Google Voice 2FA recovery option?

Rain

I'd like to be able to use a Google Voice number as my 2FA SMS recovery option. I get why we're not allowed to use Google Voice as a phone number for most things, but surely by the point someone's setting up 2FA on their account, you can be reasonably sure they exist. And since the point of 2FA SMS recovery is to let us get into our Discord accounts even if our phone is destroyed, I'd really appreciate it if there was a way to use my Google Voice number, which I can get access to even if my phone is gone. 

Thanks!

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  • thelambeers

    Legit, I don't know when I signed up for a Google Voice account but the last reference I was able to find of it in my email was back in 2010. I'm staring down the barrel of (conservatively) a decade of Google Voice being my primary number so I was quite surprised when I got the message below from Discord when trying to enable two-factor.

    I understand it's technically a VoIP number/service, but that being said - it IS Google.....I've had zero issues with using my number as a two-factor backup on a plethora of sites and services I have accounts on (ie: my personal banking account).

    Could a dev/engineer maybe chime in right quick and please explain why GitHub is cool with having a Google Voice number as a two-factor backup but Discord isn't?

    Thanks in advance.

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  • gwyden

    In the same boat as the OP.  My Gvoice number is THE number for me.  cell carriers come and go, cell phones are disposable but the usefulness of the single number is immeasurable. 

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  • aniondiscord

    I'm in the same boat. It seems to me some developer went to the lengths of actually checking the number, but the reason is unclear. Why is this so? I use my GV number for 2FA on almost every service, including banking. Discord, please don't be like the companies that don't care and just want to mine user data...

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  • thelambeers

    One year old thread, epic feedback Discord!

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  • PunkJax

    I'm agreeing with all of this because I prefer to use my GV number for 2FA as well. I use it for backup for most 2FA and it's a more consistent number for me as I may occasionally change numbers physically and forget about the 2FA settings otherwise.

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