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What service do you use for extra phone number?
 

I am looking for a new phone number to receive verification texts, as well as potentially make/receive calls, if needed. Does the number from Text plus have this capabilities? Or what other cost effective options are out there?

Thank you

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Checked marketplace for any service provider?

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I use text plus. It works for verification texts. I’ve even talked to support on the phone from it. I paid for a premium number. It’s $4.99 per year. It’s the cheapest I’ve found. Whatever you do make sure you’re on a plan because the service provider will change your number every so often if you’re on a free plan. It won’t change if you use the number frequently but $4.99 is worth it for peace of mind.

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Just tried Text+
Wouldn't give me a number.
Moved over to TextNow.
So far so good. Able to send/receive calls and text.
$4.99/year to keep the number.

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Does Amazon not verify the account holder name by doing a reverse lookup? I keep a legit service for Amazon just for this reason....

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Is this just for amazon? If so just be careful as numbers are reused.

If its not then services like Hushed work well

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Nice experience

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Does Text + work for verification texts (login, and number verification)? These come from a six digit number (not a real phone number). I purchased a phone line from text+ and did not receive a verification text when prompted. I contacted their support but havent heard back all week.

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I did receive a response from Text plus. They said that confirmation codes cannot be recevied on text plus numbers. So I'm looking for a different option. Curious to what others are using?

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Yes, this would be for Amazon.

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Tracfone

A flip phone costs like 20 - 30 bucks, need to pay $10 - 15 / month in top ups to keep it active.

If you go for the cheapest service, the number you receive will likely have been used for something abusive/fraudulent in the past. People who are doing something abusive/fraudulent generally want to pay as little as possible.

Anything you can get for free will most definitely cost you big in the future.

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Tracfone is still good