Highest Safety grade
TextVerified
- Privacy
- 6.0
- Safety
- 6.6
- 5+ years operating
- Email required
Identity · October 2026
Anonymous phone numbers
These services rent you a phone number to receive SMS codes or calls, so your personal number stays out of sign-up forms. Some sell single-use verification numbers by the minute; others rent a dedicated number by the month.
Shared verification numbers are cheap and recycled, so they are unsuitable for accounts you need to recover later. Dedicated numbers cost more and behave like a normal line.
Phone Numbers & SMS in short
17 phone numbers & sms usable without mandatory ID are listed and graded here. 2 have terms that rule out identity checks entirely, while 2 reserve the right to ask for ID after a risk flag. The highest Safety grade belongs to TextVerified (6.6/10), and the highest Privacy grade to SMS4Sats (8.5/10). 4 accept Monero and 5 publish a Tor onion address.
- Listed
- 17
- ID never required
- 2
- May ask for ID
- 2
- Accept Monero
- 4
- Onion address
- 5
- Incidents on record
- 1
Reflects the listings as of 22 Oct 2026.
Our picks
Where to start
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Highest Privacy grade
SMS4Sats
- Privacy
- 8.5
- Safety
- 4.6
- No account needed
- Tor onion address
- Nobody accountable
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Best that never asks for ID
Crypton.sh
- Privacy
- 7.7
- Safety
- 5.0
- No account needed
- Tor onion address
- No email needed
Picked by rule from the recorded facts, not by payment. Compare TextVerified and JMP side by side →
17 listed
Phone Numbers & SMS, ranked by Safety grade
| # | Service | KYC | Privacy | Safety | Evidence | Accepts | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | TextVerified US numbers for one-time SMS and voice verification and rentals; cards or crypto | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.0 | 6.6 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 02 |  JMP No account needed US and Canadian phone numbers delivered over XMPP, built on open-source software | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.7 | 5.8 | Docs reviewed | BTC | |
| 03 |  Veritel Temporary numbers on physical SIM cards for one-time SMS verification | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 04 |  Quackr Free shared temporary numbers and paid private non-VoIP number rentals | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 05 |  Narayana Tor onion address Accepts Monero No account needed May ask for ID Estonian VoIP provider: SIP calls, virtual numbers, SIM cards and eSIMs | Rare KYC 2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | Docs reviewed | BTCLTCETH +2 | |
| 06 |  Anosim May ask for ID SMS activations and number rentals for 900+ sites, paid by crypto or card | Rare KYC 2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 07 | Crypton.sh Tor onion address No account needed Cloud-hosted physical SIM numbers, travel eSIMs and SMS with no name or email | Never KYC 0 | 7.7 | 5.0 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 08 |  AnonymSMS No account needed Free public numbers for receiving SMS online, plus private number rentals | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.8 | 5.0 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 09 |  5SIM Low-cost virtual numbers for one-off SMS verification | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 5.8 | 5.0 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 10 |  SMSPool SMS verification numbers; stopped taking Monero directly in July 2026 | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 5.8 | 4.7 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 11 | SMS4Sats Tor onion address No account needed Receive SMS verification codes by paying a Lightning invoice, no account | Never KYC 0 | 8.5 | 4.6 | Docs reviewed | BTC | |
| 12 |  MoneroSMS Tor onion address Accepts Monero No account needed US virtual number for sending and receiving texts, paid in Monero or other crypto | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 7.0 | 4.6 | Docs reviewed | XMRBTC | |
| 13 |  Skytelecom Tor onion address Accepts Monero Pay-as-you-go SMS, VoIP calling and SIP trunking with card or crypto top-ups | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.6 | 4.6 | Docs reviewed | BTCLTCETH +2 | |
| 14 |  JuicySMS Accepts Monero Temporary numbers for SMS verification; pay per delivered SMS, Monero accepted | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 6.2 | 4.6 | Docs reviewed | BTCETHLTC +1 | |
| 15 |  VirtualSMS SMS verification codes and number rentals on real SIM cards in 145+ countries | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 5.9 | 4.6 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 16 |  MrSMS One-time SMS verification codes on virtual numbers in 190+ countries | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 5.8 | 4.6 | Docs reviewed | ||
| 17 |  Fetch SMS Non-VoIP US numbers for SMS verification, funded by crypto | Not mentioned KYC 1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Docs reviewed | BTCETHUSDT |
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Criteria
What we check for every phone number service
- Dedicated versus shared, recycled numbers
- Account requirements
- Accepted coins
- Countries available
On record
Recent incidents among phone numbers & sms
low
Policy change SMSPool
Reported end of direct Monero payments, citing EU rules
The public event log of the directory kycnot.me recorded on 24 July 2026 that SMSPool said it could no longer accept Monero directly, citing the EU's MiCA and incoming anti-money-laundering requirements, and that Monero remained available through its official resellers. The official site could not be read during this review because of an anti-bot challenge, so the current list of accepted payment methods was not confirmed first-hand.
Outcome unknown Source: kycnot.me ↗
Should I use a temporary number for an important account?
No. Temporary numbers are reassigned to other customers. Anyone who rents the number after you can receive your recovery codes. Use a dedicated number for anything you intend to keep.
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