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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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[-] solrize@lemmy.world 20 points 9 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.

[-] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 23 points 9 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.

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 6 points 9 months ago

Yeah… that’s the problem.

[-] Cinner@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

And the solution is services like truverifi

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 2 points 9 months ago

That’s a new one for me, I’ll add it to the list.

[-] solrize@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I haven't had to deal with that much, but yeah it can happen. For 2fa in particular, TOTP is way preferable to SMS.

[-] JustUseMint@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Of course but some garbage companies only offer sms MFA

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 3 points 9 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.

[-] jvrava9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

jmp.chat works well for north america too

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