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I don't carry a cellphone. The rates are atrocious in Canada, and I don't like being rung when I'm out and about. The biggest problem is 2-factor. Many servi
by SquareWheel 4y ago
I don't carry a cellphone. The rates are atrocious in Canada, and I don't like being rung when I'm out and about.
The biggest problem is 2-factor. Many services are starting to require it, which has led me to losing access to various accounts. Looking at you, Paypal.
Otherwise, it's fine. I make a paper shopping list. I schedule meetings in advance, and show up at the expected time. Uber isn't even in my city so there's no loss there.
- frereubu 4y agoIn the UK, you can get texts sent to landline numbers. Not sure if it's carrier-dependent, but my Mum would occasionally get texts sent to her landline. She'd get a call saying that she'd received a text and the text was read to her by a computer. Perhaps that might work in Canada?
- SquareWheel 4y agoThank you for the suggestion.
- crdotson 4y agoSMS 2 factor is terrible anyway and is on the way out, although it may still be the only choice for some services for quite a while. A hardware security key is best, and TOTP (Google Authenticator and similar) is very good and both can be used without cell connectivity.
- SquareWheel 4y agoIn Paypal, for example, this is the screen I reach every time I try to log in. https://i.imgur.com/V2WbK6C.png https://i.imgur.com/V2WbK6C.png There is no skip button. Even worse, every method I've tried to access customer support requires I be logged into an account. I do have an Android device at home that may support TOPT, but a lot of websites still recklessly assume you have a mobile number available.