Processes in Microsoft 365 for setting up Office apps, redeeming product keys, and activating licenses.
Why do you think you can trust online "reviews"?
I was referring to the Kinguin reviews, not Plaza. If you didn't read those reviews, the link again is:
https://www.kinguin.net/category/59858/ms-office-2019-home-and-student-retail-key
They all seem to be saying that phone activation works. I'm sure you have your reasons for being skeptical of all online reviews. However, for what it is worth, Tom's Hardware spoke with Kinguin directly and reports:
“Only the original developer or publisher of a digital product can generate keys, so all of the Office 2019 keys come from this source. From there, either a seller buys them directly from the publisher or from the wholesaler, who also got them directly from a publisher, and sells them on Kinguin for a fair market price,” Michał Puczyński, PR Manager at Kinguin, told Tom’s Hardware.
Puczyński admitted there are “a few bad apples” in its marketplace but said this is inevitable since there are “tens of thousands of Office 2019 keys sold by thousands of sellers on Kinguin.” However, he claimed that only one out of 700 postings aren’t legitimate, and an even smaller percentage of shoppers actually get scammed.
“Our fraud prevention team manages to stop nearly 100% of these attempts before they take place. When a scammer is detected through our custom fraud technology, that person is banned for a lifetime from selling on Kinguin,” Puczyński explained.
Kinguin also offers a $5.69 “Buyer Protection, ”which guarantees you a refund if you get a bum key.” However, even if you don't buy this protection, Kinguin is willing to work with you for a potential refund if your key doesn’t work.
Kinguin's price currently is $34.78 and they take PayPal, so you don't have to give out any credit card info.