Originally Posted by Nagasaki Joe

Although I wouldn't get the Schwab debit card for this purpose alone, to get a Schwab account you need to have a US cell phone number, which is used to verify who you are with your US mobile carrier (using the cell phone number of a friend or relative in the US doesn't work). So, this works for those living in the US, but how can a US expat (who has no US cell phone) get around this requirement to obtain an account, does anyone know?