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Remote devices - two factor authentication has broken ability to log in

Mike38
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I have a remote device, monitoring some remote equipment, but I can't sign into O2 because O2's new two factor authentication INSISTS on sending it an SMS, which of course I can not read because the device is not a phone but a remote device. I have tried explaining this in the most simple terms to billing support but I don't think they get it, possibly because they have been told not to get it. After all IOT devices don't generate much revenue.

 

Has anyone found a solution to this? It seem the only way to log in is to go to the remote location, take out the SIM and put it in a phone, get the SMS. That's not viable. Not even remotely viable. Why can't a different method of verification be used? E.g, an SMS to another phone number?

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Easy to say but you could have set that up yourself before putting the sim in the device

There is an option in My O2 to add an additional number for 2FA

Try reaching out to social media to see if the code can be sent to you via email

Links below

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@jonsie wrote:

I still have an EE number as a viable option though?


Possibly if set up a while ago, and tested - all I know is as described here:  https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Tech-Support/New-Sim/m-p/1796133/highlight/true#M56927

 

I can only enter a UK mobile number (an O2 PAYG one) in the "International" box, and it never appears as an option to use when battling that 2FA challenge... 

 

It's phenomenally poorly thought-out, I feel!

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You need to change your normal contact number to a different one then the system will give you the option of both numbers without having to add the normal number.

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Thanks.

In typical O2 fashion, hardly intuitive and a bit of a kluge...

So the section called "other phones" is really only another avenue for O2 to contact the contract owner, not that O2 ever honour the promise of a callback from what I read 🤨

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Indeed, seems so.....

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