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The hurdle of moving everything to a new sim could be a hassle, but being locked out of services tied to your number and 2FA is pretty debilitating. Continuity
by hackernewds 5y ago
The hurdle of moving everything to a new sim could be a hassle, but being locked out of services tied to your number and 2FA is pretty debilitating. Continuity is the main reason I use Fi
- gregjor 5y agoMoving what to a new SIM? Smartphones store contacts in the phone and cloud, not on the SIM card. If you’re going to live overseas and need a US number get a phone that supports dual SIM cards. Most of the newer iPhones support either two nano SIMs or built-in eSIM plus physical SIM. Takes a few seconds to set it up. TOTP 2FA (Authy, Google Auth, etc.) does not need cell or internet, it’s time-based. SMS 2FA is harder to accommodate, for that I suggest a US number with Twilio that you can forward to any number in the world.
- lbotos 5y ago> Smartphones store contacts in the phone and cloud Whenever I set up a second sim on my iphone I lose most of my contact details so somehow they seem to still be tied to my sim?? (I have no clue)
- gregjor 5y agoThat’s something you can control, look it up and get your contacts moved off the SIM card.