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  1. SALENA WILLIAMS
    Salena Williams Win User

    how can I resolve issue of phone number on account was a landline at time of opening, and I...


    I just had my computer loaded with Windows 10 from 8.1. When Best Buy tried to reload my Office, my listed landline could not respond to verification texts.

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    Salena Williams, Feb 15, 2023
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  2. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Milestone for cellphones vs. landline phones

    Milestone for cellphones vs. landline phones
     
    Brink, Feb 15, 2023
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  3. KARI
    Kari Win User
    verify account

    Microsoft account verification needs two verification methods to protect you. it's much easier to get access only to your email, especially if two-step verification is not used, than to get access both to your email and mobile or landline phone.

    You don't need a mobile phone as verification method, a normal landline phone is OK, too. When setting up MS account security, selecting Call instead of Text you can enter a landline number:


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    In fact, it is much safer to use a landline phone instead of mobile phone as verification method. This applies especially to those users who don't use passwords on laptops and mobile phones (yes, there still are such idiot careless users). If someone gets access to both laptop or tablet and mobile phone it would be relatively easy to get access to your account.

    However, if you use your home number instead as secondary verification method, the criminal would additionally need access to your home.

    I am afraid that you are not going to like this: in my opinion, if an MS account owner faces the excruciating 30 day delay in getting access to his / her account after verification with only one verification method, that user can only blame him/herself for not caring about account security before it's too late.

    Personally, in addition to using two-step verification and Microsoft Authenticator app, I always add at least two verification email addresses and at least one mobile and one landline phone number as verification methods in all my half a dozen or so MS accounts. It is quite impossible for me to get locked out from my accounts!


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    Kari, Feb 15, 2023
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  4. TONY K
    Tony K Win User

    how can I resolve issue of phone number on account was a landline at time of opening, and I...

    Milestone for cellphones vs. landline phones


    Milestone for cellphones vs. landline phones
     
    Tony K, Feb 15, 2023
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