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viber uses mobile number as id but how do callers get thru when SIM not in device?

turnbui
turnbui Posts: 16 Forumite
in Mobiles
people can call me [using viber] on my phone which does NOT have a SIM but is connected to my router via wi-fi. How is this so?

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  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,179 Forumite
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    edited 3 November 2015 at 9:43PM
    Viber does not need SIM to work. I use Viber on a tablet with no SIM or phone connctivetly
    It uses wifi , only needs a phone address book to set up




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  • turnbui
    turnbui Posts: 16 Forumite
    Hmmm! thanks for responding but how does it find my phone? does it use IMEI? or?
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,179 Forumite
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    Nothing to do with IMEI, SIM etc.

    When you set up viber it reads ur phone address book numbers. It uses these numbers via wifi to connect viber to viber
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,179 Forumite
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    PS I assume their server rings the number on your device
  • turnbui
    turnbui Posts: 16 Forumite
    edited 3 November 2015 at 10:19PM
    i must be stupid as i'm missing something. my phone had a sim in when i set viber up. my number is all that viber has to locate my phone? no? if so and i remove sim how can it find my phone? i don't have static IP
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,179 Forumite
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    edited 3 November 2015 at 10:47PM
    Your logged into Viber server automatically via Wifi or Data




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  • turnbui
    turnbui Posts: 16 Forumite
    edited 3 November 2015 at 10:25PM
    Aha! ballyblack that's it, many thanks - how stupid of me.
    much appreciated.
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