[bentt]

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]

Because they know other companies require people to have phone numbers for "2FA".

[8n4vidtmkvmk]

I'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.

[dc_rog]

I’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.

[kylehotchkiss]

Google voice is an OK workaround. Bonus points: much more difficult to socially engineer your number away from you

[kjs3]

Because it hasn't seemed to erode peoples need for a phone number?