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New York City, NY

15°C		United States
 15 Apr '163d18 Apr '1618 Apr '16
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Tokyo

18°C		Japan
 
 18 Mar '1628d15 Apr '1615 Apr '16
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Ho Chi Minh City

33°C		Vietnam
 
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San Francisco, CA

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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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    👮 Safety okay
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    😀 Fun great
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