Much Ado about Nothing

 

With all the paraphernalia at hand that I might possibly need, including my new ID card, I sat down at my computer again to make a new attempt to renew my digital "Bank ID". My first impression was that my bank had decided to cut me off completely. I tried my card-reading usb-device first (for a special kind of card from the bank only); but could not log in. I tried my old mobile bank ID (which should still be valid for another 12 days), but could not log in. I tried the bank's other little code device, and could not log in. Now What??  

Then my eyes fell on a small text below the various login choices on the bank website: "Login not possible at the moment." ... A message directed at all customers - not just me... (If that had just then popped up on my screen, or if it had been there all morning without me noticing it, I don't know.)  

So I put off further attempts until after lunch. By then the message was gone, and my first login attempt var successful. I looked up the information about how to renew my Bank ID from the bank website - but still failed to understand from where I was supposed to scan my physical ID card, if asked to do so... 

With a sigh I gave up my resistance to having a bank app on my phone. Installing the banking app  on my phone took only a few seconds, and no trouble to log in with the Bank ID app on the same device. I then just had to press another online button or two - and my digital ID was promptly renewed (for three years) - without any request to see the national ID card that I had recently gone through the trouble of getting... 

So I still don't know how the photo ID scanning part is supposed to work. But just now I don't feel up for further research on that front; as for all I know, it may well change again before I (possibly) find myself needing it. 

For some reason, the song in the video below came to mind (especially the intro), so I looked that up on YouTube instead... ;)

Operator . . . give me . . . information.
Information . . . give me . . . long distance.
Long distance . . . give me . . . Hea. . . ven.