Carry your phone number from plan to plan. It's attached to the number, not the phone itself, fuckface.

>>345023329
>phone number required
>wait 1 week
>wait 2 weeks
?????

>>345023329
Why do people make a big deal about handing over their phone number?

>>345026289
because its required and not optional

>>345026289
because phone number should only be required for valve's casino which should also be completely separate entity from the rest of steam so the rest of us don't have to jump through the hoops to sell cards two times a year.

>>345023329
It's not required to add a phone number or use the mobile authenticator. You fucked up anon.

I don't have it activated on mine ,and i don't think steam has my phone number.

>>345026289
Because databases are notoriously leaky and phone numbers are a commodity.
And also because there's no fucking reason for this to even be required.

At least they responded pretty fast.

I had an issue with my entire Steam install breaking and it took them 6 months to reply.

>>345027940

I've never added an authenticator or phone number to my Steam account and it works just find. Sounds pretty optional to me.

>>345028828
you do know that if i go online with 10$ i can by using your name, buy all phone numbers you've ever used, your social security number, your bank account numbers, all bits of information required for a password reset (family, home locations, schools, ect) and more?

lol at privacy about your fucking phone number for fucks sake.

>>345029068
to do this you need more than a name, and who gives out their real name on the internet?

>>345029068
Link the info vendor.

>>345029448
e621.net