Sign up without a phone number, one service at a time

Every guide here solves the same problem for a different app: you want to register or verify an account, but you'd rather not hand over your personal SIM. Each one uses a private temporary number to catch the SMS verification code, and tells you which route actually works for that specific service, because Gmail, WhatsApp and Tinder don't behave the same way.

Right now there is 1 guide across one service. The reliable route is the same each time: rent a private number for about 20 minutes, just long enough to receive the one-time code and finish signing up. It costs around $1, the number is yours alone, and it clears the check on the first try even on strict services like WhatsApp or Telegram.