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I discovered another reason to avoid SMS OTP: I am currently visiting India and I have put my phone in Airplane mode because my Canadian phone company , Rogers,

I discovered another reason to avoid SMS OTP: I am currently visiting India and I have put my phone in Airplane mode because my Canadian phone company , Rogers,charges $15 per day for roaming and it is simply cheaper to buy an Indian SIM card and use it on an old phone to act as a wifi hotspot for my actual phone. So while my phone is in Airplane mode, I am unable to use my RBC Visa or MasterCard for any online purchases in India as there is no way for me to get the SMS OTP without paying Rogers the CA$15 .

wbkang 3y ago
SMS OTP sucks but this isn't it. Receiving text abroad is free with almost all carriers including Rogers.
jhugo 3y ago
Surely you can just turn off data roaming…
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softveda 3y ago
That is very high. Australian providers offer free incoming SMS even when roaming internationally. The charge is only for data which you can disable. Vodafone Australia has $5/day roaming.