Carousell virtual numbers for SMS verification

Buying a Carousell number, in practice

A Carousell number is in stock in 134 countries right now, 9.1M lines in total, and the entry price is $0.11 in Hong Kong. The price gap between countries is not arbitrary: it follows what the local networks charge and how often they actually deliver, which is why the table above shows both next to each other.

If the first attempt fails, the repair is almost never another number in the same place — it is another country. A refusal at the country level does not change with the operator, and the hold on a silent number is released on its own, so working down the 134 countries in the table costs you time and nothing else.

Nothing is charged until the Carousell code lands. The price is held against your balance while the number is live and released automatically if the window closes empty, so the cost of being wrong about a country is a wait rather than money. Balances are topped up in crypto, $20.00 minimum, with nothing added on top.