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infinite love ⴳ, people without phone numbers? I'm sure curious how they get by without all those services that require a phone number, often one capable of receiving SMS, so not a landline either.
An online store? You need a phone number. Taxi? You need a phone number. A bank account? You need a phone number. Government services? You also need a phone number if you don't want to spend literal days in queues. How does one even get an internet connection in the first place without a phone number?
@grishka yes. i would assume it's even more common for minors. services need to recognize that not everyone has a phone number.
on the other hand, it's not as bad as you think it is. not every store requires a phone number, not everyone rides a taxi (and i've never heard of one that *requires* a phone number), government services are a crapshoot on whether phones are optional or required. and internet is available either through your family's home connection or through public wifi.