Phone numbers are not proper verification

Re:Phone numbers are not proper verification by icebraining on Monday January 16, 2017 @04:31AM (#13409020)

Sure i could call my bank one a month to change my telephone number, which i loose control of shortly after that (only valid for a few months, prepaid). This is hardly a solution.

I don't get it, why are your prepaid cars only valid for a few months? Do people just lose their number regularly?

Around here you can get a prepaid SIM, and you only need to make a single call per six months to keep it active. Even an initial 10€ payment is enough for years of service. Can't you get the same in Switzerland?

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Re:Phone numbers are not proper verification by herbst on Monday January 16, 2017 @04:32AM (#13409027)

No thats what i ment. I need to use it within N period to keep it. If i just receive SMS every other month it will die after a while.

Also as mentioned i cant get it again, prepaid is kind of contract less. If i loose the sim i am not entitled to get the same number again.

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Re:Phone numbers are not proper verification by sethammons on Monday January 16, 2017 @10:00AM (#13410302)

Could just set a reminder to call someone or an automated service once every period...

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Re:Phone numbers are not proper verification by herbst on Monday January 16, 2017 @10:06AM (#13410332)

Thats a very cool idea actually. Would depend on not changing my phone or resetting it and forget about it so probably faulty, but i keep that in mind.

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