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New York City, NY

15°C
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 15 Apr '163d18 Apr '1618 Apr '16
15 Apr '16

Tokyo

18°C
Japan
 
 18 Mar '1628d15 Apr '1615 Apr '16
18 Mar '16

Ho Chi Minh City

33°C
Vietnam
 
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3 Mar '16

Mexico City

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Mexico
 
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San Francisco, CA

11°C
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How to get SMS verifications for banks while traveling?

 

by @jackgopack |  | 39 comments

Any suggestions for seamlessly receiving SMS Verifications from US financial institutions and other sites while traveling internationally continuously? Won’t keep my US Verizon account due to cost and currently plan to use local sims at each destination (T-Mobile and Project Fi are NOT an option as they terminate for continuous roaming). In summation, I won’t have a US mobile account.

Unless I’m missing something, which is very possible, this appears to be the single most complex issue I’ve encountered in my preparations, and one that no one addresses. I would greatly appreciate any possible solution that works 100% of the time. Can’t afford surprises in this regard. Many Thanks! Jack.

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  • United States

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety very bad
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    🌥 Feels  45°  47°AQI 29
    1mo
    $3,216 / mo
    42Mbps
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  • Vietnam

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😝 Cheap
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety okay
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    🌥 Feels 24° 74° 24° 74°AQI 129😷
    28d
    $992 / mo
    11Mbps
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  • Mexico

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety bad
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    ☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 66
    4d
    $1,440 / mo
    11Mbps
    ×
  • Japan

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🙂 Okay
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety good
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    🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 29
    3d
    $2,960 / mo
    26Mbps
    ×
  • 🛬 Most visits

  • San Francisco

    I've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 51°AQI 26
    1x
    $5,580 / mo
    72Mbps
    ×
  • Mexico City

    We stayed here for two months. This was an amazing experience. I plan to move back for a longer time. We came here from Los Angeles, we lived in Polanco and Roma, both great but I would recommend Roma as it has a younger crowd, a bit more active, and cheaper. Even with going out to dinner several times a week still found a hard to spend beyond $25 USD for a meal, even in more expensive neighborhoods like Polanco with amazing food around every corner!! It felt very safe and there were police

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety bad
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 76😷
    1x
    $1,486 / mo
    18Mbps
    ×
  • Ho Chi Minh City

    It used to have a lot of character and charm but all the construction is making the city lose its culture. Apartments and accommodation are ridiculously expensive. 300 to 500 a month for tiny rooms in a shared house. For single guys go elsewhere. Women here are rude, ultra conservative and have flat personalities with nothing going for them. Food is okay but plenty of MSG and food safety is atrocious. In addition motorists are aggressive and plenty of accidents take place. Don't live here i

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😝 Cheap
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 34° 93° 29° 83°🥵AQI 164😷
    1x
    $985 / mo
    19Mbps
    ×
  • Tokyo

    Tokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun great
    👮 Safety good
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 20
    1x
    $3,397 / mo
    29Mbps
    ×
  • New York City

    Having spent a total of two weeks in London on two separate occasions and having lived in NYC for two years, both are among my favorite cities in the world. Londoners are quite internationally and ethnically diverse, and seemingly better educated and more intellectual than New Yorkers in aggregate. The city very clean with a stunning mix of modern and historic architecture, and arguably has Europe's best public transit in terms of signage, availability, cleanliness and general efficiency. Meanw

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun great
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels  34°  39°AQI 53
    1x
    $4,636 / mo
    32Mbps
    ×
  • 🛌 Most time spent

  • Ho Chi Minh City

    It used to have a lot of character and charm but all the construction is making the city lose its culture. Apartments and accommodation are ridiculously expensive. 300 to 500 a month for tiny rooms in a shared house. For single guys go elsewhere. Women here are rude, ultra conservative and have flat personalities with nothing going for them. Food is okay but plenty of MSG and food safety is atrocious. In addition motorists are aggressive and plenty of accidents take place. Don't live here i

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😝 Cheap
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 34° 93° 29° 83°🥵AQI 164😷
    28d
    $985 / mo
    19Mbps
    ×
  • San Francisco

    I've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 51°AQI 26
    27d
    $5,580 / mo
    72Mbps
    ×
  • New York City

    Having spent a total of two weeks in London on two separate occasions and having lived in NYC for two years, both are among my favorite cities in the world. Londoners are quite internationally and ethnically diverse, and seemingly better educated and more intellectual than New Yorkers in aggregate. The city very clean with a stunning mix of modern and historic architecture, and arguably has Europe's best public transit in terms of signage, availability, cleanliness and general efficiency. Meanw

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun great
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels  34°  39°AQI 53
    7d
    $4,636 / mo
    32Mbps
    ×
  • Mexico City

    We stayed here for two months. This was an amazing experience. I plan to move back for a longer time. We came here from Los Angeles, we lived in Polanco and Roma, both great but I would recommend Roma as it has a younger crowd, a bit more active, and cheaper. Even with going out to dinner several times a week still found a hard to spend beyond $25 USD for a meal, even in more expensive neighborhoods like Polanco with amazing food around every corner!! It felt very safe and there were police

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety bad
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 76😷
    4d
    $1,486 / mo
    18Mbps
    ×
  • Tokyo

    Tokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun great
    👮 Safety good
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 20
    3d
    $3,397 / mo
    29Mbps
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