Any recommendations for phone number services (free or paid) that don't require any KYC whatsoever? Most services like Google Voice or Burner require that you provide them with a real phone number for them to send you a code. To me that defeats the whole purpose since now this virtual number can technically be tied back to your real phone number.
236 sats \ 1 reply \ @deleted231216 30 Jul 2022
KYC specifically refers to government ID requirements, not phone number verification. (But sadly many countries require government ID to buy even a prepaid sim card with cash.)
https://silent.link is good for KYC-free mobile data with global roaming, pay with Bitcoin. You would need a phone that supports e-sims.
https://jmp.chat is good for VOIP and SMS. It works with an XMPP client and accepts Bitcoin. However some websites may reject VOIP numbers for SMS verification.
https://smspva.com and https://juicysms.com/ are good options for anonymous SMS verification for Bitcoin. The numbers work in most cases, and if the number is rejected or you don't receive the SMS, you don't need to pay and can request a new number or try a different country. SMSPVA may re-use numbers, so make sure to set a password or PIN for your Signal or Telegram account (so that no one can login to it or re-register your number).
https://sms24.me, https://quackr.io and https://onlinesim.ru offer free SMS verification. These numbers are often already used for popular services (Gmail, Telegram, Discord, etc.) but may work for a less popular service.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshisat OP 31 Jul 2022
Appreciate the detailed response!
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258 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 30 Jul 2022
https://silent.link/
https://crypton.sh/
https://sms4sats.com/
https://ln-sms.com/
https://lnsms.world/
https://www.textverified.com/
also this is interesting, over LN
https://github.com/pseudozach/redphone
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121 sats \ 0 replies \ @takaponka 30 Jul 2022
Most of these services are only for SMS, silent.link provides a "real" esim. Of course outgoing call are not possible. I wonder if some service proposes it, but it's not possible without KYC for technical reasons if I remember.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshisat OP 30 Jul 2022
Thank you for the list. Wow that redphone repo is VERY interesting and exciting!
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175 sats \ 0 replies \ @DeezSats 30 Jul 2022
Sms4sats
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103 sats \ 2 replies \ @kilianbuhn 30 Jul 2022
I haven't tried this out but I remember this post about it: #1359
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103 sats \ 1 reply \ @satoshisat OP 30 Jul 2022
Thank you for the link. Just tried that service but it seems like it's no longer working and just keeps returning an error. Went to their Telegram group and everyone is complaining about the same thing.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kilianbuhn 30 Jul 2022
Oh damn
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97 sats \ 1 reply \ @seborrheic_underspecified 30 Jul 2022 freebie
JMP.chat or Silent.Link
I have been using JMP.chat as my normal phone service for about a year now.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshisat OP 30 Jul 2022
Appreciate the recommendations. Will look into them.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @salmawisoky85 18 Oct 2023 freebie
https://drift-boss.pro best 3D level based racing game on PC.