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This belief gets very interesting with company phones, where 1 person pays several hundreds/thousand phones. Oh wait, that's not a person but a legal entity?

wink 2y ago
I don't even want to guess the percentage of couples where one partner pays for (both, maybe three) phones/landlines, and that's ignoring all children, underage or not.
- grapesodaaaaa 2y ago
  I currently pay for 4 other people, because the way plans work in the US, it’s a lot cheaper. I don’t bother to update the names on their lines, so they all probably link back to me.
  - johnisgood 2y ago
    So were they engage in something illegal you would be liable?
    - onetokeoverthe 2y ago
      only if police and judges are stupid.
      - johnisgood 2y ago
        So depends on their mood, corruption, and whether they want to get you.
        onetokeoverthe 2y ago
        If you live in a shithole country that's always the case.
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    - grapesodaaaaa 2y ago
      I’m sure the police would come to my door, but I could show records of it not really being “my phone number”. Family plans are pretty common here, so I wouldn’t expect too much friction. I would absolutely cooperate (obviously through a lawyer) with records if someone else on my family plan did something illegal. I also have records showing that they pay me for the line. Also yes, it would be a huge hassle. The probability of that happening is small, and I’m willing to risk it like many other things in life. I only do this for very trusted people.
- diggan 2y ago
  Don't remember what service exactly (Paypal I think?) that some time ago asks for me to "verify" the account by showing some bills with my name. At that point, the only utility bills they accepted for the verification, were all in my wife's name, which they didn't accept, so now I no longer have Paypal.
  - wink 2y ago
    Good point. I actually think we're both on some of the statements, so that's at least one problem I wouldn't have. Still ridiculous overall, of course.

wink 2y ago

I don't even want to guess the percentage of couples where one partner pays for (both, maybe three) phones/landlines, and that's ignoring all children, underage or not.

grapesodaaaaa 2y ago
I currently pay for 4 other people, because the way plans work in the US, it’s a lot cheaper. I don’t bother to update the names on their lines, so they all probably link back to me.
- johnisgood 2y ago
  So were they engage in something illegal you would be liable?
  - onetokeoverthe 2y ago
    only if police and judges are stupid.
    - johnisgood 2y ago
      So depends on their mood, corruption, and whether they want to get you.
      - onetokeoverthe 2y ago
        If you live in a shithole country that's always the case.
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  - grapesodaaaaa 2y ago
    I’m sure the police would come to my door, but I could show records of it not really being “my phone number”. Family plans are pretty common here, so I wouldn’t expect too much friction. I would absolutely cooperate (obviously through a lawyer) with records if someone else on my family plan did something illegal. I also have records showing that they pay me for the line. Also yes, it would be a huge hassle. The probability of that happening is small, and I’m willing to risk it like many other things in life. I only do this for very trusted people.
diggan 2y ago
Don't remember what service exactly (Paypal I think?) that some time ago asks for me to "verify" the account by showing some bills with my name. At that point, the only utility bills they accepted for the verification, were all in my wife's name, which they didn't accept, so now I no longer have Paypal.
- wink 2y ago
  Good point. I actually think we're both on some of the statements, so that's at least one problem I wouldn't have. Still ridiculous overall, of course.