Re: Codes sent by text message

Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> Wrote in message:

Jörg Lorenz wrote:
 

On 10.03.24 10:44, Bob Henson wrote:

Newyana2 wrote:

    At one point I played with crypto a bit. I had to upload a picture
ID (drivers license), as well as giving them my email address and
access to my bank account. As I recall I think they sent a voice
message code to my landline, which is a lot more security in terms of
proof of ID than a cellphone. The lamdline is registered to -- and
wired to -- a physical address.

 
They will struggle in the UK soon, then. All landlines disappear by the end
of 2025  - there will only be VoIP.

 
Hardly ever read so much nonsense. We know Newyana does not have a cell
phone but he or she wants to have a big mouth in technical groups
discussing mobile technology.
 
For you: IP-telephone lines are landlines. Landlines are not what you
think they are. The backend is even in the UK ip-based for years.
 
Here in Switzerland VOIP/ip-endpoints are mandatory since 2017.

 
 
Here we designate wired analogue connections running under PSTN as
landlines - nothing else. What I say is correct. There will be options to
continue the old lines for a few who cannot cope, but not for long.
 
https://tinyurl.com/2lgbqv49

The word 'landline' can mean a several things in the UK. What's
 being discontinued are the copper pairs which run between the
 cabinets in the street and local exchanges, which carry analogue
 voice calls (PSTN aka POTS -  'Plain Old Telephone System'). The
 pairs between the cabinet and the premises may continue to carry
 DSL or may be replaced by fibre.

The old (self powered) analogue phone service has become known to
 the public here as a 'landline' only since they had a choice (or
 no choice) to replace it with what's generally called a 'digital'
 phone.

But the word 'landline' can also mean just the wires. Many people
 have a landline but no phone on the end, but they still have to
 pay for a 'landline'.

And to younger people, who have mobile phones, a 'landline'
 probably means just a permanent  phone in their home as opposed
 to a mobile.
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