The other day I was with my girlfriend trying to book a listing in Airbnb.
She couldn't add her phone number to her account, because her phone number was already registered in an old (2013) account of hers that she didn't remember existed, and she didn't remember the credentials.
Once she found a way to log into the old account, she was unable to remove her phone number from it without adding in a new number. We had to add my phone number to her old account so that we could use her number in her current account. We couldn't add a 'fake' number because it requires SMS verification.
So, I guess I will not be able to add my phone number to Airbnb if I ever want to use it.
I suppose they do it like this so that phone numbers can be used as username, but they end up pushing this kind of problem onto their users. We were in a hurry and it really was not the appropiate moment for Airbnb to act stupid.
She couldn't add her phone number to her account, because her phone number was already registered in an old (2013) account of hers that she didn't remember existed, and she didn't remember the credentials.
Once she found a way to log into the old account, she was unable to remove her phone number from it without adding in a new number. We had to add my phone number to her old account so that we could use her number in her current account. We couldn't add a 'fake' number because it requires SMS verification.
So, I guess I will not be able to add my phone number to Airbnb if I ever want to use it.
I suppose they do it like this so that phone numbers can be used as username, but they end up pushing this kind of problem onto their users. We were in a hurry and it really was not the appropiate moment for Airbnb to act stupid.