Especially after making you jump through all the login hoops first?
I've been saying for at least 40 of the last 45 years "Make the computer do it, it's far more accurate (before AI) and much more repeatable (before AI)".
Tell me you're closed, before I waste 5 minutes trying to get ssa.gov, login.gov, and/or id.me to cooperate as they're supposed to.

Edit to add:
Sorry you were probably being sarcastic.
They close at weekends too

Old Crank

(6,630 posts)

3. Downloaded

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 01:54 PM

2 hrs ago

Since I'm in Germany. online is much easier.

Once set up.
The new ID proving stuff can be a pain but once it it works well.

MIButterfly

(1,951 posts)

6. Does anybody know if they will mail them out?

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 03:31 PM

35 min ago

I ask because I can't get into the website at all. It's a long story, but to shorten it, I can't get past the security questions (among other issues). They ask me three questions, which I answer correctly and I get a message that says my answers are NOT correct and they lock me out. I went through that so many times I just gave up. If everything is strictly through the website, I'm going to have to contact them and go though the hassle of trying to get some help for who knows how long; that is, if I can actually get through to them in the first place.

That is one headache I'm not looking forward to.

a kennedy

(35,215 posts)

7. Yah, as I got two actually. The first was with my "old" insurance company. My insurance has since dropped

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 03:40 PM

26 min ago

my county from their rolls. So I did have to find a new insurance company AND a new drug company for 2026. Then I did get a 2nd letter from Social Security saying they WON’T BE TAKING ANY $$$ out for my insurance coverage, because the insurance company will take my payments right from my checking account. So, I did get notified twice by mail.

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