On July 29, 2016 the Social Security Administration sent to all online account holders an email stating that in August 2016, you can not login to your account without a cell phone to receive a text code, but not everyone has a cell phone. Since everyone who has an online account must have a computer and an email address, there should be an option for the code to be sent via an email.
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