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Temporary phone number for Google account? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Only way I can think of would be to purchase a burner phone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What are the chances that your account then gets marked as "insecure" unless Google can effectively figure out who you are?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I'd say the chances are pretty high.