Zcity virtual numbers for SMS verification

Buying a Zcity number, in practice

A Zcity number is in stock in 23 countries right now, 1.6M lines in total, and the entry price is $0.07 in Italy. 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.

Every line here is a real mobile number on a real operator, not a VoIP or relay range. That distinction decides more sign-ups than price does: platforms look a number up in the carrier databases before they send anything, and a line type that comes back as internet-provisioned is refused before an SMS is ever attempted. It is also why this catalogue is smaller than it could be.

The reason most people take a number for Zcity is not that they lack one. It is that a personal line attached to an account is a permanent link between the two, and there is no way to undo it later. A one-time line covers the verification step and disappears, which leaves the account without that link.