Re: Codes sent by text message

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> writes:

Some annoying websites insist on authentication by requiring me to
enter the number they send by text message.  For some reason my google
voice number is never identified as a real phone number and I have to
use my old phone with the $10/year SIM to receive their code.
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WTF?  Why is the google voice number not a REAL phone number?

I noticed some time ago that twitter would not accept numbers beginning
with 056 which are VOIP numbers.