there are a lot of options for keeping people connected that dont require a phone like matrix, xmpp and a much bigger etc. so if someone wanted to ditch their phone and only use their linux laptop, would that be possible?? thank you!!

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    5 months ago

    You can get a phone number from twilio, vitelity, voip.ms etc, and you can run a SIP client on the laptop if you need to make or receive phone calls.

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      5 months ago

      Some SMS 2fa messages won’t be sent to VoIP numbers. Particularly those coming from 5 digit numbers.

      Just something to keep in mind, as it was a difficulty that I ran into using a twilio number for a lot of web services.

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      5 months ago

      Oh good, someone had suggestions. Thank you, I’ll keep these written down for when I need an anonymous voip again. The last ones I used suddenly became disqualified for what I was using them for. Hadn’t gotten around to trying replacements.