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It's maybe the leading subscription based tool in our field, not a random SaaS tool.
by cma 1y ago
It's maybe the leading subscription based tool in our field, not a random SaaS tool.
- what 1y agoThey have zero need for a phone number.
- eddythompson80 1y agoCome on now. You're about to run their cli and let it send any random file on your machine to their API intentionally. Trust them a little.
- senko 1y agoThere are a lot of fraudsters out there who will happily create thousands of accounts with valid CCs that will fail on first actual charge.[0] I wouldn't be surprised if asking for a phone number lowers the fraud rate enough to compensate for the added friction. [0] Incidentally, this is also why many AI API providers ask for your money upfront (buy credits) unless you're big enough and/or have existing relationship with them.
- yencabulator 1y agoSounds like a trivial fix even for monthly billing, just bill at the start of the month not at the end.
- seneca 1y agoSure, no contest on that. They still don't need my phone number.