77 sats \ 6 replies \ @kepford 10 Nov 2023 \ on: Signal Messenger Testing Usernames to Replace Phone Numbers tech
I know in the US it is much harder to get a cell phone number without KYC than it used to be. It is still doable and you can use services like silentlink to do so with bitcoin. But, I am not aware of how difficult this is to do in other countries. Anyone care to share?
Mexico is easy.
Aside from that, registering anything with phone numbers is a total No Go security wise.
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silentlink was easy to set up for me in canada, but i was only using it for data.
having a local phone number that i could receive texts on became important eventually, and ultimately ended my silent link experiment.
the one thing i couldn’t get around was that my bank required 2FA and they only allowed 2FA via text or call.
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silent.link has an option to get a number too. But it costs more money.
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true, silent link’s price for a number is much more than a cheap canadian carrier though, so went that route
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crypton.sh provides an online SMS service, good rates
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impossible in Belgium, I need to drive to the Netherlands to buy a sim without KYC