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For an account you mean to keep
If Google / Gmail asks for a number, give it the line you rent: while you renew, the same line can receive a later code too. A rental lasts the whole term.
Virtual number for Google, kept as your recovery phone
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- non-VoIP
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- SMS
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What the line does, what it does not do, and what happens at the end of the term, answered before you buy rather than after.
- Incoming SMS
- As many as arrive during the term. An all-service line takes them from any sender, short codes included; a line listed for Google / Gmail takes that service's only.
- Outgoing SMS and calls
- Not available. A rented line receives; it does not send and it does not ring.
- Type of number
- A carrier-issued mobile number, not VoIP. Whether a service accepts it is still up to that service.
- Who it is rented to
- You alone, for the whole term. It is not drawn from a shared pool, and its messages show only in your account.
- How long it stays yours
- Exactly the term you paid for. It then returns to the provider, and a term that simply ran its course is not refunded — you had the number for all of it.
- Renewing
- A renewal goes back to the same line, so the number and every message on it survive. Nothing renews on its own unless you switch it on.
- Paying
- One charge per term from your prepaid balance, topped up with crypto. There is no subscription to cancel.
How a rented Google / Gmail number works
1
Pick the country
Every country listed has a line in stock. Pick the country whose number you need; its dial code comes with the line.
2
Choose how long you keep it
Every term we can actually source is listed at its own price, and a longer one is quoted at what it really costs rather than at an implied monthly rate. Nothing is prorated and nothing is hidden.
3
Enter the number in Google / Gmail
If Google / Gmail asks for a number, type it as issued. SMS show in your SIMAREA account, and while you renew, the line stays yours.
Why rent a number for Google / Gmail?
A separate number for your Google / Gmail account
A rented line can receive Google / Gmail's codes while your personal number stays for calls and family. Whether Google / Gmail accepts a rented number is up to Google / Gmail.
The same number if Google / Gmail asks again
This is the reason to rent rather than buy a single code. If Google / Gmail asks for a code again, for example on a login from a new device, the number is the same for as long as you renew.
Non-VoIP, carrier-issued
Some marketplaces and apps reject internet (VoIP) numbers on sight. These are carrier-issued mobile lines, not VoIP.
All your messages in one place
SMS show in your SIMAREA account, which opens on a phone or a computer. You do not need a second SIM card for this.
When a rented line earns its keep
For keeping your own number out of it
When a form asks you to verify a number, give it a line you rent, and keep your own number for the people who call you.
What we promise you
No star ratings and no user counts on this page: we have not measured those, and a number nobody measured is worth nothing to you. These are promises instead — each one is behavior you can hold us to.
The line is yours alone
For the whole term. It is not shared or let to anyone else underneath you, and what arrives on it shows only in your account.
A renewal never changes your number
Renewing goes back to the very same line rather than to another provider, so the number you gave out — and every message on it — carries over intact.
We never sell a term we cannot source
A term appears here only while a line for it is in stock. An absent term is honest scarcity, not a price we are keeping back.
Nothing renews behind your back
Automatic renewal stays off until you turn it on. A term you forget about ends quietly — it does not charge you again and it does not roll into another one.
A line we cannot hand over costs you nothing
If provisioning fails after you are charged, the money returns to your balance automatically. No ticket, no waiting, and no line half-bought.
Every country that carries Google / Gmail, priced
Each country shows its all-service line and, where one exists, a line sold for Google / Gmail alone. Each row quotes the cheapest term available and names it — pick a country in the ladder above to see all of its terms.
| Country | Term | Price | Lines free | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom +44 | — | Open | ||
| United Kingdom — every service, one line | — | Open | ||
| United States +1 | — | Open | ||
| United States — every service, one line | — | Open | ||
| Australia +61 | — | Open | ||
| Australia — every service, one line | — | Open | ||
| Austria +43 | — | Open | ||
| Austria — every service, one line | — | Open | ||
| Germany +49 | — | Open | ||
| Germany — every service, one line | — | Open | ||
| Hong Kong +852 | — | Open | ||
| Hong Kong — every service, one line | — | Open | ||
| Israel +972 | — | Open | ||
| Israel — every service, one line | — | Open | ||
| Italy +39 | — | Open | ||
| Italy — every service, one line | — | Open | ||
| Netherlands +31 | — | Open | ||
| Netherlands — every service, one line | — | Open | ||
| Switzerland +41 | — | Open | ||
| Switzerland — every service, one line | — | Open |
What a virtual number for Google is for
A virtual number for Google is a line you rent and add to your own Google Account, the one behind Gmail and YouTube. Google can text a code to it at three moments:
- Sign-up, when Google asks to verify a new account.
- 2-Step Verification, when you sign in on a device Google doesn't know.
- Recovery, when you forget the password or Google spots unusual activity.
The last two can come years after sign-up, so the line has to still be yours when they do. Keep renewing it, and a reset code a year later reaches the same number.
Choosing a Google line and a term
Google has its own line in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, for 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, or 12 months. Google's texts also reach the all-service line, sold in those three countries, in Europe (Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland), and in Israel and Hong Kong.
The ladder may offer either kind for a country and term, and your order's Services row names it. The Google line can't be canceled. The all-service line can be, for a full refund, shortly after renting if no SMS has reached it and the provider still accepts the cancellation: two hours at most, sometimes less. To be sure of that kind, rent from a country page such as Germany.
For a recovery phone, the term matters more than the country: pick 6 or 12 months and switch on auto-renewal.
Before a rental ends, update Google first
Each renewal continues the same number. A lapsed term returns it to the provider, while Google still lists it as your recovery phone. So:
- Renew, or turn on auto-renewal in your SIMAREA account (it is off until you switch it on).
- Add a way in that doesn't need the line: backup codes, an authenticator app, or Google prompts on a phone you keep.
- Letting the number go? Change the recovery phone and the 2-Step Verification phone in your Google Account's security settings first, while you can still sign in.
Google numbers: common questions
Google offers a voice call for the code. Will that work?
No, the line can't take calls. When you set it up for 2-Step Verification, choose text message, not phone call; codes then show in your SIMAREA account.
Recovery phone, 2-Step Verification phone, or both?
They're separate settings: the 2-Step Verification phone gets sign-in codes, the recovery phone gets codes when you're locked out, and a renewed line can be either or both. Whether Google accepts a number is Google's call; no seller can promise it.
Does one number cover Gmail and YouTube?
Yes, because both sit on one Google Account with one recovery phone. Codes from other companies are what the all-service line is for.
What if the line stops working during the term?
Write to support, which answers 24/7. If the line failed on the provider's side, you get a replacement number or the unused part of the term back. A replacement may be a different number; if so, update your recovery phone. See the refund policy.
Other services
Google / Gmail lines by country
Choose a line for your Google Account
Pick a country and a term in the ladder at the top; your order shows whether it's the Google line or the all-service line. Then add the number in your Google Account's security settings.