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Call the Bangkok bank support line (1333). You will be able to speak with a representative in English. The staff there are much more informed than a lot of the branches. If you get pushback at a branch tell them you've called their support line and confirmed that what you wish is possible. Ask them to call their support line. To facilitate my conversation with Thai employees I often prepare notes in English that I then translate to Thai with a good quality translation website (Voilà is one). Keep your English sentences simple as best you can.

It wasn't easy to find the brand of the authenticator I use. I use the Google authenticator in the form of a Chrome extension. That extension does work in my Brave browser.

I do have one financial institution that would not send SMS to my GV number. I can no longer remember which company refused(SMS never arrived) my GV number. It happened a couple of years ago and since I then I've used my UM sim for several institutions. GV does work fine in most cases. I have also heard that if you ported a previous mobile number to GV that subsequently it is still viewed as a legitimate US based mobile number.

I am not 100% certain but I don't think the authenticator MUST be on your phone. The LOGIN.gov website uses an authenticator that I've installed on my desktop browser. More info here: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/glossary/authenticator-app/

But... there are a few US financial institutions that will not send 2FA to it. I do love my GV, though. I've had it almost from the day it was first publicly available. I just checked... signed up June 15, 2010.

Or if you want an actual US based mobile number, buy an UltraMobile Pay/Go sim on eBay (~15$). Have a US based friend put it in a phone and connect to the T-mobile network to initialize the sim. Have your US accomplice mail the sim to you in Thailand. Configure your UltraMobile sim to use WiFi only for SMS and calls .... and Bob's your uncle. I use a iPhone with esim capability. My Thai service is on the esim and the UM uses the sim slot. When I call someone the iPhone automatically uses the sim that was used during the last connection to the same contact. You can also specify in your contact list which sim to use for each contact. The UM service costs about $3.18 per month if you do not exceed 100 minutes or SMS using WiFi connection.

but... significantly less stupid than your post. The OP is seeking facts, not opinions.

If you were able to change your receiving account online, that means you are using the ACH method through NY office of Bangkok bank. Bangkok bank policy is to receive SSA benefits via ACH only into the restricted accounts. That is why your access to your BBK account was changed.

Or the product of a paralyzed brain propelled by propaganda

I think Bangkok bank is trying to influence you to use their original method for receiving your SS benefits as a Direct Deposit. What the bank employee told you is the rules for that old method. That method involves Bangkok bank's NY office receiving the funds via an ACH in IAT format from SSA. Then the bank subtracts their fee, exchanges US$ to Thai ฿ using the bank's TT rate and sends the result to the special savings account in Thailand. SSA has since established IDD (International Direct Deposit) which uses SWIFT to transfer directly to almost any bank in Thailand and then to your normal savings account. This method uses the TT exchange rate as above but the fees are structured differently. @Pib calculated which of the two methods is best depending on the amount of your benefit. Sorry, but I don't remember the details since I don't use either method. I don't believe you need to contact Bangkok bank at all if you wish to use IDD.

yeah... we're so much better off to have a siloed non-professional guiding us poor AN citizens about communicable diseases... LOL ... and all for free !!!!

So.... why don't you donate some money to research to find a 'vaccine' against speeding, DUI, road rage, stupidity, impatience, helmet aversion?

Bitchute should have a warning attached: Boil before thinking "About a third of prominent accounts on BitChute have been banned or demonetized on other social media sites – the highest percentage among the seven sites studied by the Center. As of June 2022, 35% of prominent accounts on the site had been permanently banned, suspended or demonetized on other social media sites. This was higher than the site with the second-highest share, Rumble (22%), and the other sites studied."

And when a specific individual suffering from this set of symptoms travels to another community, somehow that 'toxicity' now occurs in the new community? LOL

The age of most measles fatalities is under 5 years old. Are you older than 5?

Last year I set up LOGIN.GOV for the wife and ID.me for myself. We've been using those methods for over a year now. LOGIN.GOV is easier to use. A couple of days ago I noticed that SSA.GOV still offered the option to Sign in with Social Security Username. I tried it and it still works. Since it's a much simpler and faster method I'l continue with it rather than the convoluted ID.me process.

I can tell you really struggled for that catchy comeback.

Your posts imply that you're actually a chatbot that escaped into the wild before the code was finished.

You will find that the majority of investment advisors tell their customers that as they approach retirement they should reduce the risk in their investment portfolio. That advice is very conventional. Of course, with less risk the returns are also reduced. At any point in time, a large percentage of the funds in the SS trust fund belong to those who are close to retirement. The contributions of those near retirement have already grown substantially due to the compounding nature of long term investing. That block of funds are best invested in low risk securities. Investing SS trust funds to produce the "best" result is exceedingly difficult because what is best for one SS participant can be markedly different from what is best for a different participant. Such is the nature of investing funds collectively owned by a diverse group. I think the current method is a good one because even though it may not produce the highest return it does provide a benefit to the nation as a whole by reducing the level of foreign ownership of the Federal debt. It is also reliably a low risk strategy.

This response by you (@Harrisfan) to simple1's post really proves to me that in fact you don't read any news or history. The Allies did not side with Russia... they needed them.... almost as much as the Russians needed the aid from the Allies before they could get their war effort organized. The existential Nazi threat was what brought Russia and the Allies together. Another of your posts that is a complete non sequitur to the discussion you quoted. In case you forgot.... the other posters were addressing appeasement to prevent war

Out of the last 4 weeks this is the 3rd steep rise in the $/Baht during Mon - Wed. This week's doesn't seem so significant.

Yeah... I was mistaken... you're stuck at X's and O's level.

It seems you're stuck in checkers thinking.

As usual... upside down logic. With Obama and Biden in poser, Putin knew that the only chance he could get what he wanted was to use aggression. But, with Trump in power Vladdy knew what he wanted would be handed to him.

I think the thread title should be : Macron Plays Trump in Discussion of Ukraine Conflict in White House Meeting