How do you guys get temporary phone numbers for sms verification these days?

Posted by SliceOfBread3@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 26 comments

been setting up automated testing that needs account creation across a few platforms. twilio keeps getting blocked and it's getting expensive. what are you actually using for this

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Far_Row1807@reddit

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mick.verifynow

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MiddleOne9064@reddit

I've been using the TempNumber extension for this lately. It's working well and it beats opening multiple tabs.

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MiddleOne9064@reddit

I've been using the TempNumber extension for this lately. It's working well and it beats opening multiple tabs.

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openpatterrn@reddit

very simply I took and compared several options and analyzed which offers the best quality services.

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Twilio gets flagged immediately because it's a known VoIP provider. Look into SMS-BUS. They have a full REST API for automated account creation and you only pay per successful SMS, so failed attempts don't waste your budget

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Yashu_ka_lover3@reddit

I’ve had decent success with WantSMS lately, SIM-based numbers seem to get blocked less often than Twilio/VoIP for SMS verification.

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Harmoni_Frederick@reddit

I dont think twilio would work for sms verification because they provide voip numbers for different purpose. I use WantSMS for temporary and rental numbers for verification.

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MiddleOne9064@reddit

I’m using the tempNumber extension right now, it’s pretty cheap and saves me from opening a bunch of tabs

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HarveyMillsDev@reddit

depends what you're verifying with. if it's google nothing works great because they specifically block voip. for most other stuff verifon.app has been solid, free to try for 15 min

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may-be2good@reddit

Brother, u can spend actually like 0,1$ and get best temporary number. there're plenty of services, but if u ask the exact one I'd say "sms-man" pretty good in my opinion

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DevineCarl896@reddit

Hi, did you get a solution?

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Overall-Bread9084@reddit

crimeplace.to

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folderDolphin-5@reddit

yeah twilio is just not built for receiving OTPs, that's the core issue. switched to dedicated services and the blocking problem basically went away

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Adventurous_Error866@reddit

twilio doesnt work on most sites because their numbers are VoIP they are for different purpose. SIM numbers for WantSMS works better.

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HotfixLover@reddit

I usually rotate between a few VoIP providers and occasionally use prepaid SIMs when things get blocked. It’s annoying, but spreading it out tends to work better than relying on one service.

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Trust_8067@reddit

google voice.

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Mcxyihb@reddit

How

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Trust_8067@reddit

What do you mean, how? Sign up for google voice...

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SuperDrewb@reddit

How

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flavius_bocephus@reddit

Not sure this works for your use, but we found some services don't accept voip numbers like google voice, so we ended up buying a texting-only plan from US Mobile, getting the cheapest Android phone from them (like $50), and keeping that on a charger in the IT office. Works for my team and costs us about $8/month.

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