Comment on Do phone number requirements for account sign-ups effectively deter/mitigate spam?

• guyrocket@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Really. Can you get a burner phone for anything close to $3/mo?

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  • PopMyCop@iusearchlinux.fyi ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There was a service that only charged if the phone was used that day. A family member of mine would turn on their phone once a month, check messages, make a few calls, and then turn the phone off until the next month. I think they were paying about $2 a month.

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  • snooggums@midwest.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That exact price with a new phone? No.

    Like $10 a month or less by reusing phone hardware with new Sim cards to use occasionally for sms verifications? Yes.

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    • key@lemmy.keychat.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You don’t get the visceral experience of snapping the phone in half that way.

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