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> My bank only supports SMS 2FA so while I'm travelling I'm effectively cut off from certain functionality EU citizen here. Do you... not have roaming?

• 4ad 3y ago
  International SMS delivery is unreliable. Unreliable is not strong enough word. It more often doesn't work that it does. Or it works with enough of a delay to cause a timeout on the site where you want to login. Plus, you know, SMS hijacking and all that.
  • coldtea 3y ago
    Where do you travel? Because I've gotten international text in dozens of countries in different continents with no problem. Delays I've seen (but also sometimes I also see them in my home country). Usually trying 1-2 times more it gets in time.
    • izacus 3y ago
      It's nice that you were lucky enough for it to work reliably, but it's not a universal experience.
      • coldtea 3y ago
        Sure, hence the question
  • kwhitefoot 3y ago
    Works fine in Europe in my recent experience. It was pretty poor fifteen years ago.
• madeofpalk 3y ago
  Maybe not! And?
• qot 3y ago
  In the EU I get an EU cell plan because it's orders of magnitude cheaper than roaming from North America when travelling for a month. So to log into my bank I have to load the website on my device, enter my username / password, have it send the SMS 2FA, switch to my home SIM card, wait to receive the text message, switch back to my EU SIM card, ensure internet works, then submit the 2FA code to finally log in. That assumes I haven't forgotten something to poke the SIM card out with. I couldn't find eSIM last time I went to Portugal.