Phone number for Pp new account

[ixxx]

Dear All, is there a country where one can open a Pp account without having a SIM card handy? Where the phone number can be added later on? It seems that the phone number controls the country the account will be registered in, as it's the first thing Pp asks. For example, I'm in Thailand and the first requirement is to provide a phone number for SMS verification. If I have a Philippine SIM card, the SMS will go to that number and the account will be a Philippines account, not a Thai account, even though the IP is in Thailand.
So is there a country where the phone number is not the first requirement?
Thank you for your attention,
ixxx

[Roy3805]

Phone number is required for all countries

[ilcarletto]

It doesn't work that way for me

I can open an Italian PayPal using a UK number... no problem

IP has to match the country

[BigLad]

yes, just add a SIM card from whatever country you are in

[ixxx]

My personal experience is that until about 2020, you could open an account with whatever data, cellphone number etc. Then fix it later, responding to Pp request to submit docs, bills, and phone verification by SMS. These request were linked to the volume of money passing through the account. Now the first request, even before inserting an email address, is the phone number. It is the SIM you have that establish the country of that account, regardless of where you are. So if you use a UK SIM in Italy, the account will be a UK account, not an Italian one. I have been using an account opened with a Philippines SIM but accessing it from Thailand, as I couldn't find a Philippines VPN. So the IP doesn't necessarily need to match the country phone number. If it does it is better, but it is not essential.