Cathay virtual numbers for SMS verification

What to know before you buy a Cathay number

A Cathay number is in stock in 12 countries right now, 1.3M lines in total, and the entry price is $0.10 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 12 countries in the table costs you time and nothing else.

If Cathay answers that the number is already registered, the line has been through it before. Networks recycle their ranges and a recycled line can still carry somebody's abandoned account. Release it and take another: the hold comes back in full, and it is a faster route than anything you can do inside the app.