I am concerned about how I will be able to make financial transactions online when abroad as in the past I have found that it can take a few days to actually receive a text message from the UK and these days all banks use texts as 2fa.
My concern is raised especially since yesterday a foreign organisation sent me a text but I still have not received it.
What has been other peoples experiences of receiving texts when abroad?
Thank you.
Andrew
Best answer by Andy1
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When I’ve been abroad using a roaming service, I’ve received text messages from the UK in a timely manner.Â
Remember the SMS standard does not guarantee a text message will be delivered, and sometimes banks et cetera have problems with their SMS gateway service provider, delaying or not delivering text messages.
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Ok thanks for that info, I'm hoping that the option to use biometrics to validate my id will be offered as a backup method .
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Hey
As for the text that’s taking time to be received, make sure that the correct code +44 was provided and check they have the correct number setup on their system.
Mohammed
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Ok I think I got it sorted now, my bank told me they never send authorisation codes abroad by sms text anyway so I registered to receive them via email.
I texted a relative living abroad and received her texts ok and I think the reason I never received a text the other day from a commercial organisation was because their system would not automatically send messages to a foreign number.
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That’s awesome, thanks for sharing. I’ve marked your post as Best Answer so it may help others.
Mohammed
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