Creating an account for a given online service most often requires the association of a mobile phone number so that the user can verify his or her identity by entering the confirmation code received by SMS.
This is a useful security measure to prevent fraudulent activity and at the same time a way to recover the credentials to access that service, should you no longer remember them or, worse still, no longer have access to the email associated during the registration phase.
This security measure, however, has turned the noses up at many users and this is because not everyone, for privacy reasons, is willing to share their mobile phone number. For this reason, I decided to create this guide in which I will show you how to acquire a virtual VOIP number through which you can receive a confirmation code, via SMS.
Before continuing with the guide, it is only fair to inform you that there are also free services for buying a virtual mobile number. A free service, as you can easily guess, cannot be compared to a paid service, and this seems quite obvious to me.
What is a Virtual Number?
Before showing you how to create a virtual number, it is only fair to briefly explain what a virtual number means. It is nothing more than a temporary mobile phone number, obtainable via the Internet and available for a certain period of time. Most often, these services are used to create Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Tinder, Gmail accounts without a number or rather without providing one’s telephone number.
What are the advantages of virtual (VoIP) numbers:
- The minimum price. The cost of virtual numbers is much lower than buying a new SIM card.
- Easy to use. To obtain a new SIM card, you need to come to a mobile phone shop, provide your passport details and pay for the service. Whereas for getting virtual number you need only to register by providing your e-mail.
- Anonymity on the network. A virtual phone number allows you to keep your personal details to yourself and to other people, so you can remain anonymous.
- Online account registration. You need to verify your phone number to register accounts on various social networking sites, messengers and other applications. Generally, you can only register one account with one phone number. Virtual numbers give you the chance to register as many accounts as you want
How to buy a virtual number for SMS (VOIP)
After having explained what a virtual number is, let’s finally see how to buy a virtual number easily, quickly, and, most importantly, at a super cheap price.
The service we are going to use is SMS-man. It is a worldwide online service, currently used by 500.000 users, which allows the purchase of temporary virtual numbers for SMS verification.
Creating a virtual number is easy, and we’ll show you how! Let’s see how to proceed:
1. Go to home page at sms-man.com
2. Click “Sign up” to start your registration and write your e-mail and password.
3. On the main page select the country of your virtual number and service
4. Then click on “Buy” next to service.
