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On 05/03/2025 16:38, David Wade wrote:
> On 05/03/2025 14:29, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>> David Wade <dave@g4ugm.invalid> wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>>> Now I know to do these things in the UK on-line requires a mobile linked
>>> to an e-mail account, so lose your mobile and buy a new one you are
>>> screwed...
>>
>>    Why would you be screwed? Yes, a new phone costs money, it's -
>> rightfully so - a hassle to get a replacement SIM and restoring your
>> apps and data is not all that easy, but "screwed"?
> 
> because where you have no local branch of a bank, as is now common in 
> the UK, you are forced to use on-line services. UK law now requires that 
> such on-line services use some form of 2FA, most send a text to your 
> mobile. However if you consider your PAYG SIMM disposable you now have a 
> new number and have the hassle of trying to update it on the banks 
> records...
> 
> Dave


I manage my online banking with a web browser on a desktop computer 
(with no wireless connection) and my bank doesnt have my mobile phone 
number.

I have one of those PIN sentry things for when they want to get personal