Nikalos Telsa Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 I have a two factor security from my U.S. bank. They send a code to my U.S. number and the person with the phone sends it to me. This is inconvenient much of the time. Is there a service that will do this? I don't find it with my Skype virtual U.S. number. Help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 I use textnow.com for free. I receive a number in any area code I want. The code is sent there, I log on to textnow.com and the code is right there to read. EZPZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikalos Telsa Posted September 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 It looks as if they only want businesses. Many of the fields relate to businesses, not individuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 We have a u.s. account and we changed our phone number to our MX land line number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikalos Telsa Posted September 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 35 minutes ago, ibarra said: I will ask my BofA. Some banks won't send a SMS confirmation code to a foreign country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexbound Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 I have BOA and they wont accept a Mexican Cell phone number beginning with a +52. I use Textnow.com with a virtual number in the Seattle area (425 area code) and then you enter that 425 number in your BOA profile. Just did a transfer this morning from BOA to BBVA and got my "code" within 10 seconds of the request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, mexbound said: I have BOA and they wont accept a Mexican Cell phone number beginning with a +52. I use Textnow.com with a virtual number in the Seattle area (425 area code) and then you enter that 425 number in your BOA profile. Just did a transfer this morning from BOA to BBVA and got my "code" within 10 seconds of the request. We aren't using a cellphone number. We use our landline number. This is with Chase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InChapala1 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, ibarra said: We aren't using a cellphone number. We use our landline number. This is with Chase. do you mean Chase will call your Mexican landline with the 2-factor code? I don't see how a text can be received on a landline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, InChapala1 said: do you mean Chase will call your Mexican landline with the 2-factor code? I don't see how a text can be received on a landline. Yes, they call 376xxxxxxx . It is an automated voice message which includes the numbers for the code. Chase would not accept a cellphone number. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stream Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 iPhone does it. In SETTINGS look under MESSAGES then configure under TEXT MESSAGE FORWARDING. Any device configured right gets the text messages. There is also some place a setting for identities to receive messages for like email's and phone numbers that I've run into configuring. Input the emails and phone numbers and as long as they aren't taken by another apple account it should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 12:26 AM, Stream said: iPhone does it. In SETTINGS look under MESSAGES then configure under TEXT MESSAGE FORWARDING. Any device configured right gets the text messages. There is also some place a setting for identities to receive messages for like email's and phone numbers that I've run into configuring. Input the emails and phone numbers and as long as they aren't taken by another apple account it should work. Wouldn’t you have to leave the iPhone in the US?… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 Just get a free Google Voice number which give you free voice and texts from their app… and use that number for your banking and credit cards… I have mine Charles Schwab, Fidelity and my credit cards.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stream Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 6 hours ago, KevinR said: Wouldn’t you have to leave the iPhone in the US?… I don't think so. The notifications are via the Apple devices listed contacts like numbers and email addresses. It an internet account when it apple messages. Not a strickly phone. Figures as long as you Apple account has WiFi access or cell data it should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Stream said: I don't think so. The notifications are via the Apple devices listed contacts like numbers and email addresses. It an internet account when it apple messages. Not a strickly phone. Figures as long as you Apple account has WiFi access or cell data it should work. The OP needs text from his US bank for two factor security… Your saying a IPhone with a US cell number only needs an internet connection outside of the US to get texts by changing the setting you recommend?… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stream Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 1 hour ago, KevinR said: The OP needs text from his US bank for two factor security… Your saying a IPhone with a US cell number only needs an internet connection outside of the US to get texts by changing the setting you recommend?… It's not changing any settings. It's using the standard available setting you can make. Look on an Apple iOS devices settings for MESSAGES under the Send & Receive. Phone numbers and emails can be used. There is always testing it if you have an Apple device. Send a text. If you don't have a US number use a Google supplied number. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikalos Telsa Posted September 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 I have a VPN so that might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stream Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Nikalos Telsa said: I have a VPN so that might work. I think the bank sends to the number weeding out the out of country numbers. The VPN concerns only the out and in to your device not how data is handled to become available to your device. That's where it figures if you have contact info on your device with a USA number supplied by google or some other and your email and Mexico number all in your send and receive setting of the iOS Messages setting along with mirror on all device then you should get the texts popping up on the Mexico device. It's no hard task to test unless menus and setting are hard. If you don't have an Apple device I have no idea. I ditch the google and android hack my information and spam advertising games a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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