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

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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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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We are users as you here, the only think that I can tell you, that it is a known problem

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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?

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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-...

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.

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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

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