Re:My Google Traffic Has Fallen to Zero
by jasonv on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:37PM
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For this reason and spam calls, I have a free Google Voice number that I use for all services. I never give my cell #...
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Re:My Google Traffic Has Fallen to Zero
by artificialLimbs on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:10AM
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Their numbers aren't always accepted with various entities. I just tried to register with irs.gov, for example, unsuccessfully.
There are whole blocks of legitimate carriers that aren't accepted with various entities. Last time I tried to make a Facebook account I went so far as to buy a phone and a cell plan to try to get a number that would validate in their system, but they wouldn't budge.
Yup - the numbers Google Voice has are tagged as 'VoIP numbers' in some dataset somewhere and are blacklisted by a fair number of services and blocked from 2FA or Sign-up.
This has also happened to me when using MVNO carriers (Cricket, for example).
I tried to use mine, and it is not recognized as a cellphone number, I imagine as a landline one.
Re:My Google Traffic Has Fallen to Zero
by Broken_Hippo on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @04:41AM
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Isn't Google Voice only in the US, though?
Re:My Google Traffic Has Fallen to Zero
by robertlagrant on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @11:16AM
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How do you log into Google Voice?
https://voice.google.com/
It can be set up to forward inbound texts to another number, or you can see them via the app.
I haven't had the "blocked" issues others have, and.. in the case of the IRS, I do have someone who files my paperwork for me.