Virtual numbers for apps
A callmins UK number receives WhatsApp codes ($3.00/month, no setup fee); our US numbers don't. Telegram blocks its codes to all our numbers. For most other apps we haven't confirmed either way yet. This table shows what our carrier's records say, app by app.
Updated
App by app
| App | UK +44 | US +1 | Canadian +1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works | Doesn't work | Not confirmed | |
| Telegram | Doesn't work | Doesn't work | Doesn't work |
| Signal | Not confirmed | Doesn't work | Not confirmed |
| iCloud (Apple Account) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| PayPal | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Tinder | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | |
| Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | |
| Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | |
| Amazon | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Uber | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Discord | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| TikTok | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Snapchat | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
Banks and payment apps
Banks, payment apps and some dating apps often refuse every internet-based number, from any provider. Use a SIM-based number you control for those.