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You'd think the phone companies would care about this. It erodes people's need for a phone number. Why even bother any more?
by bentt 3y ago
You'd think the phone companies would care about this. It erodes people's need for a phone number. Why even bother any more?
- rationalist 3y agoBecause they know other companies require people to have phone numbers for "2FA".
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y agoI'm on vacation now. Had an o shit moment when my bank wouldn't let me complete a purchase because they just hadddd to SMS me, with no other option.
- kylehotchkiss 3y agoGoogle voice is an OK workaround. Bonus points: much more difficult to socially engineer your number away from you
- dc_rog 3y agoI’ve had that happen too. Unfortunately these seem like edge cases for most companies and sms based 2FA remains the default. I’ve finally found a good workaround when traveling abroad: adding a local eSim for data-only and keeping my U.S. number on for receiving voice & text.
- kjs3 3y agoBecause it hasn't seemed to erode peoples need for a phone number?