Submitted 9 months ago by Fizz@lemmy.nz to privacyguides@lemmy.one
What is the proton equivalent of this service if one exists?
I’ve been using Jmp. You don’t get a sim though (at least for calls and text, you can for data). It goes through Jabber. Their app can integrate with the dialer for calls. Never gave any personal info. Only paid with BTC / XMR.
try TextVerified
You can get a Google Voice number for free (using a burner Google account if you're concerned about privacy).
A lot of those verify your number systems detect and block VoIP numbers.
That's true. Still better than nothing though, it's worked for most of the things I've signed up for.
pipes@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Other than avoiding those services as much as possible, I use a second phone number for “machine-communication”= whenever I’m not giving my phone# to a person.
I’m in the EU, I found a provider in my country that offered a prepaid sim card (pay-per-use) with no expiry date, but never use the credit on it because it’s free to receive sms. I turn it on in my dual sim phone whenever I need it.