One-off activation or a rented number: which to choose
A one-off number is for one code within minutes. A rental is your own US number for weeks. Here's how they differ and when to take which.
One-off activation
- The number is yours for 20 minutes — until the code arrives.
- Lots of services and countries; Telegram, for example, from $0.13.
- No code — the money goes back to your balance automatically.
- While the order is open, you can get another code to the same number for free.
Rental
- A US VoIP number for 1 to 60 days, assigned to you alone.
- Every SMS for the whole term is kept in your account: signing in again, password changes, account recovery.
- A closed list of services — only those where the line reliably receives codes.
- No refund for a code that didn't arrive: the term gives you as many attempts as you need.
Which to choose
- You need one code to sign up — one-off activation.
- You'll keep using the account and sign in again — rental.
- You need a country other than the US — one-off activation: rentals are US only.
- You buy numbers from your own software — one-off activation through the API.
What it costs
One-off prices are in the catalogue, no sign-up needed. With a rental, the longer the term, the cheaper the day — terms and prices are on the rental page.
Need a number for a code?
Prices are visible without signing up. No code, the money goes back to your balance.
Pick a service and country →