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Dude, you're writing so much but not even reading. You write "But ok: try signing up for any service with SMS-based 2FA required; banks come to mind, many other
by hn_throwaway_99 2y ago
Dude, you're writing so much but not even reading. You write "But ok: try signing up for any service with SMS-based 2FA required; banks come to mind, many other online services."
I literally wrote in the first comment you replied to "But that just requires any cellphone that can text, and cell phones have been common for 25 years. Are there some specific examples of where you have to have a smartphone?" - and then you just give another example that just requires texting...
- scarface_74 2y agoYou realize that feature phones can receive texts don’t you?
- hn_throwaway_99 2y agoYes, re-read, that is my exact point.
- inetknght 2y ago> Dude, you're writing so much but not even reading I did read what you said. You're clearly not reading what I am saying. Here, let me repeat it for you: Try. Signing. Up. To. Anything. Without. A. Phone.
- hn_throwaway_99 2y agoThis has been the dumbest conversation I've ever had on HN. I fully understand you need to a phone that accepts text messages. You don't seem to understand that phones that can accept text messages existed long before smartphones, you can still buy them, and they aren't the same thing.