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Phones and banking with the US?

9 months ago
For quite some time I've been researching the most efficient ways to communicate back with the United States for banking, taxes, family and friends, etc. I am unsure if I will be able to effectively receive/send codes used for identification.

I am now using a VPN based in Washington State and have What's App. I'm looking at Magic Jack, Skype, Google Voice, Facebook Messenger, and Facetime as other potential avenues of communication.

Once I arrive in Dumaguete in July 2024 I will have one phone with a local Philippine number and a second phone with my US phone number. I plan to port my US number over to Globe and use a Post Paid monthly plan for the second phone.

It would be appreciated if some of you folks could share some of your experiences. Thanks!

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