Anyone else unable to access NVIDIA NIM due to region-locked phone verification?

Posted by The404Engineer@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 10 comments

Tried using NVIDIA’s NIM platform and couldn’t get past API key creation because phone verification isn’t supported in my region.

They mention “expanding worldwide availability,” but right now there’s no fallback option (even limited access would help).

Curious how others outside supported regions are handling this are you waiting, self-hosting alternatives, or using other inference APIs?

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This isnt really an email thing but I hit the same wall with region locked verification on a different platform last year. ended up self hosting most of my inference stuff anyway tbh. once you get the routing and model loading config right locally its honestly faster than waiting on API access. took me like 2 weeks to match the performance I was getting from their hosted version.

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The404Engineer@reddit (OP)

Nvidia making me self host it 🫠 .. no more space on home server ... 🫠.. temp ec2 seems to be the way

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cryyingboy@reddit

yeah i was in the same boat, electricity alone was costing me around 180 a month. switched to an api aggregation service, one endpoint hits multiple models, no hardware to manage. costs dropped, no more gpu heat issues, way less stress honestly.

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The404Engineer@reddit (OP)

Well done I must say 💪🏻

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cryyingboy@reddit

yeah i went through the same thing, ec2 costs added up fast tho. ended up consolidating everything behind one endpoint instead of managing instances myself, latency actually got better and my monthly bill dropped like 40%.

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The404Engineer@reddit (OP)

That's a better idea for saving some dollars thanks mate ;)

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MelodicRecognition7@reddit

I don't know what is NIM but if that's a downloadable software then just pirate it or use proxy plus online SMS activation service.

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The404Engineer@reddit (OP)

that's a smart point "they don't work in your region" 😂