Can I receive SMS short codes from Bank of America for 2FA?

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Yoav
Yoav Posts: 1 ✭✭
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title. I'm not from the US and I need such a service where I could receive short code SMS for 2FA from The Bank of America, as many virtual numbers are unable to do so.
Please let me know thanks.

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  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 20,731 ✭✭
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    We are users as you here, the only think that I can tell you, that it is a known problem
  • Changchun
    Changchun Posts: 9 ✭✭
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    My bank and PayPal works excellent, no idea if Bank of America works. I'm pretty sure Fizz numbers are not virtual, they are with a sim card. Do you always have the option to try it?
  • __________
    __________ Posts: 2,610 ✭✭
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    As explained on the following link, you can ask for a SafePass card with BofA for a one-time fee of $19,99 instead of SMS, that is a not-so-perfect solution in my opinion considering the SIM swap possibility with SMS 2FA: https://www.telesign.com/turnon2fa/tutorials/how-to-turn-on-2fa-for-bank-of-america/

    Most company now offers 2FA alternatives instead of SMS. I can mention codes generated by an authenticator app, push-to-phone authentication and other alternatives.
  • Sébastien P. #5823
    Sébastien P. #5823 Posts: 5 ✭✭
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    Hi Yoav, according to this website : https://twofactorauth.org/#banking
    You can either use SMS or Email, you should be fine one way or the other , But sometimes there is some SMS 2FA not working with Fizz for the moment, it is being investigated by them and should be fix in the future.
    Regards
  • Fizzy
    Fizzy Posts: 10,904 ✭✭
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    Chances are we cannot rely on Fizz for SMS short codes during the stabilization period.

    https://fizz.ca/en/faq-stabilization-period

     
    A few known issues currently being worked on:
    • Text messages (SMS) sent by certain companies, such as Microsoft and Google to name a few, are not received.

     

    The good news is with Bank of America, you have the choice of customize email, text and mobile app alerts.

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