← Back to context Comment by bloggie 2 years ago Funny, because that's the reason I can't use Signal - I don't have a phone number. 6 comments bloggie Reply barbazoo 2 years ago In case one isn't aware, you can get a $1/month throwaway phone number from Twilio for that purpose. lxgr 2 years ago That's a neat workaround for the people that can figure that out, but doesn't change the underlying problem for the majority of users at all. alternatex 2 years ago Majority of users don't have phone numbers? 1 reply → bonton89 2 years ago Aren't these VoIP? Almost every service blocks VoIP numbers for sign ups these days, but perhaps Signal is an exception. barbazoo 2 years ago They work with Signal, Facebook, etc. Sometimes you have to try another one to get it to work.
barbazoo 2 years ago In case one isn't aware, you can get a $1/month throwaway phone number from Twilio for that purpose. lxgr 2 years ago That's a neat workaround for the people that can figure that out, but doesn't change the underlying problem for the majority of users at all. alternatex 2 years ago Majority of users don't have phone numbers? 1 reply → bonton89 2 years ago Aren't these VoIP? Almost every service blocks VoIP numbers for sign ups these days, but perhaps Signal is an exception. barbazoo 2 years ago They work with Signal, Facebook, etc. Sometimes you have to try another one to get it to work.
lxgr 2 years ago That's a neat workaround for the people that can figure that out, but doesn't change the underlying problem for the majority of users at all. alternatex 2 years ago Majority of users don't have phone numbers? 1 reply →
bonton89 2 years ago Aren't these VoIP? Almost every service blocks VoIP numbers for sign ups these days, but perhaps Signal is an exception. barbazoo 2 years ago They work with Signal, Facebook, etc. Sometimes you have to try another one to get it to work.
barbazoo 2 years ago They work with Signal, Facebook, etc. Sometimes you have to try another one to get it to work.
In case one isn't aware, you can get a $1/month throwaway phone number from Twilio for that purpose.
That's a neat workaround for the people that can figure that out, but doesn't change the underlying problem for the majority of users at all.
Majority of users don't have phone numbers?
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Aren't these VoIP? Almost every service blocks VoIP numbers for sign ups these days, but perhaps Signal is an exception.
They work with Signal, Facebook, etc. Sometimes you have to try another one to get it to work.