Always amazes me how low the walls are on number porting and sim swapping. In high GDP economies too.
The one time this played in my favour was when the MVNO I depended on closed shop while i was overseas and I was able to port back into the actual carrier they virtualised on, but only because we had a dormant account in it and knew a telephone access pass phrase. "Oh, you're already a customer" magic.
Log into your mobile provider. Enable "Number Lock" not to be confused with SIM lock. The number will not route to a new SIM unless this is disabled. Use a strong password on your mobile provider account. This will of course not help if someone working at the mobile provider is bribed. more reason to replace them with AI... If the front-line support of a mobile provider is taking bribes be sure to name and shame them once there is proof and there are always logs of every action by front-line support regardless of what anyone says.
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[ 5.3 ms ] story [ 19.3 ms ] threadThe one time this played in my favour was when the MVNO I depended on closed shop while i was overseas and I was able to port back into the actual carrier they virtualised on, but only because we had a dormant account in it and knew a telephone access pass phrase. "Oh, you're already a customer" magic.