They should try other free email services. It’d be nice if Google voice was still free and somebody could help set that up as their persistent number. That said

They should try other free email services. It’d be nice if Google voice was still free and somebody could help set that up as their persistent number. That said, Google 2FA is mission critical for many people’s online identity and is protecting them from a world of online evils, this is not a reason to step back from a security posture that Google has rightly decided protects its users.