A lot of them also block voip numbers. This is obviously just a way to collect cell numbers that are easy to send spam SMS messages to.
replyI agree with this. They should have to keep some insane bond for every phone number they keep to pay out when there is a data leak.
replyYeah, phone numbers are essentially KYC. I use a phone number verification site, but I can't recommend them because they stopped accepting Monero recently.
replyFor long term numbers I would use jmp.chat.
Google knows all about virtual phone numbers and won't accept them. If you don't have a number issued by a large telco, forget about creating a Google account.
replyJMP is a real carrier number so it should work better for 2fa than VoIP numbers.
replyI haven't used it yet, but I'm switching to it once my current plan runs out. There's plenty of options for data.
It's super annoying, because it's normally also a path for account recovery. So if you need to change your number, good luck remembering where you have signed up with it.
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