI'm not so sure the free market will resolve things here, because people who use prepaid mobile plans are also typically lower income. They might not be considered a significant loss on net.
- Beltalowda 4y agoIs the loss of income enough to offset against the benefits (fewer trolls, spammers, scams, etc.)? I'm betting it's probably not.