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Unfortunately, no. Expired virtual numbers will be deleted from the user’s account, this is an automated process and cannot be made undone. After expiration, the virtual number will be blocked from re-use for a certain period of time, to guarantee privacy and protection to the previous user.
There is no limit how long you use your number. As long as you renew it before it expires, you can use it indefinitely.
If you do not wish to renew your virtual number every few months, we also offer a subscription plan. This means that we will take care of renewing your virtual number. This happens automatically and you do not have to worry about it. You only have to provide enough credits in your account to use this service.
Please note: The subscription plan for virtual number will not charge any payment method automatically. You have to add credits to your account manually.Learn more about pricing and plans for your phone numbers.
Please not that we cannot guarantee a successful verification of third-party companies (such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Google, Netflix and Co.) with any of our virtual numbers. Those companies stipulate strict regulations, rules and requirements when it comes to their verification process and often times, these also include rather strict policies for virtual numbers. These policies and regulations may vary from country to country.
But we do your best to make it work! In most cases it works great with third services. If you run in problems, please contact the service directly where you have problems with.
If you are not receiving SMS from your virtual number, please try to restart your phone or the recipient’s phone. Please make sure that the virtual number you would like to use is SMS enabled. We offer different virtual numbers with different features, virtual numbers with the Call feature can only make phone calls, for example.
Please also pay close attention to the right country code in front of the phone number.
Some more tips: Our service works best if you use virtual numbers from your own country. For example, use an US virtual number if you are situated in the United States. For European users, we would recommend using UK virtual numbers, as those are unrestricted virtual numbers and our users made the best experiences with those.This usually means that a user has bought credits with crypto currencies. Bitcoin or crypto payments such as with BitPay or Coingate might take some time. There is a rather long process involved and it can take up to two or three hours until the payment has been fully processed and confirmed. The credits will be added to your account immediately afterwards.
If you have not received your credits within 24 hours, please contact us with your payment information (transaction ID, order number, …) and we will look into it.
There is a maximum amount of credits one user can purchase each day via Paypal. We apologize for this, but due to fraudulent intents in the past, there is now a payment protection in place. The maximum credits you can charge via Paypal vary for users of different levels.
Please do not use another virtual number to receive your verification code for upgrading your account. To do so, you have to provide a real existing phone number. Please also make sure that you have entered the country code of your number correctly.
If you have not received your verification code for Level 2 within 24 hours, please contact us and provide us with the phone number you would like to verify. We will then look into it and will manually upgrade your account to Level 2.
Please make sure that the virtual number you would like to use is Call enabled. We offer different virtual numbers with different features, virtual numbers with the SMS feature can only send and receive text-messages, for example. If you want to have the full range of possibilities, we would recommend adding a Call+SMS virtual number. Here are some useful tips to make it work:
According to §10 of our Terms of Service, we do not offer cash refunds, but issue refunds in form of credits to your account. Please contact us through our support system within 14 days starting at the date when the dispute arose; we will to our best to resolve the issue and find an agreeable solution. Disputes older than 30 days shall not be entitled to any refunds or credits.
Unfortunately, some countries stipulate rather strict regulations and rules regarding the use of phone numbers. These regulations and policies often vary from country to country. To use a restricted virtual number fully, you have to add bundles to your account.
As there are strict policies, the reviewing and verification process might take some time. Please be patient, we are only human. Your information will be handled confidentially and will only be used for the verification of your identity. Learn more about phone number regulatory and how to add bundles to be compliant with local authorities.
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