[lmz]

Remove the SIM card and pop it into some other phone? Unless the SIM has a PIN lock, but I guess you could go to the telco for help with that.

At least SMS is easy to divert that way. Think about the services that verify over Whatsapp or Telegram. Good luck finding someone who cares there.

[smgit]

He was in a different location initially. He eventually got access to the sim. So every process requiring sms verification became a roadblock.