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Voip.ms, vonage/twilio, et al let you set up an SMS capable number really quickly and cheaply, available globally... And you'd be fully in control
by voicedYoda 6y ago
Voip.ms, vonage/twilio, et al let you set up an SMS capable number really quickly and cheaply, available globally... And you'd be fully in control
- bingojess 6y agoNo this doesn't work at all. As others have said, many companies will not let you set up an account or send SMS to numbers created this way.
- quickthrower2 6y agoTwitter SMS validation doesn’t even work with my regular phone!
- ampdepolymerase 6y agoUntil you get deplatformed. Tech-first MVNOs don't always have the same consumer rights and anti trust requirements as those regulated by the FCC.
- floss_silicate 6y agoI tried to set up a Twilio number specifically to handle these services that demand SMS for login. Weirdly it only works for a minority of services, I expect many use Twilio to send their auth texts and Twilio blocks sending these to their own numbers?
- closeparen 6y agoPart of SMS verification is to raise the cost of Sybil attacks. Well known sources of cheap bulk phone numbers are often banned for that reason.
- sushid 6y agoI'm not sure if Twilio blocks sending to their own numbers but you can't receive from or send to short codes, which will limit you a lot when verifying with services like Uber.
- dimmke 6y agoThe reason most services require a phone number is so you can't just create a new account if you get banned and ideally your account is somewhat tied to a real person. They ban VOIP numbers because it would defeat the whole point.
- TwoBit 6y agoWhat's preventing someone from getting mutiple regular phones and accounts for them then?
- closeparen 6y agoCost. You can do it, but not hundreds of times like with an email address. Probably not even 10 times before you give up and do something else.
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- TameAntelope 6y agoI think some platforms that use SMS 2fa explicitly ban this path for some reason. They can detect it and don't allow those numbers to be used. It's a really backwards and confusing system, I agree.