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I live in Canada, and I am figuring out a way to get a "registered" phone number from a cell company just for SMS verification texts. However, I am wanting to find out if there is a service that would do the same thing (and potentially cheaper: the lowest plan I found from a carrier is CAD$15/mo). I would be using it just for SMS verification texts (WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.).

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[-] daq@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 day ago

I don't think that exists. I'm also looking for a cheap way to save my Skype number now that MS is shutting it down and can't find anything cheaper than $8/mo or so.

I can't even transfer it to Google voice directly because it is treated as VOIP number so I have to transfer it to a real phone first and then to Google voice. Not sure if it'll work for SMS verifications after that.

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