Ask HN: What's the cheapest way to receive bank SMS oversea?
I'm an American living in Europe. Right now, I'm unable to manage my American bank account as most operations require a 2FA code, which would get sent to a dead number. I'm heading stateside next week and I'm pondering how I can rectify this situation. Buying a cheapy prepaid plan (e.g. Red Pocket) is one option. I'm worried though that might not work. First, the bank might refuse to send the code to a phone not tied to an SSN. Second, the phone might not get the messages across the ocean due to lack of roaming.
Anyone has experience? Try Google Voice or Skype (https://www.skype.com/en/features/online-number/) or Burner (https://www.burnerapp.com/) I've tried Skype already. It doesn't work. 75 bucks down the drain. I have not tried this but if you are into programming, raspberry pi and a place to put the hardware in US with internet access, you can do that. You can buy raspberry pi with a SMS hat and program it to receive the sms and send it to your gmail account.