Re:We Chat, They Watch
by DaiPlusPlus on Friday May 08, 2020 @03:03AM
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It’s a B2B service (“B2SB”?) - not targeting people/consumers - so it’s reasonable to assume they have a real phone number.
Re:We Chat, They Watch
by JumpCrisscross on Friday May 08, 2020 @06:41AM
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> it’s reasonable to assume they have a real phone number
Just an anecdote, but I rarely give out my non-Google Voice number on sign-up forms. I don’t want my mobile in a database to be spammed.
If a phone number is required on sign-up, and my Google Voice doesn’t work, I usually pass. Whether for personal or commercial use.
Re:We Chat, They Watch
by AlchemistCamp on Friday May 08, 2020 @01:15PM
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I run a business. Why is it reasonable to assume the use of legacy phone numbers?
Re:We Chat, They Watch
by DaiPlusPlus on Saturday May 09, 2020 @10:28AM
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We target a particular subset of retail-customer businesses which all generally have a phone-number.
It's not reasonable. Voice is the only phone number I use and I use B2B services. If you prevented me from signing up I'd go to a competitor.
Re:We Chat, They Watch
by erik_seaberg on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:03AM
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Which mobile carriers do you support, if not Google Fi (which is mine)? Or only landlines (which barely exist at my day job)?
It's highly likely that prospective users just leave when encountering your restrictions and having their phone numbers rejected.