Modern Warfare 2 “Steam can’t verify phone number” error: How to fix, possible reasons, and more

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Modern Warfare 2’s story mode is now playable on early access by those who have pre-purchased the game. While the campaign story is something that many in the community have been praising, there are a few who aren’t exactly happy with some of the performance errors that the title released with.

Since the very first day of early access, players encountered several bugs and error codes in the shooter, which did not allow them to have an optimal experience with the new franchise entry.

One such issue did not even allow them to enter the game, as Steam was not able to verify their phone numbers. This is likely happening because either there is something going on with the Steam servers, or you have already verified your phone number with the shooter once while linking it to your Steam account.

As Modern Warfare 2 uses your phone number to process a 2-step authentication, it is important that you link your number to the game. However, if Steam is unable to verify it, then today’s guide will try and guide you through some of the steps which will help solve this issue with the shooter.

As mentioned, the “Steam can’t verify phone number” issue in Modern Warfare 2 happens if there are issues with your connection and Steam servers, or if you have already linked it once to the game.

Hence, to be able to solve it in the shooter, you will be required to do the following:

1) Make sure to re-verify your number

The first thing you will need to do is verify your number once again with Steam and Modern Warfare 2. To be able to do this, you must:

2) Check Steam servers and clear browser data

The next thing that you may be required to do is to check if the Steam servers are up and running. Issues with the client's servers might lead to the phone