Subj : But I agree that Telegram is pretty good
To   : boraxman
From : Ogg
Date : Sun Sep 04 2022 17:30:00

Hello boraxman!

** On Sunday 04.09.22 - 23:20, boraxman wrote to Bex:

 Be>> But I agree that Telegram is pretty good as a secure instant
 Be>> messenger.
 Be>>

 b> From what I understand, you can't just create an account on a PC only, it
 b> has to be tied with a phone number.  At least that was the case last time
 b> I looked.

You can install Telegram on a PC as your *first* and only  
device, no problem. But you *do* need access to a device that  
can receive SMS for the security code. That is, at registartion  
Telegram requests a phone number where to send the 4-digit  
activation code via SMS. It can be ANY phone you have access to  
and control of.  You can even use the disposable phone numbers  
services if you want.

Thereafter, you don't need the number to activate Telegram on  
future devices at all.  If you proceed to activate Telegram on  
an additional device, it will also send the activation code to  
your all your installed Telegram programs too.

I installed Telegram on a T60 laptop. Received the SMS on my  
Blackberry phone.  Later, I installed Telegram on another  
laptop, a DT, my Blackberry, and even on a Pixel smartphone  
doesn't even have a SIM or phone number.

All the messages on Telegram are synchronized. In otherwords,  
you can be in the middle of writing a message on one device,  
let it run out of battery juice, and simply resume mid-edit on  
another device.

All that combined with TgBBS, Fidonet echos are not restricted  
to any one device.

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