With the use of temporary online numbers for SMS verification not just on the rise, but for some, seen as both a business and personal necessity, it’s fair to say that this is a subject on a lot of our minds. Yet, with the introduction of so many new services online, which ones stand out and for what reasons
One of the most popular services around right now is TemporaryNumber, which seemingly goes above and beyond in terms of receiving SMS messages online for verification and beyond. Ann Carranza, the founder and CEO of the service, has given us some simple answers to the loaded questions commonly associated with the over-saturated market of temporary online numbers.
Why are temporary phone numbers important for verification purposes?
People are becoming wise to the security and privacy threats that we all face online. It’s only become worse as more and more people have access to the internet. People are tired of having to give up their personal information, and want to be able to receive any SMSs that they may need to, particularly in terms of verification, all the while maintaining a high level of anonymity and security. We are all wise to the fact that entering your own number online can result in things like unwanted sales calls and texts, even your online activity being tracked – we’ve all had enough of it and temporary numbers offer us an alternative. More specifically, without receiving verification messages, we are unable to register for the sites and services that we as consumers wish to. Yet that shouldn’t come at a cost of having to compromise on our privacy.
What are the benefits of using TemporaryNumber for SMS verification?
Using our service for SMS verification has a wide array of benefits. When talking specifically in relation to SMS verification, we must firstly focus on privacy and security once again. As all of our numbers are totally secure and connected to real SIM cards with real numbers, it really is no different to receiving it on your own number. That is, except for the fact that it won’t be your own number that is kept for sales and marketing purposes, potentially tracked and then resulting in your own number being bombarded with unwanted calls and texts. You can also use our numbers to create numerous accounts on different platforms, using a different number each time.
Why TemporaryNumber - What sets it apart from other companies in the industry?
While there are many temporary number companies, we think TemporaryNumber is different. Our service is totally, 100% free to use. We’ll never ask you to pay anything for use of our numbers. The problem is, you hear this all the time, so you’ll have to try our service to really believe that it’s true. Secondly, the level of service on our site is good. The whole site is easy to navigate, we have blogs and articles explaining the benefits of temporary numbers and when to use them, and you can actually access our numbers and receive your SMS on it within the space of mere minutes. Then we look at things like number quality, which is another area that other services seem to fail. We have a strict process whereby all of our numbers are taken offline the minute they receive a certain amount of SMSs. If you’re wondering why, it’s because research has shown that after receiving a certain number, numbers start to slow down and can’t cope with the amount of data being received. Before this happens, we take these numbers offline and add brand new ones in their place, meaning you’ll always receive your SMS quickly and effectively. With this in mind, take a look at some other temporary number services online and look at the quality of their numbers, it’s really quite shocking how bad they are.
How does TemporaryNumber simplify the process of SMS verification?
Let’s look at it really simply – if general SMS verification results in:
- you having to make sure you have enough mobile signal to receive the message
- the very real threat of having your privacy and security threatened both online and in terms of your own number,
- the high chance of your number being added to a sales and marketing list resulting in the usual unwanted calls and texts:-
-then the chances are that not only will it take a lot longer, it will also result in us no longer wanting to receive SMS verification messages. Yet, when you use our service, you can choose a number within a seconds and receive your SMS verification in a matter of minutes but without any of the above issues at all. In our opinion, this doesn’t just simplify the process of receiving SMS verification, it revolutionizes it.
How does TemporaryNumber make SMS verification safer?
I think we’ve covered the privacy and security benefits that using our numbers has. Apart from that, all of our numbers never exceed a certain amount of SMSs received before being taken offline, with new ones added in their place. This way, you always know that you’ll be able to access your SMS quickly and effectively. This makes our numbers not only very safe, but also very quick. The messages received on our site are also automatically deleted after 24 hours, so any information received on our site will be accessible for a limited time only.
Can TemporaryNumber be used internationally for SMS verification?
Absolutely! In fact, you can use any of our numbers, regardless of the country-code, wherever you are in the world. We’re really proud to have different numbers from around the globe, including the US, the UK, Ireland, Georgia and more. So regardless of where you are and what service you’re looking to receive verification for, you can do so easily and quickly.
Conclusion
Given the vast array of different choices of SMS verification out there, coupled with the fact that the majority of them seem to have set backs; whether it’s in relation to the quality of numbers, having to pay to use them, the website not being user-friendly or any other issue, we strongly believe that TemporaryNumber is a breath of fresh air in terms of the service offered. Simple, secure, high-quality, all for free? Yeah, we’re in.
