TankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-26 months agoAnd another thing! It used to be you didn't need a telly-phone number to sign up for a website! Email was all we needed. And it worked!hexbear.netimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down10
arrow-up1155arrow-down1imageAnd another thing! It used to be you didn't need a telly-phone number to sign up for a website! Email was all we needed. And it worked!hexbear.netTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareSamotsvetyVIA [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 months agojust give them a throwaway russian phone number
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 months agoDo I have to sign up for a throwaway Russian cell phone plan?
minus-squareSamotsvetyVIA [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoUse one of the services that temporarily provision the number for you for crypto. I used grizzly and it worked after some trying, but their account system is shit so make sure your account is fully created before you load up crypto.
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI tried something like that once and the website was too smart and it said “haha that number won’t work here”.
just give them a throwaway russian phone number
Do I have to sign up for a throwaway Russian cell phone plan?
Use one of the services that temporarily provision the number for you for crypto. I used grizzly and it worked after some trying, but their account system is shit so make sure your account is fully created before you load up crypto.
I tried something like that once and the website was too smart and it said “haha that number won’t work here”.