Update: I then signed up for a new account in which I didn’t say that I was a student or hobbyist but self-employed but no matter what I try, if send myself a text message to a verified number, I get error 21608 (number not verified). I tried a Dutch number and a UK number. Well, that’s that, then, I suppose.

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Update: I received another bonkers email from Twilio.

This is what I wrote back:

I decided to start teaching myself some new skills, opened a Twilio account and it got suspended right away by the fraud department because they want me to answer a few questions as to what I want to do with Twilio.

(Phone number maybe linked to activities to do with my hacking crap?) (Or… email simply sweetly spoofed with the aid of Twilio?) (Likely the latter.)

I tried to send myself a text message but Python can’t find Twilio no matter what I try. I suspect that I may have to run this in a virtual Linux machine. Currently using Visual Studio Code. Need to do some tweaking before I can install the VM.

For now, Twilio and I are parting ways. I simply don’t appreciate such a totally unprofessional approach. It doesn’t bode well with regard to a future with Twilio. It’s going to be very difficult to work with them, then, and any clients I might eventually have would be victimised by this too.

I’m going to hunt for an alternative.

What also happened was that my car suddenly was no longer available as of 10pm – wasted trip – and that a bill had gone up by 33% with some “excellence” charge or whatever and something else, of which I have forgotten what it is.

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