Not only do I use it for both work and friends, but I also have a bot
assigned through Telegram, through which I can programmatically send
messages to myself and other staff.  The bot also integrates with 2FA,
such as with the Nextcloud system, so you can get your 2FA token from
a chat sent directly to your Telegram account.

This isn't the only platform that supports such things, but the
integration was fairly straightforward to implement.

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 3:46 PM Adam Hudson <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hey  Tilghman, I just looked up Telegram and it actually looks like a cool 
> encrypted chat feature.  I wasn't looking for a chat initially, but checking 
> it out now I think I could see myself using this.  Have you had a positive 
> experience with this platform overall?  Do you find it secure?  Also: do you 
> use anything for encrypted voice and/or video calls?
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 8:29 AM Tilghman Lesher <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> My suggestion to get around this is to register for a (free) number on
>> Google Voice, and then use that number exclusively with that platform.
>> I happen to use Telegram, but Signal should be fine.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 6:56 PM Adam Hudson <[email protected]> 
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>> >
>> > Hey guys. Any of you use secure messaging platforms that don't require a 
>> > phone number to use? I like signal, but I don't want something that takes 
>> > over my phone number and causes me to lose texts if I'm not connected to 
>> > internet (which is quite often). Essentially looking for a secure 
>> > alternative to email. Something akin to what the desktop version of signal 
>> > provides.
>> >
>> > Any of you have success with a platform like that?
>> >
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