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Re:FSF Announces Librephone Project by glitchc on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @12:57AM (#45588223)
It sounds utopian except you still have to pay for a cell plan on said device, no? How else to obtain a phone number for MFA?
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Re:FSF Announces Librephone Project by BLKNSLVR on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:14AM (#45588304)
No, just connected via wifi. I don't use it outside the house. The MFA token comes via the banking app itself, not via SMS.

If it came by SMS my daily driver would receive it.

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Re:FSF Announces Librephone Project by NetMageSCW on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:06AM (#45588266)
Hopefully by not using MFA that depends on SMS.
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Re:FSF Announces Librephone Project by NoGravitas on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @10:19AM (#45592994)
Unfortunately there are non-SMS MFA that are still tied to a phone number, and you may be forced into using them for some context. Duo Mobile is one.
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Re:FSF Announces Librephone Project by efreak on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @04:07PM (#45597747)
You already have a cell plan. It doesn't have to be attached to the same device.
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