I’m looking to use JMP.chat as my main number along as my work number.

  • uzi@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    It’s exclusively my phone number using Cheogram app from F-Droid. I paid for 2 numbers, one number is for bank and credit cards, I use that number to call financial places or verify login. My other number is my personal number and for Molly/Signal, etc.

    Since JMP only requires XMPP, a federated service, it’s essentially an anonymous phone service, and if you travel internationally, you connect to wi-fi in a different country and can make local calls to anyone back home.

    All it is is a VoIP number, and some services detect a VoIP number and require a cell number, but you can port your cell number to JMP, you don’t have to have a new number from JMP.

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      8 months ago

      IIRC it’s legally required to allow porting a number out of a service, but porting it in is usually something companies add as a nicety. It’s good to hear they allow that.

      Two questions, which are open ended:

      • Does porting a number out to them cause the number to get flagged as VOIP later? It would be really crappy for people if it did…
      • Are port-outs allowed?
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        8 months ago

        If you pick a JMP number, you can port your JMP to a cell service, and a cell number can be ported to JMP.

        I believe, but I may be wrong, that cell/mobile companies get a different batch of numbers from VoIP companies, so if you port a cell number to JMP, it will likely still be believed to be a cell number, but I can’t say 100% concerete for sure.

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        8 months ago

        Yes, you can port out your jmp number, but it takes slightly longer than a regular port out/port in to the new provider because it is considered a landline. When I ported out of jmp, my number was accepted as a verification method, meaning it is no longer labeled as a VoIP number