{"id":21346,"date":"2014-03-16T19:27:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T17:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=21346"},"modified":"2014-03-16T19:27:49","modified_gmt":"2014-03-16T17:27:49","slug":"micro-sim-catch-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/16\/micro-sim-catch-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro SIM Catch 22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week I’ve got a new phone. Thanks to my good friend Michael I now have the Nexus 4<\/a>. It’s an excellent device and I am enjoying it a lot, but this post is not about the phone (yet). This post is about how I nearly fell into a catch 22<\/a> situation.<\/p>\n

My previous phone – Google Nexus – uses the regular SIM card. The new phone uses the Micro SIM. So I’ve visited the office of Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) where a really nice lady exchanged my old SIM for the new one – all free and in less than 15 minutes. The old SIM was deactivated immediately and I rushed home, excited for the new toy.<\/p>\n

When Nexus 4 booted up it asked me for my Gmail credentials, in order to synchronize my settings, contacts, and apps. The tricky bit was that I have 2-step verification<\/a> enabled on my account. That’s where after I enter my credentials on a new device I also need to confirm them with a numeric code, which is sent to me from Google via either an SMS or a voice call. It’s a handy security feature until you can’t really use your phone yet – it is being activated. So, no activation until I get an SMS and no SMS until I activate.<\/p>\n

A short panic attack later I remembered that Google allowed for a backup phone number just for cases like this. I however never entered the backup number into the settings. The idiot that I am.<\/p>\n

Will I be allowed to enter the backup number now, when I cannot receive the code? Gladly – YES! I was saved! But it taught me the important lesson (once again) that backups are priceless.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

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