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!!

  • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
    47·
    10 months ago

    You would still need a internet source, but yeah. The hardest part would be getting a virtual phone number that qualifies for receiving account text messages when necessary. Or using apps that inherently tie themselves to a phone number.

    • solrize@lemmy.world
      201·
      10 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·
        10 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.comEnglish
        3·
        10 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.

      • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
        6·
        10 months ago

        Unfortunately, that’s one that got banned for a few services. Obviously not all, good to hear it still works for some, but for others you enter a gvoice number and it tells you it’s not eligible. (At least it did, maybe something has changed and they’re working again, it’s been a while since I tried it.)