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Cool. Does signal allow you to register without a phone number yet? Data-only plans with no phone number attached are quite common in some countries.
by zamnos 4y ago
Cool. Does signal allow you to register without a phone number yet? Data-only plans with no phone number attached are quite common in some countries.
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y agoTelegram allows you to register without a phone number, as of recently.
- guilamu 4y agoNot yet, no.
- Hacksawed 4y agoBy providing Signal with any phone number at which you can receive an SMS or text message, you can register a Signal account at that other phone number. For example, you can create a pseudonymous Google account, register a Google Voice VoIP number, and use that as your Signal number. Or you can even use a free throw-away SMS account and use that number when you sign up for your Signal account instead of your real phone number. The Signal service will happily send the throw-away number a text message with the verification code, letting you complete the account sign-up process.
- rendx 4y agoRegistration also works for numbers that can receive calls but not SMS. Like any landline you (even temporarily) have access to.
- zamnos 4y agoDoes that work if some else has used that phone number to register an account already?
- rendx 4y agoNot if you enable PIN locking (and the account is active). https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007059792-Signal-PIN https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007059792-Si...
- zamnos 4y agoOrrrrr Signal could just fix their shit. Requiring phone numbers for this long is borderline suspicious.