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Re:Cell Service for the Fairly Paranoid by dlenski on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @12:45AM (#47147788)
I've used my Google Voice number as my primary number for ~15 years at this point. (I use my "real" phone number so little that I have trouble remembering it.)

I've had almost no problems using my GV number for 2FA. Venmo is literally the only service I've ever used that won't accept it for 2FA… and now Venmo offers non-SMS based alternatives, which is good because SMS-based 2FA is the reason that the SIM-swap attack is worth doing.

List of services that allow Google Voice for 2FA: https://www.reddit.com/r/Googlevoice/comments/1c571kw/crowds...

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Re:Cell Service for the Fairly Paranoid by simfree on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @02:53PM (#47156911)
Google Voice is requiring ID verification now, and porting your phone number out is difficult as they charge an unlock fee and you get to deal with Bandwidth.com's port out shenanigans as they are the real underlying carrier for Google Voice.
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Re:Cell Service for the Fairly Paranoid by dlenski on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @11:41PM (#47161940)
> Google Voice is requiring ID verification now

Yep, this is a crappy change going forward :-(

However, Google Voice does not require ID verification for preexisting accounts, so this has no effect on existing users.

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