Best way to receive anonymous SMS? (germany) (diggit.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by Fuyuhikodate@diggit.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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So, lately a loooot of Services want a phone number from you even for th slightiest Things.

9 of 10 cases i dont wanna Do that so cannot use that Service. But sometimes i really need a specific Service But dont see the reason why it need my (Real) phone number.

So have anybody any Tips for me?

The reasons i wanna Do that is obciously besides privacy that i so far never had receive any Spam SMS in my Life and still wanna keep it that way.

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[-] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I like using https://onlinesim.io when an account requires a phone number to setup. It's designed specifically for online account activation. Jabber (https://jmp.chat) is another option to checkout. They offer phone numbers for $3/month currently. You can call and text from the number as long as you keep paying the $3/month and have an internet collection. Even allows you to set up your smartphone to have multiple functional numbers at a super reasonable price.

[-] lemonuri@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I would love to use jmp.chat for calls and sms, but it's not affordable in most European countries at the moment.

[-] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Really? That's surprising, what are they asking for per month?

[-] mineapple@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

I have done my research a few years ago and came to the solution, that there is no free method. You will need to pay for a service. I use smspva.com for registrations. But that only works, if you only need to read an sms once. After 10minutes or so, you will not have access to the inbox anymore. Depending on the service, you need a number for and the country you want it to be from, it costs between $0,10 to $1,5 per number. Sadly you have to pay a minimum balance of $5.

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