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Re:Ask HN: Why did smartphones become a single point of fail... by mindslight on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @09:36AM (#32397651)
Yet another push to get a better bank, in addition to all their ridiculous fees. Ally blackholes Gvoice (messages just disappear), but gives you an email option to login. When calling customer service, they can do the challenge with a phone call rather than SMS. Capital One, Discover, and Alliant all seem to accept Gvoice just fine.

There of course is a major problem that Gvoice seems to be special, in that many places will accept Gvoice but not standards-based VOIP competitors. I even had a problem with someone on "Comcast mobile" not being able to text a Voip.ms number of mine.

Re:Ask HN: Why did smartphones become a single point of fail... by Spooky23 on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @09:57AM (#32397988)
Oh agreed, Chase is an awful bank in any dimension. I use a credit union for most things.

Chase owns the Amazon card, and 5% rebates on Amazon are worth dealing with the drama.

Re:Ask HN: Why did smartphones become a single point of fail... by 1123581321 on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @09:46AM (#32397797)
Probably Comcast Voice. Comcast/Xfinity Mobile is a Verizon MVNO