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by fmntf 2993 days ago
"No phone number necessary" is only true if Google Voice is available in your country. A phone number is necessary to create a Telegram account.
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> "No phone number necessary" is only true if Google Voice is available in your country. A phone number is necessary to create a Telegram account.

To add to that I can use Signal just fine with Google Voice. So if both Telegram and Signal require a Google voice number, might as well go with Signal.