Cheapest Way to Get a US Phone Number

[disagree]

Hey guys, what's the cheapest way to get a real non-voip US Phone Number from Europe?

 

[daniels27]

Hey guys, what's the cheapest way to get a real non-voip US Phone Number from Europe?

You may want to check out this one:

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Thread 'Question: What's the best tel number service for 2FA?'

Jul 23, 2024

Hi All,

I need a UK/US telephone number that I can use for 2FA.

I've tried using Hushed and 2ndNumber.tel and those regular services but it knows it's a online/VOIP number.

Anyone know a service that actually provides a sim? Can Be UK or US. Ideally I need both.

Thanks,

Mark

• alchemo
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Let's talk body

You can check out those:
www.ultramobile.com
www.tello.com
www.textnow.com
www.h2owireless.com

If you need it for banks, you may wan to check as there are some numbers with registered name, while other operators don't do this. See this one:

https://www.reddit.com/r/USMobile/comments/167spqc/will_name_verification_work

 

[JosephLL]

What about silentlink?

 

[12345]

voip: phound, skype, google voice
esim: tello.com, mintmobile.com

 

[daniels27]

What about silentlink?

Not sure on the use case, but if you need it for banking etc. to receive SMS, this probably won't work either if the VOIP ones don't work.

 

[disagree]

voip: phound, skype, google voice
esim: tello.com, mintmobile.com

I heard about Phound as a valid solution in many YT videos. Are you 100% sure it doesn't work? What's the cheapest non-voip option in your opinion?

You may want to check out this one:

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Thread 'Question: What's the best tel number service for 2FA?'

Jul 23, 2024

Hi All,

I need a UK/US telephone number that I can use for 2FA.

I've tried using Hushed and 2ndNumber.tel and those regular services but it knows it's a online/VOIP number.

Anyone know a service that actually provides a sim? Can Be UK or US. Ideally I need both.

Thanks,

Mark

• alchemo
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Let's talk body

You can check out those:
www.ultramobile.com
www.tello.com
www.textnow.com
www.h2owireless.com

If you need it for banks, you may wan to check as there are some numbers with registered name, while other operators don't do this. See this one:

https://www.reddit.com/r/USMobile/comments/167spqc/will_name_verification_work

Same. What's the cheapest option according to you? And what did you try between these?

 

[Joct]

I'm about to transfer my number to Tello. They are one of the few that allow esim activation from outside the US. Many others I have checked you need to be in the US for activation. Plus prices are reasonable. I came across it via a Reddit thread as there are numerous discussing this topic.

Tello - Activate esim from outside the US.

 

[disagree]

what happens if I get a number now and then I don't renew it? Do I lose the phone number instantly?

 

[daniels27]

what happens if I get a number now and then I don't renew it? Do I lose the phone number instantly?

It depends on the provider. But normally you lose it once you don't pay. They often also inform Facebook, banks etc. about your loss in case you added it there.

 

[Xshore]

If you port a tmobile etc number to Google voice, does it then become a voip number?

 

[TheCryptoAnt]

I use Tello, it just works

 

[Houdini]

I'm about to transfer my number to Tello. They are one of the few that allow esim activation from outside the US. Many others I have checked you need to be in the US for activation. Plus prices are reasonable. I came across it via a Reddit thread as there are numerous discussing this topic.

Tello - Activate esim from outside the US.

That's very good and important to know, thanks.

 

[12345]

I heard about Phound as a valid solution in many YT videos. Are you 100% sure it doesn't work? What's the cheapest non-voip option in your opinion?

Same. What's the cheapest option according to you? And what did you try between these?

I use phound, it's a good app although you can't use it for some SMS verification that blacklists voip

 

[daniels27]

If you port a tmobile etc number to Google voice, does it then become a voip number?

Afaik yes. You can check any number here
https://www.carrierlookup.com/
But it always depends on the use case. Some VoIP numbers work sometimes and sometimes not. What is OP trying to do?

For recieving SMS, VoIP numbers normally work fine for SMS sent from phones. For 2FA, they are sent digitally and most often out of 10 routes, 3 work and two have delays.

For banks, as mentioned some rely on the register name, which again is not even supported by all major carriers. And then banks do send some SMS to VoIP numbers while they require real numbers for other applications.

In the end it is a hit and miss.

I think the cheapest is this one
https://www.ultramobile.com/paygo/While this one is free but but sure whether it is a VoIP number. Maybe somebody checked
https://www.textnow.com/

 

[disagree]

Afaik yes. You can check any number here
https://www.carrierlookup.com/
But it always depends on the use case. Some VoIP numbers work sometimes and sometimes not. What is OP trying to do?

For recieving SMS, VoIP numbers normally work fine for SMS sent from phones. For 2FA, they are sent digitally and most often out of 10 routes, 3 work and two have delays.

For banks, as mentioned some rely on the register name, which again is not even supported by all major carriers. And then banks do send some SMS to VoIP numbers while they require real numbers for other applications.

In the end it is a hit and miss.

I think the cheapest is this one
https://www.ultramobile.com/paygo/While this one is free but but sure whether it is a VoIP number. Maybe somebody checked
https://www.textnow.com/

Thank you so much for your help, and for the website that allows to check phone numbers! It will be a very useful tool.

I'm about to transfer my number to Tello. They are one of the few that allow esim activation from outside the US. Many others I have checked you need to be in the US for activation. Plus prices are reasonable. I came across it via a Reddit thread as there are numerous discussing this topic.

Tello - Activate esim from outside the US.

Thank you! Super valuable info!

Thank you guys, this community is an amazing place full of people ready to help.

 

[daniels27]

Thank you guys, this community is an amazing place full of people ready to help.

Yes, please let us know in the end what worked (or not) and for what purpose.

 

[disagree]

Yes, please let us know in the end what worked (or not) and for what purpose.

Yes, I think I will go with Tello as it looks like it's the most supported one, accepted from financial services too that usually are the ones with the most difficult check on phone numbers.

 

[Freetrade]

Not sure on the use case, but if you need it for banking etc. to receive SMS, this probably won't work either if the VOIP ones don't work.

Why wouldn't silentlink work ? Aren't they just USA E-sims?

 

[daniels27]

Why wouldn't silentlink work ? Aren't they just USA E-sims?

I think they are using Polish SIM cards and then you can get a US number on top of that.

https://silent.link/faqWhy do I see +48 Number in my phone settings?
A +48 number that may show up in the your phone settings is an internal ID.

What I am not sure is how real the US number is. You actually could be right and they use real numbers. Does anybody have a plan there and tried it? I do not expect it to work with the banks which check for the names as it is anonymous, but could work for WhatsApp or others. If anybody tested them, please let us know.

 

[Freetrade]

I think they are using Polish SIM cards and then you can get a US number on top of that.

https://silent.link/faqWhy do I see +48 Number in my phone settings?
A +48 number that may show up in the your phone settings is an internal ID.

What I am not sure is how real the US number is. You actually could be right and they use real numbers. Does anybody have a plan there and tried it? I do not expect it to work with the banks which check for the names as it is anonymous, but could work for WhatsApp or others. If anybody tested them, please let us know.

My number is a +1 number. I haven't had it for long and haven't used it with banks either though. Worked for Telegram.