@Stormsview The current month-long "trial" for new people: what I meant was the free month dependent on turning on login verification.
I have never seen a free month trial for Access, whether Basic or Premium. There was a seven day trial earlier this year but not a full month.
You keep ignoring the fact that it's not one code you need to use every time. You get sent a code the moment you're logging in, type it in and it's done. Next time you're logging in and need to verify your login, it's a NEW CODE.
In the absolutely rare unfortunate case that you cannot access the email or phone you chose to verify your account, you do still have the backup codes (which is why I suggested to save those in a separate place, in a cloud account or on paper). And even if you lose those, you can still contact Origin to restore access to your account.
This kind of verification is a good idea. Especially on Origin, people have had accounts hacked and taken over when they're using only a password. They were hacked by people from a different country, so it's nothing to do with whether your own computer does or doesn't save the password locally.
This isn't even about the price of Basic. It's about the safety of accounts.
Just to run it down again:
1. you're logging in from a new device or into your account settings
2. Origin asks you to verify that it's you
3. they send you an email or a text, depending on which method you chose, with a one-time code
4. you check your email/texts and type in the code
5. THE END
No code to keep after that, you can happily delete the email/text because the moment you use it, it's no longer valid.
And again, if you absolutely get locked out, there is still the help chat you can contact to help you restore access to your account.
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