How to sign up services without phone number?
Hello all, recently wanted to signup for temporary permanent legit emailmid in gmail. It was asking me Phone number in process, i tried to use multiple numbers from regular online resources ( more than 30) but nothing worked. I don't want to give my personal phone number in real life to someone's unless Its I want to.
How do I sign up services where phone number is required ? Is there throw away phone number I can get ? Is there way to skip it all together ( not on Gmail for sure ) Your help be appreciated.
15 Comments
ABCDE@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Use other email accounts like Proton, perhaps?
Cinner@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
You can get an eSIM pretty cheap, or buy individual activation phones from truverifi and similar sites. But it's like $30/mo if you want a private number. Just to activate services it's a dollar or two depending on the services.
Just make sure you remove it as a security code phone # after you create the account.
There is one site I know of that sells Ukrainian phone numbers for $15/year. Texts come in via email. A phone number is a phone number, if it doesn't have to be US for some reason.
Alborlin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Thanks for reply .In don't want to be stuck with a temporary phone at all. It will be just to sign up and that's all. I am not bound tonany country for signup , I can be any country in world as you said a phone number is a phone number. Can you let me know details?
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Protonmail doesn’t require phone numbers.
And they respect your privacy.
FelipeFelop@discuss.online · 3 pts · 2y
Generally, the reasons for a phone number are:
Account recovery 2FA
If you don’t want to use your number then consider a pre-pay sim. Depending what country you are in this will cost pennies per year.
I would suggest something like ProtonMail or most paid email services won’t require a number.
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I generally use tv numbers for this stuff.
555 numbers for the US.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Anecdotally, I've had good luck using the paid app Burner. YMMV, but it always worked for me
Alborlin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Thanks for reply, what is paid app burner? Can you point me in right direction?
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Disclaimer: it's been several years since I used this app. I'm making no claims on whether or not it will work for you
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adhoclabs.burner
fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y
It's an app named burner. It's not free.
remotelove@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
I think it's this? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adhoclabs.burner
Krafting@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Use Protonmail not gmail
lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
If you're in the US, a Google VOIP number is free. The only service that won't accept it is - Google. The drawback? You gotta use it every now and then or they'll reclaim the number. And Google listens to all the conversations and texts.
kalpol@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Lot of places don't accept Google Voice numbers any more (or VOIP in general). They straight up want your cell.
gunpachi@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 2y
I think there are services which offer temporary phone numbers like mysudo for instance. That being said, I have never used such services so I don't know how viable it is.