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Context: https://blog.jmp.chat/b/2022-sms-account-verification
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* use a service specifically tailored to SMS 2FA instead, like https://crypton.sh/ or https://smsprivacy.org/ (their numbers are not on these block lists, but they lack certain other features of a JMP phone number) * use a service specifically tailored to SMS verification instead, like https://crypton.sh/ or https://juicysms.com/ // (their numbers might not be on these block lists, but they lack certain other features of a JMP phone number)
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Service, Number of Successes, Last known success, Number of Falures, Last known failure
Questrade, 1, 2021-07-06, 0,,
Twittter,,,,,
Uber,,,,,
WealthSimple Cash, 1, 2021-07, 1,,2021-07
Service, Number of Successes (Sign-up), Number of Successes (2FA), Last known success, Number of Failures (Sign-up), Number of Failures (2FA), Last known failure, Additional Comments
Alterna Bank (Canada; short code 560010),,,,,4,2023-04-20,2FA received on Rogers SIM-based number but not on JMP number. No robocall option available.
Apple, 2, 1, 2023-04, , , , Had to resend code three times. Also worked on first attempt.
AT&T Internet, , , , 1, , 2022-12,Chat agent tried sending multiple URLs via SMS. Had to use another number
Bank of America, , 1, 2021-08,,,,
Canada Post, , , , , 1, 2022-03,
Chase, , 1, 2023-01, , , , Using number ported from another carrier
ChatGPT (OpenAI), , , , 1, ,2023-04, Explicitly told not to use VOIP number
Discord, , , , , 1, 2022-04,
Doordash, , 0, , , 1, 2021-03,
Ebay, , 1, 2021-11, , 0,,
Ecobee, , 1, 2021-11, , 0,,
EQBank, , , , 1, , 2022-12, Phone agent explicitly said VoIP numbers are excluded
Facebook, 1, , , , , 2023-03,
First Tech Credit Union, , , , 1, , 2022-03, Phone agent tried to send verification code by SMS
FreeTaxUSA, 1, 1, 2023-01, , , , Signup SMS came from an 877 number and 2FA SMS comes from a short code
Google (account verification), 3, 3, 2023-04 , , 2, 2022-07, Allegedly US West Coast numbers work, but not East Coast
Google Voice, , , , 4, , 2023-04, Told explicitly something like "number is not valid/accepted" after silently failing
GroupMe, 1, , 2022-06, , ,,
Hinge, , , , 1, ,2022-11,
Instagram, , , , , ,,
Interactive Brokers, 1, 1, 2022-11, , , ,Takes longer than other providers to deliver the code. Try again if no deliver <30s
KOHO, 1, 2, 2022-12-01, , ,
Lyft, , 0,, , 1, 2021-08,
Microsoft MFA, , 50, 2021-10-12, , 10, 2021-10-12,
Microsoft account.live.com, , 0,,, 2,2021-12-01,
Microsoft 365 for Business,1, 0, 2022-04,
Merrill Lynch, 1, 0, 2022-11, , , ,
PayPal, 2, 3, 2022-12,1 , , 2022-07-30,
Plenty of Fish, , , , 1,,2022-05 ,
Questrade, , 3, 2022-03, , 0,,
Service Ontario Notifications, , , , 1, , 2022-08-12,
Signal, 2, 1, 2023-04, , ,,
Simlar (Fdroid), 1, , 2022-02, , ,,
Simplii Financial, , 2, 2022-12, , 2, 2023-02,
square sites (ie vendor.square.site), , 0,,,1,2021-11,
Steam, , 1, 2022-04, , 1, 2022-07-30,
Tangerine Bank, , 1, 2022-08, , 1, 2022-04, SMS does not work. Use the Home phone option instead
TD, , 1, 2021-09,,0,,
Telegram (CA Number), 4, 11, 2021-12, , , ,
Telegram (US Number), , , , 1, , 2021-12,
Twitter,,,,1,,2022-07-30,
Uber, , 0, , , 1, 2021-08,
Venmo, , , , 1, , 2023-01, Contacted support and they were adamant that they only support mobile numbers from cell carriers
Walmart.ca, , 0,, ,2, 2021-08,
WealthSimple Cash, 1, 2, 2022-12, , 1,2021-07,
Wise(TransferWise), 3, 2, 2022-12-06, , ,,
Zoho, 1, 1, 2022-07-30, , ,,
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Context: https://blog.jmp.chat/b/2022-sms-account-verification

