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On 9/30/23 1:11 AM, Chris wrote:
> The Real Bev <
bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 9/29/23 9:14 AM, AJL wrote:
>>> On 9/29/2023 4:48 AM, NY wrote:
>>>
>>>> My mother has a Samsung Android phone (not sure of the exact model)
>>>> with a Vodafone monthly-billing SIM.
>>>>
>>>> Various web sites which send a one-time security code by text
>>>> message fail to deliver a code - so it`s not a problem that is
>>>> confined to one site.
>>>>
>>>> But if I send her a text to the same number from my Android phone,
>>>> it arrives.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions as to how to investigate and fix this? Can mobile
>>>> phone carriers such as Vodafone enable diagnostics that record the
>>>> receipt of the text to their system and then the forwarding of it to
>>>> the phone?
>>>
>>> Most of my sensitive sites give me a choice of email or text for the
>>> security code. If this choice is available, perhaps a workaround?
>>
>> That would be nice, but they asked for my cell number long ago and
>> insist on using it now -- with no other option.
>
> That doesn`t sound right. There should always be an alternative. What
> happens if your phone is stolen? Or you change number?
I will have to deal with their Customer Service function in one way or
another. I have found that people who say that my call is important to
them are lying through their teeth. If I had to do it I would probably
regard the investment of an hour of my time as the price I have to pay.
>> Moreover, they say I
>> only have to do it once, but they lie -- every damn time I contact them
>> they have to send me a text code.
>
> That`s usually because you don`t retain the cookie. I have the same as I
> set Firefox to never store them permanently.
I accept every cookie that anyone wants to give me and I don`t bother to
delete them. I figure any resources they waste trying to figure out how
to sell me stuff is to MY benefit.
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Cheers, Bev
Just as you cannot explain snow to a summer insect, so also you cannot
explain ski resorts to someone who walks uphill willingly. --ErikL
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