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Google forces to use 2FA with SMS authentication, then AT&T disables phone number. Great.
by butz 4y ago
Google forces to use 2FA with SMS authentication, then AT&T disables phone number. Great.
- dredmorbius 4y agoThe US has phone-number portability. You may be disadvantaged but that number can be transferred to a new phone. Or, possibly, your existing phone at a new carrier. https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/porting-keeping-your-phone-number-when-you-change-providers https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/porting-keeping-your-ph...
- DanAtC 4y agoYou can't transfer a number you no longer have an account for.
- dredmorbius 4y agoHrm... File a complaint with your state AG's consumer protection office. Most have a specific form (usually online) for telecoms issues.
- aaaaaaaaata 4y agoHow many crosswalks have you been hit in?
- reset-password 4y agoI thought this was the case too but after falling victim to these tactics myself, AT&T began to actively hold my numbers hostage. In my experience AT&T requires you set up a "TRANSFER PIN" that you give to the other carrier when porting, but in my case have repeatedly rejected the request with the correct PIN. AT&T is a incredibly consumer-hostile company that does not play by the rules, can and will hold your phone numbers hostage, and as shown here will arbitrarily disable devices when it is convenient for them.
- dredmorbius 4y agoThey're all but certainly in violation of law here.