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Virtual Phone Numbers: How They Work and Where They Are Available

Learn how virtual phone numbers work, what you can use them for, which number types are available and when country-specific regulatory requirements may apply.

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Virtual Phone Number Guides by Country

Explore calling codes, number types, capabilities and regulatory information for each supported country. The country guides also link to current number inventory.

Phone number Argentina
  Argentina ⚡
Phone number Australia
  Australia 🌐
Phone number Austria
  Austria ⚡
Phone number Belgium
  Belgium 🌈
Phone number Brazil
  Brazil ⚡
Phone number Canada
  Canada 🌐
Phone number Denmark
  Denmark ⚡
Phone number Estonia
  Estonia 🌈
Phone number Finland
  Finland 🌈
Phone number France
  France ⚡
Phone number Germany
  Germany ⚡
Phone number Greece
  Greece ⚡
Phone number Hong Kong
  Hong Kong 🌈
Phone number Hungary
  Hungary ⚡
Phone number Ireland
  Ireland ⚡
Phone number Italy
  Italy 🌈
Phone number Japan
  Japan 🌈
Phone number Latvia
  Latvia 🌐
Phone number Lithuania
  Lithuania ⚡
Phone number Luxembourg
  Luxembourg ⚡
Phone number Mexico
  Mexico 🌈
Phone number Netherlands
  Netherlands 🌐
Phone number New Zealand
  New Zealand 🌈
Phone number Norway
  Norway 🌈
Phone number Panama
  Panama 🌈
Phone number Peru
  Peru 🌈
Phone number Poland
  Poland 🌈
Phone number Portugal
  Portugal ⚡
Phone number Puerto Rico
  Puerto Rico 🌐
Phone number Romania
  Romania 🌈
Phone number Slovakia
  Slovakia 🌈
Phone number Slovenia
  Slovenia 🌈
Phone number South Africa
  South Africa ⚡
Phone number South Korea
  South Korea 🌈
Phone number Spain
  Spain ⚡
Phone number Sweden
  Sweden 🌐
Phone number Switzerland
  Switzerland 🌈
Phone number Turkey
  Turkey 🌈
Phone number United Kingdom
  United Kingdom 🌐
Phone number United States
  United States 🌐

What Is a Virtual Phone Number?

A virtual phone number is a real phone number that works online instead of being tied to a physical SIM card or a single device. Depending on the number and service, you can use it to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS, receive verification codes and keep your personal phone number separate.

Virtual phone numbers are also useful for businesses that need local numbers, call forwarding, customer support or multiple phone numbers from different countries.

Why Use a Virtual Phone Number?

A virtual phone number lets you add phone numbers from different countries without needing a separate physical SIM card for each number. Use supported numbers for calls, SMS, business communication, online accounts or to keep your personal number separate.

With Blacktel, you can manage multiple virtual numbers online and choose the country, number type and services that fit your needs.

Virtual Phone Numbers for SMS Verification

Need a number for SMS verification or OTP codes? Use a Blacktel virtual phone number to receive verification codes online while keeping your personal phone number private. Learn more about virtual phone numbers for SMS verification »

Regulatory

With Blacktel you can easily get a phone number from all over the world. Not all but many countries have local regulations about numbers, so we categorize phone numbers in three main types. Learn more about phone number regulatory in our learning docs.

🌐 No regulations

For this phone numbers you don't need to provide any identity information. They are perfect for worldwide use cases and mostly come with dual capabilities for voice and text so its perfect to use with our CALL+SMS service.

🌈 Regulated for worldwide use

To buy these phone numbers you may need to provide your identity to the local authorities, but your identity can be from anywhere in the world. Not all numbers from these countries are regulated. This depends mostly on the type of the phone number as well as you are an individual or company. If a virtual phone number needs a regulations, you will see it when you try to add it to your Blacktel.

⚡ Regulated by country

You need a citizenship for this countries to get phone numbers. You need to proof that you are a citizen or local company from this country.

Phone number types

Choose the best phone number type to connect to your Blacktel virtual phone. Different types provide different capabilities for virtual numbers.

Multi-Function Numbers

Voice, SMS, and MMS on the same number. With Blacktel service Call+SMS you get multi function numbers.

Local Number

Voice-enabled phone numbers with a regional identity. Perfect to get a local phone number for calls.

Toll-Free Numbers

Voice and SMS-enabled national numbers. Toll-Free numbers are designed to be used for domestic inbound voice calls and messages.

Mobile Numbers

SMS-capable national cell phone numbers. Receive and send text messages within cell numbers.

National Numbers

Voice-capable standard call-cost national numbers.

Short Codes

Numbers for high volume SMS and MMS traffic.

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