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Numbers for Ebay/Paypal UK
 

As most of you know, when registering a new account with Paypal they prompt you for a contact telephone number. Ebay also ask for a telephone number which they will use to contact you when you first list an item to sell. They will either call or text to give you a unique 4 digit pin that once entered will verify your account, allowing you to sell. You can input a LANDLINE number or a MOBILE number these days to complete this process.

On the forum there are many ways to obtain numbers, VOIP services, soho66 etc. I am sharing with you what I do to verify my accounts by telephone. Hopefully it will help a few of you.

I have a cheap sim free mobile phone that I use specifically for Ebay verification.

Below this post are a few links to where you can order as many free SIM cards as you want. Just fill in your details and order. When I order from o2 I fill in my details and after receiving confirmation I press the back button on my browser and click it a few more times so that instead of getting 4 sims I get 8. I do this every couple of days. The SIM cards arrive in a few days and no credit is required to activate it.

Orange unfortunately require credit to register the SIM card so I haven't posted the link.

I keep ALL Ebay verified SIM cards and keep a record of the number and account that it is allocated to.

It's also worth looking at the numbers you get because sometimes they can be sold on as gold/silver/bronze numbers.

I will update this post with links to free SIM cards as often as possible. I currently have a rather large stash as a useful backup!

I hope this helps.

https://www.o2.co.uk/freesim/ordersi...?campaign=1035

3 also offer free SIM cards

https://www.three.co.uk/Support/Free...FfJItAodUE8AAA

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Thank you

3 - Doesn't need credit to receive text messages

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Vodafone works an absolute treat as well.

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As another cheap alternative, shops like home bargain, b&m etc sell sim cards on all networks for 70p ish.

I've never understood why people struggle with the phone numbers on this forum.

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I am having an issue with that part of the pp website.

I type a brand new (never used mobile number)onto the pp website. It then informs me that that number has been added. I am then taken to the "call me" page, yet the number that I entered isn't on the drop down menu.

Grrr.

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I've had a break through.. Check this out.

After having my pp account limited with over £300 in it. I've had 5 positive feedbacks in the last 7 days.

I emailed pp 6 plus times over the last 9 or so days (approx). My issue was with "confirming my location" I typed in a mobile number which I of course had access too. PP website told me that the mobile number was saved It was not..

Grrrrr.



The issue which I was told was that my name was the same as my bank account name. Silly me. The staff member told me to create a new account with a new email & they will close the bank account attached to the account with the issue & transfer the funds to my new account.

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go to orange or t mobile and link for free sim and no credit needed

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I'm out of touch with UK sims as i'm now an overseas expat. I tried Giff Gaff recently and you need credit to activate :(

Good info thanks

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orange sims do not need credit to work

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You said that literally two posts ago.

There is really no need for the constant repeating of posts.

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does google voice not work where you are ?

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GoogleVoice is giving issues for North American users.

Numerous posts where the calls fail.

Look under the paypal forum for more info.

Thoughts are ( from other users) these types of services are not as effective as they were previously.

To back that, look for posts by DMShark25 & BigCJ. They have commented on 'phones' for paypal & ebay.

Hope that helps.

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