Change your 2 factor authentication to something other than text (which is insecure anyway).
You have a few options. A lot of people like Authy. But you can also use Google Authenticator.
When setting it up, you'll need text access. Afterwards, you won't
I believe that Coinbase also gives you a 1 time key that you should've written down.
Anyway, with Google Authenticator or Authy, Coinbase will display a screen with an on-screen QR code:
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You scan this with your phone using Google Authenticator or Authy and then it forever links your phone's private key to a private key on the coinbase server. Every 30 seconds a new number based off this initial key is generated. This means that you don't even need internet access on your phone to use 2 factor authentication, or text.
But you may need to do something else to fix your account problem. This could be something like providing proof of identification. I had to do that in order to purchase over their initial limits. It's very fishy to a provider when they notice you are using different devices. Coinbase's default is that when it sees your IP changes, it wants to make sure that it's actually you.
You have a few options. A lot of people like Authy. But you can also use Google Authenticator.
When setting it up, you'll need text access. Afterwards, you won't
I believe that Coinbase also gives you a 1 time key that you should've written down.
Anyway, with Google Authenticator or Authy, Coinbase will display a screen with an on-screen QR code:
You scan this with your phone using Google Authenticator or Authy and then it forever links your phone's private key to a private key on the coinbase server. Every 30 seconds a new number based off this initial key is generated. This means that you don't even need internet access on your phone to use 2 factor authentication, or text.
But you may need to do something else to fix your account problem. This could be something like providing proof of identification. I had to do that in order to purchase over their initial limits. It's very fishy to a provider when they notice you are using different devices. Coinbase's default is that when it sees your IP changes, it wants to make sure that it's actually you.