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How to get a virtual phone number? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Broken_Orange_Juice@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have a website setup and am trying to get ad revenue (wordpress.com site). Issue is that I need a Paypal account, for which I need a phone number and bank account from the same country. I have Canadian bank stuff, but no Canadian phone number. I've checked out skype, viber, textnow, openphone, and a few other services but none work (because I'm in Lebanon and they require a phone number to sign up). Any ideas? A VPN won't work since most services are requiring that I sign in using my phone number, which is Lebanese.

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[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 20 points 2 weeks ago

Don't use PayPal if you can avoid it. There are enough red flags of late to indicate it's a hard 'no'.

Many ISPs in the UK have telecoms licences and can create phone numbers. So rather than looking for a phone number, look for a provider that does VoIP and get a new number from them - obviously it will cost.

When I tried the same, all of the free for a few minutes websites I tried had numbers that were known to sites like eBay and I failed.

No idea what Lebanon is like.