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Virtual phone numbers

Verify by SMS without giving out your own number.

Real mobile numbers from licensed carriers in 16 countries. Receive SMS for WhatsApp, Telegram, Google, Discord and more. Rent for a day, a week, a month or a year. Receive-only, no calls, no outgoing SMS.

  • Numbers from $5.99
  • Receive SMS
  • No inbound calls
  • No outgoing SMS
Pick a countryHow it works

Pick a period

Four ways to rent a number

Same per-country availability. Pick the period that matches how long you actually need the line.

  • Daily

    from$9.99

    $9.99 per day

    Try a number for a single day. Pick up an SMS or two and move on.

    • 24-hour rental, fixed digits
    • Receive SMS from any service
    • Same per-country availability as longer rentals

  • Weekly

    from$16.99

    $2.43 per day

    A week of receive-SMS on a number you can hand to a service or app.

    • 7-day rental, same number all week
    • Multiple services on one number
    • Renew or cancel at the end of the period

  • Monthly

    Popular

    from$5.99

    $0.20 per day

    Use the same number for a full month. Secondary line for travel, dating or marketplaces.

    • 30-day rental, same digits
    • Receive unlimited SMS for the period
    • Renewable, keep the number across months

  • Yearly

    from$129.99

    $0.36 per day

    Commit to a number for the year and pay the lowest per-month rate.

    • Best value per month
    • Hold the same digits for 12 months
    • No mid-year price changes

Entry prices shown. Final per-country price is on the country page.

Pick a country

Pick a country

Numbers live in 16 countries

Each card opens that country's rental periods and prices. Availability is checked before you pay.

Verifies on

Apps that send an SMS to "your" number

Real mobile lines pass verification on consumer apps and platforms that reject VoIP. If one country is rejected, try another.

  • WhatsApp
  • Telegram
  • Google
  • Discord
  • Tinder
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • Microsoft
  • Apple ID
  • Amazon
  • Uber
  • Airbnb
  • OpenAI
  • Signal
  • Steam

Use cases

What people actually use a second number for

None of these require giving up your real number. All of them work better when you do not.

  • Traveling to a new country

    Sign up for local food delivery, ride-share or banking apps that ask for an in-country number. Use a GetSim number from that country, keep your real number private.

  • Selling on marketplaces

    List on eBay, Marketplace, Vinted or Craigslist without giving thousands of strangers your personal phone. Cancel the rental when the item sells.

  • Online dating

    Verify on Tinder, Bumble or Hinge with a number that is not tied to your real identity. If a match goes wrong, the number goes with it.

  • Side projects and account testing

    Spin up clean test accounts for WhatsApp Business, Telegram bots, or product QA, without burning verification rate-limits on your home SIM.

  • Privacy by default

    Sign up for newsletters, downloads and free trials behind a disposable number. Stop your personal line from leaking into a thousand databases.

  • Long-term secondary line

    Run a permanent second number for work or community projects. Keep the same digits month after month, separate from your personal phone.

How it works

Three steps to your first code

  1. Pick a country and a rental period

    Prices and availability are visible before you pay. Rent for a day, a week, a month or a year.

  2. Enter the number in the service

    The number is assigned the moment you pay. When the SMS lands, the code appears in your dashboard.

  3. Read the code, extend if you need to

    The number is yours for the whole period. Extend it before it ends, or let it close on its own.

From the app stores

What people wrote after using it

5,840 reviews on the App Store and Google Play, averaging 4.67 out of 5.

this looks good as I want to explore more thanks
PeloGoogle Play
very good information by call center staff
MotuGoogle Play
Esta súper interesante y completo, números internacionales
samy johonsoApp Store
finally, an app specifically catering to those of us who only need a quick fix for OTP lines and don't want to use our normal number so we don't get bombarded with spam
Kyia CurielGoogle Play
This app were recommended to me and am sure I we enjoy it
Josh paulGoogle Play
Please I love this app and it’s good please give me $15
zasqdgfApp Store

Real reviews published on the App Store and Google Play, quoted as written. They change over time as new ones come in.

FAQ

Virtual number questions, answered

The most common questions before your first verification.

Yes. GetSim numbers are issued through licensed mobile carriers in their home country, not VoIP. They pass verification on the vast majority of services including WhatsApp, Telegram, Google, banks, dating apps and marketplaces.

You can receive SMS on a GetSim number: verification codes, OTPs, alerts. You cannot send SMS back, and you cannot receive or place voice calls. This is by design. It keeps the service affordable and the abuse surface small.

Inbound SMS usually lands within seconds. Some services with delayed dispatch (notably banks during peak hours) can take up to a couple of minutes. The activation window stays open for the full rental period. You do not have to refresh.

Any service that sends an SMS to a mobile number. Country availability matters. Pick the right country for the service. Each service page lists known success rates per country.

No. GetSim virtual numbers are receive-SMS only. If you need a two-way line, look at a dedicated VoIP or eSIM-with-voice product: different product, different price.

Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. Daily is best for a single verification you will never need again. Yearly is best when you want a stable secondary number for the long haul.

GetSim virtual numbers are live in 16 countries today and we add more as carrier deals close. The full country directory is one click away from this page.

Google Voice and most consumer VoIP apps fail verification on services that detect VoIP numbers (WhatsApp, Telegram, banks). GetSim numbers are real mobile lines from licensed carriers, so they pass the same checks a normal SIM would.
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