Apple Is Blocking Linux User-Agent on appleid.apple.com

Re:Apple Is Blocking Linux User-Agent on appleid.apple.com by kwhitefoot on Friday February 22, 2019 @10:36AM (#19226165)

> since he’s overseas, can’t get the fallback SMS

Why?

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Re:Apple Is Blocking Linux User-Agent on appleid.apple.com by cbhl on Friday February 22, 2019 @12:18PM (#19227036)

Many service providers silently fail to deliver SMS when one is roaming internationally, especially if not on a post-paid account

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Re:Apple Is Blocking Linux User-Agent on appleid.apple.com by kwhitefoot on Saturday February 23, 2019 @04:57AM (#19232574)

I think this must be a US thing, never heard of it in Europe.

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Re:Apple Is Blocking Linux User-Agent on appleid.apple.com by tnorthcutt on Friday February 22, 2019 @10:41AM (#19226206)

Probably opted to buy a local SIM instead of using the one from his home country

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Re:Apple Is Blocking Linux User-Agent on appleid.apple.com by jen20 on Friday February 22, 2019 @11:18AM (#19226525)

Many service providers don't support roaming at all - especially on pre-paid accounts.

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Re:Apple Is Blocking Linux User-Agent on appleid.apple.com by throwaway45901 on Friday February 22, 2019 @12:24PM (#19227098)

He doesn’t have international roaming.

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Re:Apple Is Blocking Linux User-Agent on appleid.apple.com by kwhitefoot on Thursday February 28, 2019 @06:52AM (#19270703)

I'm not sure that there is a subscription in Europe that doesn't include international roaming. At least I can't remember seeing one here in Norway. I suppose Europeans travel from country to country a lot more on average.

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