How do I get a second phone number without a second SIM?
Short answer
Rent a US or Canadian number in TwinPhone, from $3.19 a month. It lives in your account rather than on a SIM, so it rings in your browser or the iPhone app alongside your usual number, receives texts from US and Canadian senders and can be shown when you call. It cannot send SMS, and you can cancel anytime.
How do I set it up?
- Sign up with an email or a Google account.
- Open Numbers in the dashboard, search by area code and rent a number (from $3.19/month).
- To call from it, pick it in the dialer's Call from menu.
- To answer when the browser is closed, sign in to the iPhone app: calls to the number ring there even in the background.
What is it good for?
Keeping work, selling or online sign-ups apart from your personal number; being reachable on a North American number while you live elsewhere; and receiving WhatsApp or Google codes. It does not replace a mobile line: it cannot send SMS and cannot dial emergency numbers.
What does it cost?
The rental, from $3.19 a month at the same price every month, plus minutes: answering a call costs $0.02 a minute from your balance, and calls you make are billed at the destination's rate, $0.02 a minute to the US and Canada. You can hold up to 3 numbers per account.
More questions
Is it an eSIM?
No. An eSIM is a SIM profile from a mobile carrier. A TwinPhone number is a virtual number that rings over the internet in the app or the browser.
Can I get a UK or European second number?
No. Numbers are offered only in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Does my own number change?
No. Your SIM number stays with your carrier and keeps working as before.
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Still stuck?
Write to support@twin-phone.com from the email on your account. We reply to every message.
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