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If you don’t have a smartphone, or your phone cannot connect to a service, why is authentication a problem? If you don’t network access you lose access to the
by luma 3y ago
If you don’t have a smartphone, or your phone cannot connect to a service, why is authentication a problem? If you don’t network access you lose access to the network, this isn’t exactly a surprise.
- Traubenfuchs 3y agoI assume he is talking about SMS. Maybe a virtual SMS inbox is the solution.
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- cesarb 3y ago> If you don’t have a smartphone, or your phone cannot connect to a service, why is authentication a problem? If you don’t network access you lose access to the network It might seem surprising these days, but the parent poster might have network access through means other than a phone.
- MrVandemar 3y agoI do :-)
- denton-scratch 3y agoThe only reason I have a smartphone is because many services (especially government services, like tax and the NHS) require a mobile phone so you can receive SMS. It's like how the government used to produce documents as MS Office files; they were forcing the public to go along with their choice of software company. Most government docs are now PDFs, happily. But forcing people to choose between Android and iPhone (or forgoing service) is pretty nasty - these devices are expensive.
- luma 3y agoThen use that other device for the auth flow? I'm not surprised by that, but am surprised by your implication that it would still involve your phone.
- bombcar 3y agoIn rural areas you can be in an area where you have a gigabit fiber connection and no cell service at all. Wi-Fi calling being added to the main carriers has been a game changer for rural access.
- lapcat 3y agoThis really shouldn't have to be said, but wired internet and cellular internet are two different things.
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- cwillu 3y agoThis an excellent example of the assumptions that are unknowingly carried by many developers.