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

submitted 1 day ago by Aslanta@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] angelmountain@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yes, I created an entire fake identity with it that I'm now using here so I can say what I want without worrying about loosing my job.

One thing to keep in mind is that most prepaid providers require you to use the phone every once in a while, or you loose the number (don't ask me how I know and don't ask me what happens if I forgot my password)

[–] Aslanta@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

That is good advice, thank you! Is there a particular brand you’d recommend (DM me if you don’t want to share publicly). I was looking into a few major retailer flip phones but they both required the retailer to scan it for activation and I wasn’t entirely sure what that does tracking-wise, so I stopped to do some more research.

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