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How do you maintain a phone number in different countries on the long-run ? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/travel@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/72262564

Hi, so here's the situation : I need to access government services in a different country to the one I live in permanently, and therefore I need a number in said country with the ability to receive SMS for login and payment confirmations. How should I go about it ?

I guess the easiest thing to do would be to wait for the next time I go there and buy a cheap SIM card there. But the problem is I'm only going to that country in a year from now, so I'd like to speed up things.

I thought about getting an e-SIM with the lowest amount possible of data, but it still comes out pretty expensive for just receiving confirmation messages.

Anyone have a better idea on how to do this ? How do double citizens go about this usually ?

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[–] 2 points 3 months ago

Have you tried talking to your current provider?

I am US based and have used WhatsApp to talk to people in England. My friend just put in the number she got in Germany and it's been fine.

No other ideas.

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    [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Are you sure there's no other way to achieve whatever it is you want?

    Anyhow, I believe it should be possible to contact mobile providers from, and get the SIM shipped to abroad. Have you tried that?

    They might need some collateral from you; I know this used to be possible for people who e.g. work in my country but haven't (yet) got any official status.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 months ago

    Getting a physical SIM fr said country is gonna be the cheapest and most efficient solution fore cause my phone doesn't do e-SIM, so yeah I'll try to order it directly here if they allow it, and else I'll ask for a family member to ship it to us ! Thanks for the help

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    • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    Depends on your country as to solutions ? in Australia, I go with a $30 per annum esim plan with Amysim SMS and calls only) and $20 international per annum roaming pack for international SMS 2FA. When i go back to Aus. I just change to a data plan on Amysim.

    I always get a local plan wherever I go, I do have a Roam esim data plan as a back I have only used it once to test it, it's PAYG so there's a small credit balance.

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