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Dropping Cellular for VoIP? Daily Phone use. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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This should be far more secure and privacy friendly than a Sim card of a cellular connection. Why isn't this done more often? What are the Pros and Cons. I bet the price is similar as well.

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[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Can't I just transfer my existing phone number, from any Pay As You Go SIM?

[–] Majestic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You can but they’ll find out. It’s reported or flagged or something, they can tell what provider holds a number and they block VOIP ones. Also if a number was ever previously a VOIP number do not try and transfer it back to proper cellular as it will still remain blocked for many but not all of these for years potentially.