Rent a phone number for SMS, for 7, 30 or 90 days

How much does it cost to rent a phone number?

A US number costs $8.50 for 7 days, $13.50 for 30 days and $29 for 90 days. UK and Canadian numbers cost $15 for 30 days, most European numbers $16, and Australian numbers $30. Every price below is for one number and is paid once: nothing renews on its own.

How does renting a number work?

1. 1

   Create an account

   An email address and a password. No ID document, no selfie, no phone number of your own.

2. 2

   Top up from $10 in crypto

   Send BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, SOL or LTC to the address shown for your top-up. Your balance is credited once the network confirms the payment.

3. 3

   Choose a country and a period

   Pick one of the countries in stock and 7, 30 or 90 days. The price is taken from your balance and the number appears in your dashboard.

4. 4

   Read your SMS and renew

   Texts sent to the number are listed in your dashboard. Renew before the end date if you want to keep the same number.

The how it works page covers each step, the payment confirmation and what happens at the end of a rental.

Why rent a number for weeks instead of a one-time code?

A one-time SMS number usually lives for minutes. 5SIM, for example, says its numbers last 10 to 20 minutes and that longer use is "currently unavailable". That is enough for one code, but the account you open keeps the number on file. When the service texts you again, for a new device, a password reset or a routine check, a one-time number is gone.

A rented number stays yours for the whole period, so later texts still reach you. For an account you plan to keep, rent for 30 or 90 days, set up a second way to log in, and renew the number or replace it on the account before the rental ends. The long-term virtual number guide explains the trade-offs.

What do people rent a number for?

• Keep your own number private

  Give a rented number to shops, sites and classifieds instead of your personal one.

• Living or travelling abroad

  Receive texts on a number from the country you deal with, while you live somewhere else.

• Testing an app

  Check that your own sign-up or alert SMS really arrives on a real number in another country.

• Work and personal life apart

  A separate number for a side project, a listing or a client, for exactly as long as you need it.

What can a rented number not do?

• It receives SMS only. It does not make or take calls and cannot send texts.
• Some services refuse virtual numbers, and their rules change. We cannot promise that a given service will accept a number; the guide on refused numbers explains why.
• Some public services only text local numbers registered in your name. GOV.UK One Login, for example, says it cannot send a security code by text to a phone number registered outside the UK.
• When a rental ends and is not renewed, the number can later be given to someone else. Move important accounts to another number before that date.

KeepANumber at a glance

KeepANumber is a long-term rental provider of virtual phone numbers for receiving SMS, paid in crypto with no ID upload.

Questions before you rent

1. 5SIM FAQ: long-term use of a number, read 2026-10-18
2. GOV.UK One Login: getting a security code (updated 28 July 2026), read 2026-10-18