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Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ... by Gare on Sunday November 26, 2023 @07:45AM (#38421197)
Why not just have an ability to call in-app via secure voice chat?
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Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ... by andrewfromx on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:17AM (#38421372)
because they want to be able to dial a normal phone number to make your phone ring to get your attention.
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Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ... by vinay_ys on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:31AM (#38421449)
hmm, WhatsApp rings my phone more than regular phone network and like me billions of people pick-up WhatsApp calls everyday.
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Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ... by andrewfromx on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:04AM (#38430467)
this is true, but for most american's we still use a phone number and do not have any thing like WhatsApp, Signal, or Telegram installed on our phones. The phone number ring is still gold here.
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Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ... by bartvk on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:01AM (#38421287)
Yeah, I didn’t get that either.
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