true, silent link’s price for a number is much more than a cheap canadian carrier though, so went that route

silent.link has an option to get a number too. But it costs more money.

petertodd

crypton.sh provides an online SMS service, good rates

btcpt123

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silentlink was easy to set up for me in canada, but i was only using it for data.

having a local phone number that i could receive texts on became important eventually, and ultimately ended my silent link experiment. 

the one thing i couldn’t get around was that my bank required 2FA and they only allowed 2FA via text or call. 