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Re:Wire – Modern Communications Network by danieldk on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @06:10AM (#8693034)
I have never been asked my phone number. I've only been asked my "whatsapp".

But your "whatsapp" is your phone number.

Re:Wire – Modern Communications Network by rogeryu on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @06:15AM (#8693053)
You don't understand. People don't associate that number with a phonecall, but with Whatsapp.
Re:Wire – Modern Communications Network by graeme on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @06:23AM (#8693079)
Exactly, people don't associate the number with phones. And in my case, my "whatsapp" is a Canadian phone number. I don't even know the number on my Brazilian phone.
Re:Wire – Modern Communications Network by eyko on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @07:04AM (#8693242)
Not necessarily. My phone number when I go back home (if anyone wants to call me) is a different number from my whatsapp number (which is my UK number, where I live). When people want my Whatsapp number, I generally give them my UK number, but I don't expect an SMS or a phone call from them because I don't even use that SIM card back home. I have another local SIM card that I use, and I also give that out as my "phone number" in case, you know, somebody wants to call.