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by Zak 401 days ago
> No, not everyone has a fking iPhone and iMessage.

I don't think iMessage solves the problem of receiving an SMS from your bank where your SIM card is inactive or disabled due to roaming costs.

A VOIP number like Google Voice can solve that problem, but some services that do SMS-based verification reject phone numbers that a database says are VOIP.