I need a Google account to sign up for a service I’m interested in, so I want to create a bogus account for that. Problem is I need a phone number to verify it. I obviously don’t want to use my actual number, so I tried some of those online temporary number services, but none of them worked. I get different error messages when trying to use them: “Number has been used too many times”, “Number can’t be used for verification”, stuff like that. Do you guys know of a way to get a working number?
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Only way I can think of would be to purchase a burner phone.
Yeah, but what if they decide to verify your phone number here and there. I guess you would need that burner phone active for the lifetime of your account. Not an one off.
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From what I’ve heard, it depends on Google services, including for payment.
If you make an account with a temporary number, don’t forget to remove the number from the Google account before your phone number expires.
What are the chances that your account then gets marked as “insecure” unless Google can effectively figure out who you are?
I’d say the chances are pretty high.
