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One time, before passkeys, I tried SMS 2FA since everyone was saying 2FA was the future, if you didn't have it you'd be hacked, so I set it up. Next day, phone is bootlooping. Had the recovery codes of course. This sort of thing happened to me three times before I said never again 2FA. It seems to be a device to lock you out of your accounts.

You know how many of my passworded accounts got hacked in my lifetime? Zero.

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At least with an SMS 2FA, you can get the SIM card out and put it in another device. If you happen lose the SIM card, your phone operator will probably get you another with the same number once you identify yourself. With authenticator apps or yubikeys, if you lose them (or get a bootloop, or wipe your phone forgetting to back up everything first), there's no path of recovery at all.

Not if it's a prepaid eSIM

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