[ihateolives]

What's exactly the problem? Is this something US specific? I've been living in different countries for years and always kept my original number in addition to getting local number as well. Never had any trouble with 2fa.

[lxgr]

There are many problems with this approach (I'm using it currently as well, out of necessity, not choice):

- SMS delivery is not always very reliable when roaming.

- Prepaid SIMs usually expire after a while of not topping them up.

- Good luck losing one of these SIMs and getting a replacement abroad. (eSIMs make this both better and worse.)

[ihateolives]

Ok, fair enough with the third point.

Never had missed SMS while roaming and I don't use prepaid as primary number. Have had same number for 20 years now.