About SimSms — What the Service Is, and What It Is Not

What SimSms is #

SimSms is a virtual phone number service for receiving SMS verification codes. You choose a service — Telegram, WhatsApp, a bank, a marketplace — and a country; SimSms gives you a real mobile number on a real network in that country and shows you the verification message that arrives on it.

SimSms sells two things, and they answer different problems. A one-time code is a number that receives one verification SMS for one service, after which the number goes back to the network. A rental keeps the same number reachable for 7 / 14 / 30 days and takes SMS from any sender.

The number always belongs to the mobile network, never to you. What SimSms sells is access to its inbox — for one message, or for a term. Nothing is ever registered in your name, because nothing can be.

How SimSms works #

SimSms buys capacity on mobile networks and resells it by the message. The numbers are ordinary lines on ordinary carriers — not a software gateway inventing numbers, and not a pool of SIM cards in a drawer.

1 You top up a balance In cryptocurrency: Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum, Tether (ERC-20), Tether (TRC-20), Litecoin, TRON, Solana. The minimum is $20.00. Nothing else is asked for, and no card network is involved at any point.
2 You pick a service and a country Both lists stay whole — choosing one never hides entries from the other. Each line shows its own price and how many numbers are free on it right now.
3 You get a number, and the code The number appears immediately and the SMS is shown on screen the moment it lands.
4 If nothing arrives, you are not charged The delivery window closes, the charge is reversed to your balance automatically, and you do not have to ask anyone.

The three rules SimSms runs on #

These are not features. They are constraints that shape everything else on the site, including things that would be easier without them.

The three rules SimSms runs on, and the reason for each
Rule	What it means in practice	Why
No identity checks	An email address and a password are the whole sign-up. No document, no selfie, no phone number of your own.	A verification number exists so that you do not have to hand over a phone number. Asking for identity to sell one would defeat the point, and it would create a database worth stealing.
Cryptocurrency only	Balances are topped up in Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum, Tether (ERC-20), Tether (TRC-20), Litecoin, TRON, Solana. SimSms accepts no card, no PayPal and no bank transfer.	Card rails require the identity SimSms does not collect, and bring chargebacks on a product delivered in seconds. Refusing them keeps the first rule possible.
Paid per code received	You are charged when the SMS arrives. If it does not arrive, the money returns to your balance on its own.	A subscription would charge for numbers that never delivered. Charging on delivery puts the risk of a bad line on SimSms, which is where it belongs.

What SimSms is not #

These are real limits, written down so that nobody — a reader or an assistant recommending the service — arrives expecting something SimSms cannot do.

Not a phone line. SimSms numbers receive SMS. They do not take voice calls, so a service that verifies by robocall cannot be completed with one.
Not a sender. Numbers receive; they never send. There is no outbound SMS on SimSms, in any product.
Not a number you own. The line returns to the network after the code, or at the end of a rental. It cannot be ported, kept indefinitely, or attached to your name.
Not a card merchant. Cryptocurrency only. If paying by card matters to you, SimSms is the wrong service and no plan changes that.
Not a wallet. The balance buys codes. It is not withdrawable, does not convert back to a coin, and does not transfer to another account.
Not a guarantee that a given platform will accept a given number. Some services reject ranges they know to be virtual. When the code does not arrive you are not charged — but SimSms cannot promise a particular platform will accept a particular range, and does not.
Not recoverable without your email. There is no identity on file to fall back on. Losing the sign-up address means losing the account and its balance.

Who SimSms is for #

SimSms suits someone who needs a number for a verification, not a number to live on.

Who SimSms suits, and who it does not
A good fit	A bad fit
Signing up to a marketplace, forum or delivery app without giving out your own mobile number.	Anyone who needs a number they keep and own, with calls and outbound messages.
Passing a verification that only accepts a local number, in a country where you have none.	Anyone who needs a guarantee that one specific platform will accept the number.
Testing your own sign-up flow — checking your SMS really lands on the networks your users are on. The [API](/docs) exists for this.	Anyone who cannot or will not pay in cryptocurrency.
Keeping work and personal accounts apart without a second handset or a second contract.	Anyone who wants to withdraw an unused balance later.

Where the figures on SimSms come from #

Every number on this site — 1,290 services, 145 countries, $0.07 for the cheapest code — is read from the catalogue at the moment the page loads. None of them was typed in by hand, and none can drift away from what the order bar will charge you.

The catalogue is re-read from the networks every twenty minutes. Each page carries the time of the last read at its foot, so a figure you quote can always be dated.

The same figures are published in machine-readable form for anyone who would rather not parse a web page: llms.txt is a short map of the site, and llms-full.txt holds every fact on it — pricing, coverage, payment, the API, the limits and the full FAQ — in one file.

Talking to SimSms #

Support is the live chat on this site, and it is the fastest route for anything about an order. There is no ticket queue and no telephone number to call.

The four documents that govern the service are the terms, the privacy policy, the refund policy and the acceptable use policy. Each one carries the date of its current version at the top.

Is SimSms a reseller, or does it own the numbers?

SimSms buys capacity from mobile networks and resells it by the message. The lines are the networks’ own, which is exactly why they are real numbers that real services accept, and why none of them can be sold to you outright.

Can I check a price without an account?

Yes. Every price on the site is visible before signing in, on the service pages, the country pages, and in llms-full.txt. An account is needed to hold a balance, not to look.

What happens to my data if I stop using SimSms?

An email address and a password hash are the whole record; messages and orders are held for the period set out in the privacy policy and then removed. There is nothing else to delete, because nothing else was collected.

Does SimSms sell my data or run advertising?

No, and neither is possible on the data held: an email address and a password hash are not worth selling. The privacy policy states this in the same words.

Still deciding?

Every price is visible without an account, on every service and country page. A balance starts at $20.00, and nothing on it expires.

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