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Has anyone successfully used a prepaid phone and number for app registration? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’m looking into getting a flip phone with a separate number so that I can sign up for a few apps that without associating them with ~~the complete identity profile in the data marketplace that is linked to~~ my actual phone number.

To be clear, the apps will still be downloaded and utilized on my primary smartphone. But the phone number through which I receive verification codes during registration will be a separate device.

Has any one done this? Tips for selecting a cheapo phone and prepaid service?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Depends on country. In the United States, you might look at something like the T-Mobile Connect prepaid plan and the Nokia 225 4G. And yes, prepaid numbers absolutely do work for app registrations. I've been on prepaid for years and had no issues. It's voice over IP numbers that have problems.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A way around that is to port a prepaid number to a voip service. I've kept old numbers that way when moving

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have been thinking about going with JMP chat and if I do that's probably what I would do just port my current number to them so that I don't lose it since that's my primary number and I don't really want to deal with getting a new one and giving it out to everybody.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Get a prepaid with an eSIM with AT&T/Rogers (or any of their MVNO's) for maximum compatibility; cheapest the better. You need an eSIM compatible phone. You can verify this through the carrier's site from your phone.

Only need the IMEI and Account number essentially

Port the number to voip.ms

Do whatever you want with that number for like pennies a year.

VoIP.ms has an SMS app for android that I know of

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Even if it's more expensive, I will probably go with JMP because it's open source and open source to me is a hill I am willing to die on. I do absolutely everything I possibly can to use only open source software at any time that it is feasibly possible to do so.