Burner sms?
from WhosMansIsThis@lemmy.world to privacy@lemmy.ml on 28 Oct 20:52
https://lemmy.world/post/38002932

I hate how you need a phone number for everything these days… I’m looking for recommendations on an app or service for temporary phone numbers.

I know that “free” services exist for what I’m asking for but I don’t like the idea of receiving potentially sensitive info in a place that anyone can access.

Ideally, something like “simple login” would be perfect. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

#privacy

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SteakSneak@retrolemmy.com on 28 Oct 21:52 next collapse

fmhy.net/storage#sms-verification-sites This might be helpful. It looks like there are free numbers anyone can use or you can pay for private ones. I’d recommend one that lets you pay with monero if you want maximum privacy

WhosMansIsThis@lemmy.world on 28 Oct 22:06 collapse

Good looks, I’ll check it out!

irmadlad@lemmy.world on 28 Oct 22:06 next collapse

  • Burner App
  • Hushed
  • eSIM Plus
  • TempSMS

I’ve found that the paid for tiers work the best, and will even work with Signal. Free services are hit or miss.

WhosMansIsThis@lemmy.world on 29 Oct 11:10 collapse

Good shit, thank you!

irmadlad@lemmy.world on 29 Oct 16:18 collapse

Another consideration to keep in mind, if you use a free service to sign up for something like Signal, the chances that you’ll have that same number to use in case of account recovery, etc, are slim. So, I would go with a good paid service.

artyom@piefed.social on 29 Oct 12:34 next collapse

JMP.chat/Cheogram

MySudo (Play Store only)

Keep in mind that if you don’t own that phone number, anyone else can come along and potentially get access to your account.

[deleted] on 29 Oct 18:23 collapse

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