Rent a phone number for SMS
A number rented by the month: it receives every SMS code sent to it during the rented period and is extended in one click. For a project with a deadline, a campaign, a seasonal shop or a trial that must survive a few re-checks.
Number rental terms
Number rental prices by country
Live catalog: the monthly rental price and the setup fee per country, updated automatically from the feed. Every row leads to the country page with live stock.
Catalog prices: permanent number (receives SMS), billed monthly — updated automatically. For a single sign-up a one-time number is enough.
When renting a number makes sense
Rent a number when
Take another format when
What people rent it for
A line for sign-ups and confirmations that runs for the length of the campaign and is dropped after.
A service trial that asks for the code at login during the month, on a number that stays reachable.
A number of another country rented for a month to see how the audience there responds.
Services a rented number is taken for
A rented line receives SMS from any of them; the strict ones accept it because it is a physical mobile number.
Countries to rent a number in
The rental catalog follows the permanent one: the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany and India are rented most often; China and Indonesia are chosen for local audiences. The cards below show live stock.
Renting a virtual number explained
That is the standard BasolinoVoIP is built on: live stock, a real price, a person to write to. To rent a phone number for SMS means to hold a real number for a fixed period and receive everything sent to it in that time. The rental is paid by the month: a setup fee when the number is issued and a monthly price after that, both shown in the live table before payment. The number sits in your dashboard, every code appears next to it, and the period is extended in one click. Renting a virtual number is the middle ground between a single code and a line you keep for years.
Rental is the format buyers ask for by country and by service: rent a UK number for SMS, rent an Indian number, rent a Chinese phone number, rent a WhatsApp number for a campaign. The service does not change the rental; it changes only which page explains what the service checks. Strict services want a physical mobile line, which is what the rental catalog contains, so a rented number passes PayPal or Google the same way a permanent one does.
The honest difference from the permanent format is intent, not mechanics. A permanent number is rented indefinitely and renewed as a habit; a rented number is taken for a period with an end in mind. Both use the same catalog and the same dashboard, so a rental that turns out to be needed longer simply keeps being extended.
Questions about renting a number
How long can I rent a number for?
One month at a time, extended as many times as you need. The rented period starts at payment; the dashboard shows when it ends.
Can I rent a number for a week or a few days?
The rental unit is a month. For a single code within minutes take a one-time number instead; for anything that lasts weeks, a month of rental is the right size.
Does a rented number receive codes from any service?
It receives every SMS sent to it during the rented period. Keep one rented line per account: services count phones, and codes are easier to track that way.
What happens when the rental period ends?
The number returns to the pool unless you extend it. Extend before the end date; a released number cannot be brought back.
Is renting cheaper than a permanent number?
It is the same monthly price: the difference is intent, not the tariff. Renting for one month costs one month; renewing every month is what a permanent number is.
Can I rent a number of another country?
Yes. The rental catalog covers 50 countries; each country page shows live stock and the rental price.
Can I rent a WhatsApp number?
Yes. Rent a number of the country you need, register WhatsApp on it and keep the rental running for as long as the account should receive codes. The WhatsApp page covers the details.
Can I rent several numbers at once?
Yes. Each rented number is a separate line in your dashboard with its own end date and extension.
Does the rented number come with a setup fee?
Yes, a one-time fee when the number is issued, shown in the table next to the monthly price. Extensions pay only the monthly price.
Can I turn a rented number into a permanent one?
Just keep extending it. A permanent number is a rental that is renewed every month; nothing else changes.
Do I get a reminder before the rental period ends?
The dashboard shows the end date next to the number and marks lines that end soon. Extend before that date; after it the number goes back to the pool.
Can I rent one number and register several services on it?
The line receives SMS from any sender, but each account should have its own number: services count phones and a shared line risks several accounts at once.
A number for exactly as long as you need it