As the tittle sais, i was trying to create an instagram account and it is not possible without a phone number. Same with discord. Obviously i dont want to provide mine. Any working solutions to bypass this? not looking for alternative private service, i already use them.

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    1 year ago

    I just get a second sim and phone number and just use that for these junk services.
    So far only for telegram and chatgpt.

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        1 year ago

        Anonymous Sims still exist in abundance. Cash for SIM cards is a big thing everywhere I’ve been.

        But the IMSI doesn’t change so it’s not really anonymous if your phone is tied to identity. Just depends on your threat model

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          First - the thing that is persistent with a phone is IMEI, IMSI is the one in the simcard. Second - “cash for sims” is not legal in many places, like where I live. There are places that sell illegal anonymous ones (not like you can get in trouble for that tho), but idk how reliable these actually are, and I still haven’t learned to find these places consistently.

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        Not everyone is trying to run from total government surveillance. Sometimes, having an extra phone number, like having a pseudonym, is enough for them.

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        1 year ago

        Anonymous SIMs haven’t been a thing for years.

        I dont know what you mean by “Anonymous SIM”. if you are trying to hide from the goverment- you wont be able to get a totally anonymous sim, no way. dont even bother.

        this is just so the end company like telegram/chatgpt wont be able to match your stupid posts to you by your permanent phone number. btut gov can always get you if they need to.