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Ask HN: What's the cheapest way to receive bank SMS oversea?

3 pointsby chungleongover 5 years ago
I&#x27;m an American living in Europe. Right now, I&#x27;m unable to manage my American bank account as most operations require a 2FA code, which would get sent to a dead number. I&#x27;m heading stateside next week and I&#x27;m pondering how I can rectify this situation. Buying a cheapy prepaid plan (e.g. Red Pocket) is one option. I&#x27;m worried though that might not work. First, the bank might refuse to send the code to a phone not tied to an SSN. Second, the phone might not get the messages across the ocean due to lack of roaming.<p>Anyone has experience?

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enjoyyourlifeover 5 years ago
Try Google Voice or Skype (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.skype.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;features&#x2F;online-number&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.skype.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;features&#x2F;online-number&#x2F;</a>) or Burner (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.burnerapp.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.burnerapp.com&#x2F;</a>)
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maharishi1over 5 years ago
I have not tried this but if you are into programming, raspberry pi and a place to put the hardware in US with internet access, you can do that. You can buy raspberry pi with a SMS hat and program it to receive the sms and send it to your gmail account.