There can be other reasons, and while it saddens me to say, we were forced to keep IE for specific web-panels, which hadn't been updated since the 90s.
Edge does, after all, allow for compability with such sites, which is a good thing.
Please note that this is work work-related machines only.
I dont see how it's an issue when it has to do with your work account. You shouldn't be using this for other things than work.
Even "user-provided awards" should be kept out.
It provides nothing substantial to the conversation.
It's like saying "This 👆", "I agree", or "Take my upvote!", all of which can be expressed by simply voting on the comment, which actually has an impact.
I have had the same number for close to 10 years now. Been using it for everything. All sorts of crap.
After the big Facebook leak in 2021, I've started getting flooded with robo-calls, which is something I've never had to deal with before, since it's not a US number, but a small European one.
I also signed up for some Crypto site, long ago, and my number has seemingly been sold over a couple of times, since I'm also getting those "You have an account with us with 9000 dollars worth of Bitcoin" scam calls.
I've been meaning to get myself an actual good number for a while, so I purchased one with a lot of repeating digits, which I've slowly been transitioning to for family and friends.
I keep both numbers though, as I have so many accounts tied to the old one, that it's very hard to keep track of.
Sometimes I still encounter a site, which I used years ago, that asks me to verify the login via my phone.
And that's why I still have it.
Whenever a site asks to verify via phone, I will give the old number, which I already know has been breached multiple times.
By doing this, I will keep my new number clean, and never give it out to an online service.
I'm just tired of the endless robo-calls, and as I'll only need to be able to receive texts, I figured I might as well completely disable inbound calls.
Seems like I was looking for "Call Barring", whatever that means.
I'm stuck at the part where I have to enter a password (tried 0000), but I will get in touch with my phone company.
People like this are actually the best ones to have running such a project. For them it's not just a pet-project to pass time, or a small way to show their skills. It's a necessary step for them, to be able to keep their online presence.
You'd be surprised at how effective people can be, when they're doing something out of spite.
Dime a dozen