topic Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW? in Get Support

CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

Grandeur — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:40:26 GMT

Hello, so I recently had to make a trip to Nigeria for about 2 months and I have been trying to get my sim to work to no avail. So the major bone of contention is that I can only access my TD Canada bank account with an OTP sent to my number but unfortunately, on getting the Nigeria, even the sim doesn't seem to work when roamed so I am not getting any of the OTPs. Is there a way I can use my sim here in Nigeria until I get back into Canada. Maybe like an online service I can port my number to in order to access messages and probably calls.

Any useful information will be much appreciated please.1

Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

softech — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 01:34:43 GMT

@Grandeur No, PM does not have roaming service there.

For 2FA , you have to contact TD to see if they can use other mean to send the code, like email or Authenticator app

Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

MrSpock — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 01:34:52 GMT

@Grandeur hi no your public sim only works in Canada or US with a roaming package

Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

dabr — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 01:35:30 GMT

@Grandeur Sorry PM doesn't offer roaming options for any country other than US. You'll need to get a local SIM or use WIFI apps like Skype, Whatsapp. Textnow is another app that is often recommended here.

Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

softech — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 01:57:06 GMT

@Grandeur I just checked , TD Canada allows 2FA via TD's own Authenticator app. Please consider that, it is the best way for 2FA, much safer than text or phone calls And the best of all , you can use this in ~~Niagara~~ Nigeria without any roaming service

[thanks @dust2dust ]

Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

dust2dust — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 01:43:09 GMT

@softech- lol spell check.

Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

JL9 — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 03:56:49 GMT

No, in fact most Canadian carriers including higher tiers wouldn't work in Nigeria, the TD authenticator app should take card of your banking issue.

Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

AE_Collector — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:10:14 GMT

Something that so many don’t think of when choosing Text rather than email when setting up 2FA. Recently I noticed the set up for some 2FA didn’t even have an email option. And guess what, the moment you get on a foreign IP the bank wants you to verify it’s you and you can’t.

TD has an app called “TD Authenticate” that you can load on your device to solve this problem but I’m not sure if you can successfully do this if already out of the country or not.

Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

OKEYN — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:22:22 GMT

You mean I can use textnow to receive OTP with the same Canadian number that is not working?

Re: CAN MY SIM FUNCTION IN NIGERIA SOMEHOW?

computergeek541 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:15:49 GMT

@OKEYN wrote:
You mean I can use textnow to receive OTP with the same Canadian number that is not working?

Textnow would be using a different phone number.