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Re:Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look ... by Tor3 on Monday March 04, 2019 @03:21AM (#19299639)
Sounds useful. It's unfortunate that google voice still isn't available outside North America. I don't know if that is for technical reasons or for (European/Asian) political reasons. But it sure would have been nice to keep separate numbers the same way it's sometimes necessary to keep separate google accounts.
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Re:Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look ... by HenryBemis on Monday March 04, 2019 @05:20AM (#19300150)
Not advertising.. but Skype can also generate phone numbers for you, and you can equally drop them. I remember I used a Skype landline number for that specifi purpose - throaway number for when I was looking for a new job. And I discareded it immediately after.
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Re:Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look ... by renholder on Monday March 04, 2019 @05:36AM (#19300225)
>But it sure would have been nice to keep separate numbers the same way it's sometimes necessary to keep separate google accounts.

In Sweden, you can request a pre-paid SIM be sent to you in the mail[0].

To be fair, it's not entirely a "burner" SIM, as it's associated with your personnummer but it's a lot more convenient than queuing in a shop (if that's not your thing).

Maybe your country has a carrier that does the equivalent? :)

[0] - https://webbutik.comviq.se/kontantkort/checkout/comviqcart/p...

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Re:Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look ... by 18pfsmt on Friday March 08, 2019 @02:47PM (#19341497)
In the US, I can walk into a store and pay cash for a $30 flip phone without any ID, and unlimited talk and text. 15 years ago it was $150 and 200 minutes talk, 20 texts.
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Re:Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look ... by MaxBarraclough on Monday March 04, 2019 @04:33PM (#19305781)
There are plenty of other providers. Here in the UK there's LocalPhone.com for instance. They're even able to get you a number in a country of your choice, forwarding to a phone in a country of your choice.
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Re:Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look ... by sridca on Monday March 04, 2019 @12:29PM (#19303068)
Google Voice is US-only.

"Google Voice is only available in the United States. To use Google Voice, sign up with a US-based phone number."

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Re:Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look ... by smnrchrds on Monday March 04, 2019 @09:21AM (#19301407)
It's only available in US, not even Canada.
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