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> Number porting should require an SMS to the existing SIM with the ability to respond NO to cancel the process and flag the request as fraud (e.g. whoever made
by vxNsr 7y ago
> Number porting should require an SMS to the existing SIM with the ability to respond NO to cancel the process and flag the request as fraud (e.g. whoever made the request on the carrier side should be flagged, to fish out compromised support reps).
Better yet, a YES text should be required with a port
- hirsin 7y agoYou've led a fortunate life, if you've never had a phone utterly and completely destroyed or lost. Having the SIM ruined is a rough time. I believe t-mobile has a nice requirement of being able to mark you number as "show up in the store and show your ID"
- vxNsr 7y ago> I believe t-mobile has a nice requirement of being able to mark you number as "show up in the store and show your ID" Yup, and yet I've heard of stories of people social engineering their way around that. the telecom companies need to make it impossible for a CSR to access your account at all without actual verifying data from you.
- thorwasdfasdf 7y agoOr require YES text for immediate port. Then if you can't do that because you've lost your phone, then it should delay for 24 hours, then do the port.