Comment on Phones have unique phone numbers, why dont computers have unique computer-numbers?

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jeffhykin@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Sure, change the title to say “phones have unique phone number (b/c sim cards), why don’t computers have an equivalent?”

With VOIP I can get phone calls even without cell service, even behind a NAT. Why is the network designed in such a way where that is possible, but I can’t buy an address that will persist across networks endpoint changes (e.g. new wifi connection) such that I can initiate a connection to my laptop while it is behind a NAT.

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