Hello, In regard to the SSA web site, they don’t do authentication directly but rely on either id.me or the general government site that I believe is id.gov . I know for the government version that you can set up a passkey as the second factor. I don’t remember if it is specifically called passkey, but it does avoid the troublesome text messages. Text message verification is especially tricky if you are using T-Mobile, hackers have gained access to their SMS systems and are redirecting text messages to other parties. there is an article about this in Wired this week. .me
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 4, 2023, at 11:13 AM, sherrywells1...@gmail.com wrote: > > Would you mind sharing who your carrier is? I'm asking so others who have > the same carrier can keep this in mind. > > Sherry Wells > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Chris > Chaffin > Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2023 11:05 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Important, No Text Verifications > > > Solved my issue. > > It was my carrier. For some reason they blocked those verification text > messages. All is back working like it should. The representative said that > it should never happen again, but I am not holding my breath! > > Thanks to those who tried to help. > > Chris > > >> On Mar 4, 2023, at 9:17 AM, Rob Armstrong <rarmstrl...@mindspring.com> wrote: >> >> On most sites, you can choose to receive the verification code by text >> message or email. You usually have to indicate every time you log in >> whether you want the code sent by text message or email. After you do >> everything to send the verification code by text message, do you find the >> edit box to enter the verification code? That is your confirmation that the >> text message was sent. >> >> Here are a few questions to help diagnose the problem. You have probably >> already checked most of these. >> >> Have you looked at the messages app to see if the message arrived? If it >> did arrive, you may have the sounds muted or the text alert tone volume >> turned down. The text message alert may have been turned off. This could >> possibly happen during an iOS update. >> >> Do you receive text messages from other people? >> >> Rob >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Chris >> Chaffin >> Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2023 8:07 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Important, No Text Verifications >> >> Hi, >> >> All of a sudden, I am not able to receive verification codes for logging >> into websites like for banking. At first, I thought it might be an issue >> with the website, but this happens to me on multiple sites. >> >> These sites do not have apps to access your information, so I am forced to >> go through their site. And without being able to receive the verification >> codes, I can not access my accounts. Again, this is on multiple sites. >> >> This is what I have tried so far. >> 1, Restarting my iPhone. >> 2, Doing a forced restart of my iPhone. >> 3, Made sure both sms and mms are turned on in the settings. >> 4, Checked to make sure the numbers are not in my block list. Actually at >> this moment, I have no numbers in my block list. >> 5, Reset my network settings. >> 6, Made sure I have both wi-fi and cell connections. >> >> These sites send you a verification code by text and that is how you finish >> the log in process. And the text message is the only choice. >> >> I am out of ideas, so I wanted to see if anyone else ever had this issue, or >> if anyone had any ideas of what else it could be. 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