Re:Americans are drowning in spam
by djbusby on Monday April 18, 2022 @09:45AM
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TMobile has been blocking 2FA texts/calls so everytime I sign in to Twilio is a supreme hassle. But only a problem with Twilio - so maybe the issue is on their side
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Maybe TMobile is doing you a favor is showing just how insecure 2FA via SMS really is.
Doesn't Twilio offer TOTP? SMS-based is pretty insecure as far as 2FA goes.
Re:Americans are drowning in spam
by lloydatkinson on Monday April 18, 2022 @09:53AM
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Probably a double irony because twilio is used for sending a lot of spam SMS.
Twilio is often a source of the spam texts and calls, so it would make sense for a cellular service provider to block them.
It isn't just Twilio. When I had T-Mobile, I was able to get 2FA SMS from about 1/3 of the companies that I use it with. Even financial companies like Vanguard and many others, never were let through with T-Mobile. I called T-Mobile and asked them to open it up completely. No improvement.
I switched my same phone with same phone number to another provider and I get all texts that I am hoping to get now and get literally no spam texts.
Re:Americans are drowning in spam
by zonethundery on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:00AM
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They switched this off for everyone at some point. Call customer service and they'll turn it back on.
Re:Americans are drowning in spam
by bluedevil2k on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:07AM
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Use the Authy app then
Re:Americans are drowning in spam
by istillwritecode on Monday April 18, 2022 @02:35PM
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The Authy app is not exactly TOTP - it's a bastardized version that requires you to supply a phone number to use it because that is what they use as a seed. Since twilio is a spam company, I would advise against this.