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   PID: Synchronet 3.19a-Linux master/14738110f Sep  6 2021 GCC 11.2.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Linux master/14738110f Sep  6 2021 GCC 11.2.0   
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    > > You should be able to turn those off. At least on Android I give very   
    > > little permissions.   
       
    > They asked me for a phone number before continuing. I don’t use phone only   
    > tablet.   
      
   That's so that the system can send you a text with a code number in order to   
   complete the registration.  You can even use someone else's phone number to   
   receive that text message if you want.  A phone number is no longer necessary   
   to  continue to use Telegram.   
   --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux   
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