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Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 22:13:03 GMT

Can this be done using PM?

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

computergeek541 — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 22:15:36 GMT

@musicollector wrote:
Can this be done using PM?

If the one time password is being sent by a company by text message, you'll only receive that text message if you're in Canada or the U.S. You will not receive it if you're anywhere else.

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

BKNS27 — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 22:16:15 GMT

@musicollector

What country are we talking about?

Other than US with Roaming, I would say no.

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

darlicious — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 22:33:33 GMT

@musicollector

If you are paying for service while outside of Canada or the US then call forwarding your phone # to your voip app # and making use of a text forwarding app like Mighty Text ( you must leave the sim card in Canada, in a working phone left powered on and preferably connected a charger/outlet) then you have the Poor Man's roaming service.

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 01:04:19 GMT

Thanks. Love this solution!

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 01:06:38 GMT

Can't I simply forward it directly from the phone # to Mighty Text, instead of going througha VoIP number? I got burned last time I received an OTP on a web-based number - they banned me for life! 😞

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

hTideGnow — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 01:31:25 GMT

HI @musicollector MightyText is not a VoIP, it just help to send text using your Android number.

Forwarding calls or text to VoIP app like Fongo or TextNow would not use too much data. Text is tiny, even voice is just around 0.5Mb per minute. And , you can choose to turn on the app only when you are in Wifi if you are really short on data

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 01:43:51 GMT

Funny you should say that! I used exactly the above two to receive OTP's back in April and May and they have banned me permanently! They must be really upset because they both refused to reverse the ban! Apparently, a no-no. 😂😝😅

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

hTideGnow — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 02:00:38 GMT

HI @musicollector why they banned you? what was the reason?

you sure they banned you or your system just cannot send to VoIP number? some shortcodes don't send to Fongo. Some shortcodes can send to TextNow but require a subscription with TextNow

And even they banned you , you can always use new email to create new account 🙂

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:04:45 GMT

A warning for others who use these virtual phone numbers!

Yes, I was told that I was banned. The only questionable thing I did was, for the first time, access them from India, as I had never done on previous visits. In fact, I had been using them for some time, Textme for years, and never had a problem. Of course, the first thing I did after finding they no longer worked was use several of of my 9 emails to sign up - no luck. I believe they have recorded my IMEI number or some other hardware-based ID of the device because I factory reset my phone, to no avail! As long as I use the device, I am hooped. It is only my device that is affected and not those around me. It is no mere coincidence that both apps stopped working after I used both of them to receive OTP's. But, I don't care because I don't need them anymore and I am absolutely positive I 'll never go to their paid model! Luckily, I have now discovered the awesome TD authenticator tool. I wish other banks and credit cards would follow suit.

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

darlicious — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 03:15:35 GMT

@musicollector

The call forwarding of the pm phone number isn't necessary. I just mentioned it since you will pay for service to use the text forwarding you might as well call forward the phone number so you can recieve your pm phone calls as well. Of course both the text forwarding and the call forwarding has to be done in Canada. If you just call forward then the sim could go with you but text forwarding requires the set up as described. You just leave it with a trusted friend or family member. If you suspend while away and later reactivate the set up process has to be repeated to again have calls and texts forwarded.

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:05:11 GMT

Thank you for the idea. I think that is the definitive solution. You may have addressed the OTP issue for me, finally! I don't need to grovel and attempt to be in the good graces of some developers!

An obvious thought...would PM allow me to forward outside the country?

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

hTideGnow — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:09:21 GMT

Hi @musicollector No, you can only forward to another Canadian number. That's why people usually get a VoIP number for that

Also, after you forward the number, leave your phone at home. Or if you are bring your phone to US, you need to remove the PM SIM, the moment PM sim talks to US network (they will talk even you don't have roaming addon), PM will disable the forwarding.

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:30:54 GMT

**bleep**...Murphy's Law. There will always be a wrench thrown into well laid-out plans! 😞 So, I am back at square one. Well, I will have to have one of my children pass on the OTP's to me. What a pain! Let them try banning THAT!

Isn't there a plan with calling to the U.S.? Many of us have a need to call our southern neighbor, you know. 😛

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

hTideGnow — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:09:54 GMT

HI @musicollector I still do not understand why you cannot forward a call to Fongo or TextNow. I know you said they banned you, buy why?

and you are trying to forward phone calls or forward text now?

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

darlicious — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:09:37 GMT

@musicollector

@hTideGnow

You only need to remove the sim card from the phone you can still take it with you when travelling to the US to avoid connecting to a US cell tower. The sim card only needs to remain in Canada in a working always powered on phone kit you are using a text forwarding app. The texts can also be accessed by signing into your text forwarding app account online.

Edit:

Though it's a good idea to have a spare pm sim card at home with a trusted friend or family member in case you need to perform a sim swap and you can have them call forward your pm # again if you take the sim card with you and either suspend or if you lose the sim card.

@musicollector

If you use a voip provider Canadian phone number to call forward to your pm phone # to it makes no difference where you are on earth to recieve the calls as long as you are connected to the internet via wifi or mobile data. Otherwise the calls go to your voip provider's voicemail.

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

hTideGnow — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:26:27 GMT

HI @musicollector , since you got banned by Fongo and Textnow, maybe you can also try a third one , Talkatone

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:49:04 GMT

No, I am fed up. I believe the same thing will happen when I receive my first OTP. Wasted too much of my time on those already. 🙂

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:53:38 GMT

"...it makes no difference where you are on earth to recieve the calls as long as you are connected to the internet via wifi or mobile data".

Being rather knowledgeable, that is what I thought. I was wrong. It doesn't seem to work that away. Those guys track me down using the IP address. As soon as they see I have an Indian IP address, game's up! Apparently, there must be some reciprocal payment going between Indian telecoms and these providers.

Re: Receiving OTP's while outside Canada

musicollector — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:57:51 GMT

As stated, their bone of contention seems to be where exactly I am when I answer that call. Childish, yes, because I am the one paying for the data and the Web is seamless among countries, but they have their own reason. And, they can keep it because I will have none of that anymore.

Why did they ban me? Only they know...and God!