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on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @04:48AM (#48743955)
Something like the Casio GW-M5610-1ER would be good option.
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Re:SMS 2FA is not just insecure, it's also hostile to mountain people
on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @11:21AM (#43985641)
You can also get antennas with suction cups. I have used this before to get 4G internet in a house with no access downstairs, by sticking the antenna on an upstairs window.
An outdoor antenna would be better, but yeah more of a pain. I guess it really depends on how badly someone wants SMS.
Re:SMS 2FA is not just insecure, it's also hostile to mountain people
on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @10:51AM (#43985240)
Yeah wont work for everyone, but a directional antenna mounted high up on house might have a better chance than a phone antenna.
Re:SMS 2FA is not just insecure, it's also hostile to mountain people
on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @10:48AM (#43985207)
Yeah this is a big problem. I have been sent 2F messages via WhatsApp by some services (e.g. PayPal).
This isn't great, but better then SMS and having to have a separate app for each authenticating service though.
A vendor neutral service would be a lot nicer.
Re:SMS 2FA is not just insecure, it's also hostile to mountain people
on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @10:39AM (#43985104)
If cell service is available in at least one area of the property, you could have a dedicated sim for receiving SMS 2FA and use a 4G router to forward the SMS to an email, e.g. Teltonika have this functionality [1].
The 4G router also has the benefit of being able to use externally mounted antennas. Which might help in low signal areas.
Not ideal, but might at least be a solution for some people.
[1]: https://wiki.teltonika-networks.com/view/SMS_Forwarding_Conf...