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Re:Phone numbers are not proper verification by richthegeek on Monday January 16, 2017 @06:02AM (#13409330)
You'd be surprised. Number portability is a big pain in the arse for us (determining the network from an MSISDN is important in my industry) so it's always a nice bonus when we come across countries without it.

Most recently, Philippines: http://www.prefix.ph/smart-users/updated-philippine-mobile-p...

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Re:Phone numbers are not proper verification by herbst on Monday January 16, 2017 @06:29AM (#13409412)
This is a really interesting example! Thank you, i obviously only thought about my rather small digitalnomad bubble & issues. But this is a good example for the same problem on a much bigger scale.

Once again it shows you cant just close your eyes and judge from yourself to others.

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