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317 points diwank | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.371s | source
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gcanyon ◴[16 Oct 24 00:32 UTC] No.41854510[source]▶
If it were possible to do so, I would possibly buy this as my new "phone":

   - I almost never hold my phone to my ear
   - I don't need the dual-lens features of the new iPhones
   - Standby battery life seems up to the challenge
   - Apple doesn't offer the iPhone Mini anymore, which is what I'm carrying now. If I'm going bigger, why not actually go BIGger.
Things holding me back:

   - Not actually sure about the battery life
   - As far as I know you can't transfer your actual phone line to a Mini
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ks2048 ◴[16 Oct 24 01:50 UTC] No.41854869[source]▶
Last last point makes me wonder: why have phone numbers at all?
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thrdbndndn ◴[16 Oct 24 03:51 UTC] No.41855434[source]▶
There are still lots of services requiring a phone number (at registering or using it for 2FA). No one likes it but that's the reality.

And no, virtual numbers like Google Voice are often (but not always) blocked.

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ks2048 ◴[16 Oct 24 04:02 UTC] No.41855489[source]▶
I can see why people want a phone number now. I was thinking more about why society doesn’t move away from phone numbers (for me, it’s been a hastle to be linked to a carrier and a country)
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1. B1FF_PSUVM ◴[17 Oct 24 15:58 UTC] No.41870863[source]▶
> I was thinking more about why

Good question - e.g. why isn't a phone number like an email address.

My guess is that it functions as an anchor - not to help motion, but to guarantee immobility. Like a physical address, the inconvenience of changing makes for fewer changes.

A low-pass filter, for system stability, if you want to look at it that way.