The risk of using an MVNO for your primary phone number

[Daniel Puchert]

Warning to South Africans who travel overseas

South Africans using a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) for their primary phone number may be at increased risk of fraudulent SIM swaps.

South Africa's MVNO market has exploded with new players and evolving products in recent years.

 

[saor]

Please ask Chatgpt what that title about travel has to do with the article.

 

[FiestaST]

Warnings 'R Us.

 

[Smiggles]

Me&you mobile does have roaming. DId Stevie Wonder write this article?

 

[bluepoole]

Warnings 'R Us.

Goodness yes, nowadays every single day there is a “warning” to the public on MyBroadband’s front page.

I am honestly to scared to even fart. Best solution would probably be to just go to the threads I’m interested in directly

 

[bluepoole]

After reading the article, I am once again amazed, or should I actually say disgusted, that the networks still use an opt out system for sim swaps, rather than an opt in one.

Surely it can’t be that difficult to expect a customer that legitimately ports from one network to another, to stand by and opt in during the process.

Now the networks will rather stand by and watch how thousands of people are victims of fraud and theft. That is so irresponsible of them…or am I missing something here?

 

[FiestaST]

Goodness yes, nowadays every single day there is a “warning” to the public on MyBroadband’s front page.

I am honestly to scared to even fart. Best solution would probably be to just go to the threads I’m interested in directly

100%, Hence I will punt my boring line & to date zero okes have moaned! If anyone does I'll just point them to the "Irony" entry in the dictionary

 

[Fudpukker]

Stick to Saily or Airalo when traveling, much cheaper than the local jokers.

 

[xumwun]

It's time to stop using SMS for OTP

 

[FiestaST]

Airalo for travelling yes, proper stuff.

Saily is the "YouTuber special".

IYKYK.

 

[Smiggles]

Alosim. Cheap as chips https://www.stacksocial.com/sales/alosim-traveler-s-mobile-data-plan-pay-34-99-for-50-credit

 

[Andregr]

Using MVNOs is anyway only viable if they're on a proper network

 

[Dean]

Warnings 'R Us.

Goodness yes, nowadays every single day there is a “warning” to the public on MyBroadband’s front page.

Major Warning to South Africans who Slam this Good News about Bad News that Hits Back at Prominent Big Changes Targeted at Dark Clouds Gathering over Big Developments Under Siege in South Africa