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This was about to become super inconvenient as I use my GV number for all online services, but just checked and was still able to receive 2FA notifications on G

by mythz 5y ago

This was about to become super inconvenient as I use my GV number for all online services, but just checked and was still able to receive 2FA notifications on GV App and Email so crisis is adverted for now. Still a reminder that any Google services & features I rely on could be axed at any minute. It's been a couple of years that I've sworn off trying out any new Google Services. I used to look forward to their product releases, now I view them as a ticking liability where any time investments could be lost at their whims forcing you to scramble and find alternatives.

polotics 5y ago
Funny, this made me think back about the time when I was feeling like this about Microsoft's constant framework and tooling churn. Are all companies that get large enough destined to eat their own?
- xtiansimon 5y ago
  Ha! I work in the restaurant industry and I feel the same way, but about the pop up online ordering platforms and POS providers. I had an argument (via email) with a POS provider whose time and attendance system were used by my client. I said I need SOH report (in NY you get special pay if you work more than 10 hrs in one day). They said they don’t have this report, but we could switch over to their payroll service, where they do offer this report. Adolescent companies just won’t step out of their lane, even when they collect data which is necessary for compliance with the law. Hmmm. What’s going on? Young and impervious to reason. Old and careless.
compsciphd 5y ago
some banks blacklist voip #s (and hence google voice #s it seems) so 2FA notifications fail to go them. I wonder if people who have google fi have the same issue.
- LinuxBender 5y ago
  I use skype-in (skype with a landline number) that can do SMS. The only site I have found that was able to send SMS to it was LinkedIn. All the banks block it. All eCommerce sites block it that I have tried.
  - sudosysgen 5y ago
    It's less about a specific blacklist than Skype-in not implementing short-code SMS support.
- simtel20 5y ago
  There are lists of numbers owned by voip providers. If you have an early gv number it is usually not on those lists, and so it works fine. Whether that's a good thing is another question.
  - compsciphd 5y ago
    my google voice # is actually my former sprint #. still gets blocked by some banks, though almost all of them that do block, have options for e-mail or voice call, so doesn't impact me much.
- flyingfences 5y ago
  Anecdotally, I have no issue with 2FA texts coming through on my Google Fi line.
- pxeboot 5y ago
  > I wonder if people who have google fi have the same issue. Fi numbers are actually hosted by T-Mobile and show up as mobile, not voip by all carrier lookup services I have seen.

by mythz 5y ago

polotics 5y ago

Funny, this made me think back about the time when I was feeling like this about Microsoft's constant framework and tooling churn. Are all companies that get large enough destined to eat their own?

xtiansimon 5y ago
Ha! I work in the restaurant industry and I feel the same way, but about the pop up online ordering platforms and POS providers. I had an argument (via email) with a POS provider whose time and attendance system were used by my client. I said I need SOH report (in NY you get special pay if you work more than 10 hrs in one day). They said they don’t have this report, but we could switch over to their payroll service, where they do offer this report. Adolescent companies just won’t step out of their lane, even when they collect data which is necessary for compliance with the law. Hmmm. What’s going on? Young and impervious to reason. Old and careless.

compsciphd 5y ago

some banks blacklist voip #s (and hence google voice #s it seems) so 2FA notifications fail to go them. I wonder if people who have google fi have the same issue.

LinuxBender 5y ago
I use skype-in (skype with a landline number) that can do SMS. The only site I have found that was able to send SMS to it was LinkedIn. All the banks block it. All eCommerce sites block it that I have tried.
- sudosysgen 5y ago
  It's less about a specific blacklist than Skype-in not implementing short-code SMS support.
simtel20 5y ago
There are lists of numbers owned by voip providers. If you have an early gv number it is usually not on those lists, and so it works fine. Whether that's a good thing is another question.
- compsciphd 5y ago
  my google voice # is actually my former sprint #. still gets blocked by some banks, though almost all of them that do block, have options for e-mail or voice call, so doesn't impact me much.
flyingfences 5y ago
Anecdotally, I have no issue with 2FA texts coming through on my Google Fi line.
pxeboot 5y ago
> I wonder if people who have google fi have the same issue. Fi numbers are actually hosted by T-Mobile and show up as mobile, not voip by all carrier lookup services I have seen.