Some companies maintain secret lists of phone numbers which they prohibit for new signups. If you run into this problem, you can:

  • try again (sometimes this solves the issue)
  • contact the company, letting them know of the issue
  • use a different form of 2FA, like OTP (since SMS 2FA is neither private, nor is it all that secure
  • find an alternative to that company's services
  • use a service specifically tailored to SMS verification instead, like https://crypton.sh/ or https://juicysms.com/ (their numbers might not be on these block lists, but they lack certain other features of a JMP phone number)

Sample of services with successes and failures:

Service Number of Successes (Sign-up) Number of Successes (2FA) Last known success Number of Failures (Sign-up) Number of Failures (2FA) Last known failure Additional Comments
Alterna Bank (Canada; short code 560010) 4 2023-04-20 2FA received on Rogers SIM-based number but not on JMP number. No robocall option available.
Apple 2 1 2023-04 Had to resend code three times. Also worked on first attempt.
AT&T Internet 1 2022-12 Chat agent tried sending multiple URLs via SMS. Had to use another number
Bank of America 1 2021-08
Canada Post 1 2022-03
Chase 1 2023-01 Using number ported from another carrier
ChatGPT (OpenAI) 1 2023-04 Explicitly told not to use VOIP number
Discord 1 2022-04
Doordash 0 1 2021-03
Ebay 1 2021-11 0
Ecobee 1 2021-11 0
EQBank 1 2022-12 Phone agent explicitly said VoIP numbers are excluded
Facebook 1 2023-03
First Tech Credit Union 1 2022-03 Phone agent tried to send verification code by SMS
FreeTaxUSA 1 1 2023-01 Signup SMS came from an 877 number and 2FA SMS comes from a short code
Google (account verification) 3 3 2023-04 2 2022-07 Allegedly US West Coast numbers work
Google Voice 4 2023-04 Told explicitly something like "number is not valid/accepted" after silently failing
GroupMe 1 2022-06
Hinge 1 2022-11
Instagram
Interactive Brokers 1 1 2022-11 Takes longer than other providers to deliver the code. Try again if no deliver <30s
KOHO 1 2 2022-12-01
Lyft 0 1 2021-08
Microsoft MFA 50 2021-10-12 10 2021-10-12
Microsoft account.live.com 0 2 2021-12-01
Microsoft 365 for Business 1 0 2022-04
Merrill Lynch 1 0 2022-11
PayPal 2 3 2022-12 1 2022-07-30
Plenty of Fish 1 2022-05
Questrade 3 2022-03 0
Service Ontario Notifications 1 2022-08-12
Signal 2 1 2023-04
Simlar (Fdroid) 1 2022-02
Simplii Financial 2 2022-12 2 2023-02
square sites (ie vendor.square.site) 0 1 2021-11
Steam 1 2022-04 1 2022-07-30
Tangerine Bank 1 2022-08 1 2022-04 SMS does not work. Use the Home phone option instead
TD 1 2021-09 0
Telegram (CA Number) 4 11 2021-12
Telegram (US Number) 1 2021-12
Twitter 1 2022-07-30
Uber 0 1 2021-08
Venmo 1 2023-01 Contacted support and they were adamant that they only support mobile numbers from cell carriers
Walmart.ca 0 2 2021-08
WealthSimple Cash 1 2 2022-12 1 2021-07
Wise(TransferWise) 3 2 2022-12-06
Zoho 1 1 2022-07-30

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