topic Re: Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA in Get Support

Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA

splendor903 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:29:28 GMT

Please provide an option for incoming text messages roaming (even outside of USA) as many of our security questions or 2 step verification questions (Google, Apple or banking websites) send security alerts or codes via SMS text messages to mobile phones registered. This is highly rerquired for people who go on vacation (outside USA)

Re: Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA

mimmo — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:39:21 GMT

pop sim into an old android phone. Install smsforwarding app. leave old phone on and in canada. You can forward to email or fongo number.

you can also forward your calls to your fongo number.

Fongo will work on wifi or if you get a local sim with data

[edit] here is anther thread with similar question and some answers https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Getting-Started/Traveling-to-Australia/m-p/164869

Re: Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA

makkahn28 — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:27:26 GMT

Would be convenient

Re: Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA

srlawren — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 01:14:24 GMT

You should really move your Google account over to using Google Authenticator (or even better, Authy) instead of SMS 2FA. SMS 2FA is not as secure, and due to things like this, not as convenient. Whenever possible, use Goole Authenicator (or again, much better: Authy, a 3rd party Google Authenticator app with sync across multiple devices and so on).

EDIT: in the Google case, they're going to start trying to nudge people over from SMS to GA for the reasons I mentioned:

https://www.androidcentral.com/google-wants-you-upgrade-its-better-two-factor-authentication

Re: Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA

sheytoon — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 14:19:36 GMT

Agree, we definitely need this. I've already suggested it in the Lab. Please upvote if you would like to see it implemented:

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Public-Lab/Free-incoming-text-messages-when-roaming/idi-p/176442

Re: Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA

echf — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 18:49:24 GMT

@sheytoon wrote:
Agree, we definitely need this. I've already suggested it in the Lab. Please upvote if you would like to see it implemented:
https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Public-Lab/Free-incoming-text-messages-when-roaming/idi-p/176442

I suggest Public Mobile should allow customer to view the SMS online!

If I remember correctly, there are carrier (not in Canada) allow customer do that.

It would be disappointing for me, if roaming can do nothing but receive text.

Re: Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA

splendor903 — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 02:27:43 GMT

Does anyone get incoming text on vacation in Europe? I am more concerned with non receipt of text alerts on credit card fradulent usage.

@echf wrote:
@sheytoon wrote:
Agree, we definitely need this. I've already suggested it in the Lab. Please upvote if you would like to see it implemented:
https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Public-Lab/Free-incoming-text-messages-when-roaming/idi-p/176442

I suggest Public Mobile should allow customer to view the SMS online!
If I remember correctly, there are carrier (not in Canada) allow customer do that.

It would be disappointing for me, if roaming can do nothing but receive text.

Re: Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA

Michael77 — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 03:24:59 GMT

It would be good to have. 🙂

Re: Incoming text for people on vacation outside USA

srlawren — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 23:26:49 GMT

@Michael77 wrote:
It would be good to have. 🙂

@Michael77 can't disagree with you there! The problem is, there is of course a cost associated. So until/unless PM offers roaming add-ons for destinations other than the US, I doubt we'll see them offer up incoming text while outside of Canada or USA. My theory is that they do this for the US likely (IMHO) in hopes you'll spend the money on at least us roaming text add-on so you can respond to your incoming messages, now that you now you have received some. They have little incentive to eat the cost of delivering you those same inbound messages while you're elsewhere in the world unless again they hope you will buy <some sort of future international roaming add-on>. Maybe one day! Hard to say.