Subj : the Parle alternative
To : Arelor
From : Ogg
Date : Wed Jan 13 2021 10:50 pm
Hello Arelor!
** On Wednesday 13.01.21 - 16:14, Arelor wrote to Shitty:
A> I think using phone numbers for account identification is a
A> moronic idea which only makes sense for the sake of
A> simplifying helpdesk when your userbase has no discipline to
A> use a username and a password. The model really release the
A> customer support burden A LOT at the expense of requiring an
A> important piece of information from the user that should not
A> be necesary to operate the service.
When I first tried Telegram, I did not like the idea of
releasing the phone number assigned to my Blackberry. Although I
could install the app on my desktop *first* (unlike Signal which
forces you to install the app on a phone first), the
registration required that they send a code via SMS - and that
process obviously requires a cellphone.
In Telegram's case, it doesn't necessarily have to be your own
phone number. It only needs to be a phonenumber where you can
access the SMS code they send you.
