Electronic phone number for receiving SMS for free

The percentage of the population actively using internet access is constantly increasing. More and more people are starting to use various online services: social networks, online stores, various hosting platforms, and more. For some, it's a source of entertainment and a way to spend leisure time, while for others, it has become a job. In any case, to log in to most services, a phone is required to receive activation or login confirmation messages. Many users encounter a stumbling block here.

 

Practically all services do not allow the use of multi-accounts or multiple accounts registered with the same phone number, justifying this with security concerns and the interests of their users and subscribers. Therefore, when a service user needs to register a new account, they are forced to use another phone number, acquiring a new package. To avoid this, users use a virtual phone number. Modern technologies, such as IP telephony, allow linking a real phone number to an electronic service. Thanks to this, everyone can obtain a number to receive confirmation via SMS without the need to buy a new package from any operator. An electronic phone number can be used for receiving SMS for free or based on a paid subscription. In each case, there are pros and cons, and the choice is made based on the user's required features.

 

Free Number

 

The main advantage of a free virtual number is the absence of the need to spend money on it. It allows you to get registration confirmation or activation code without the need to register or top up an account. Using a free service is very simple.

 

• Firstly, select the country within which the virtual number is located. This is useful for those registering in a service where the user's country matters; in such cases, registration is only possible for a phone number of a specific country; otherwise, registration will be denied.
• Choose a virtual phone number to receive SMS for free from the provided list. Each phone number is associated with a table where service responses are displayed online. This method of information presentation requires some caution from the user: if the service provides additional account information in the message, in addition to the confirmation code, it may be advisable to refrain from using a public number.
• Register in the required service, entering the selected phone number in the format required by the service.
• Wait for the confirmation message and enter it into the form.

 

However, a free virtual number has several drawbacks. The most significant one is public access to it. If registration has already been performed using the selected phone number in a specific service, it will not be possible to do it again. Therefore, if some guarantees of successful registration are needed or additional features are required, it is better to use paid services.

 

Paid Subscription

 

Using a paid virtual number opens up several possibilities that will be extremely useful in certain situations.

 

• If registration is required on a social network, a phone number is purchased that has not been used in that specific social network. This ensures that registration can be completed successfully on the first attempt without trying different phone numbers from the public list. In this case, the activation message or confirmation will only be seen by the intended recipient.
• There is the possibility to use API functions. In some cases, a virtual number needs to be used on a proprietary service. In this case, API function codes are used, allowing immediate receipt of SMS confirmations using them in one's own code.
• Additional functions can be obtained on a paid basis, which in some cases will be very useful. Sometimes a number is needed for frequent confirmation of various actions on a service. In such cases, a virtual phone number is taken for one-time confirmation or for an extended period. Some services use a call to the registered number for operation confirmation. To work seamlessly with such a service, call forwarding is used: the call is redirected to the user-specified phone without any problems.