Where in the World - replace lost number - for SMS verifications only

international · 29-04-2015, 05:00

Here I add 2 other providers I come across: http://www.textplus.com/ (nicer website)

https://vir2sim.com/ (average site)

Any feedback is appreciated.

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Seriously; website niceness is an issue - for me. In the age where all new (social media app/startup) sites just look gorgeous, responsive, etc., quite a few of the online telephony websites just look so bad, they seem like they are from 15 years ago.

I wonder if it is really so bad to be in the online telephony business/be a telephony startup? I guess, maybe, as prices race to the bottom in this field.

Think K7.net, which is a 'classic' site, but hey, it does what it does; it works. Any newer alternative for that? That is, simple voicemail. There was (WAS) also jConnect offering a free voicemail number; ugly site, and no more.

I mean, there is Google Voice (after so many years, still in the USA only); any worthwhile competitors?

To add a new dimension to the online SMS question, and why I simple do not want to carry verification SIM or SIMs. I kind of agree with Apple on this: SIM cards just getting old (think of the iPad Air 2). It wold be satisfying to be able to find a 100% online solution, which just works. OK: Google Voice, but still.

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international (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 80 Join Date: 23 Apr 2012 Country:	29-04-2015, 05:00 Here I add 2 other providers I come across: http://www.textplus.com/ (nicer website) https://vir2sim.com/ (average site) Any feedback is appreciated. OFF: Seriously; website niceness is an issue - for me. In the age where all new (social media app/startup) sites just look gorgeous, responsive, etc., quite a few of the online telephony websites just look so bad, they seem like they are from 15 years ago. I wonder if it is really so bad to be in the online telephony business/be a telephony startup? I guess, maybe, as prices race to the bottom in this field. Think K7.net, which is a 'classic' site, but hey, it does what it does; it works. Any newer alternative for that? That is, simple voicemail. There was (WAS) also jConnect offering a free voicemail number; ugly site, and no more. I mean, there is Google Voice (after so many years, still in the USA only); any worthwhile competitors? To add a new dimension to the online SMS question, and why I simple do not want to carry verification SIM or SIMs. I kind of agree with Apple on this: SIM cards just getting old (think of the iPad Air 2). It wold be satisfying to be able to find a 100% online solution, which just works. OK: Google Voice, but still. Last edited by international; 29-04-2015 at 05:06..