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Many services won't even text 2FA codes to voip numbers, google voice included.

Some may call, most not even that.




Its more of a recent thing, but I am a little worried about how common it is becoming. I've used my GV number since atleast 2007 for everything.

My bank accounts at banks I like have never complained about my Google Voice number and still don't. My bank account at Bank of America had some security check I needed to complete at some point and my Google Voice number that had been in their system for a decade I was told was not eligible anymore and I needed to actually use my real phone number.

I could almost put up with it if it was for things that need to be secure, but my 7-11 rewards account rejected my phone number at the gas pump a few years ago and Target rewards also started blocking my GV number.


Sometimes, it's like neither loyalty nor consistency nor history actually mean anything.

"I have cheerfully been using your service in this exact same way for seventeen years."

"FUCK YOU! GET OUT!"




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