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For an account you mean to keep
If PayPal 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 PayPal security codes
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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 PayPal 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 PayPal 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 PayPal
If PayPal 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 PayPal?
A separate number for your PayPal account
A rented line can receive PayPal's codes while your personal number stays for calls and family. Whether PayPal accepts a rented number is up to PayPal.
The same number if PayPal asks again
This is the reason to rent rather than buy a single code. If PayPal 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 PayPal, priced
Each country shows its all-service line and, where one exists, a line sold for PayPal 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 |
When a virtual number for PayPal fits, and when it doesn't
PayPal can text a one-time security code to the phone number on your account: at login when 2-step verification is on, when you reset a password, or when you confirm a newly added number. A virtual number for PayPal is a carrier-issued line you rent to receive those codes in your SIMAREA account. It can't take calls or send texts.
The limit comes first, because PayPal handles money. If PayPal asks for a phone number registered in your name, a rented line doesn't meet that: it isn't registered to you, so use a number you own, as you would for a bank or a government service. Whether PayPal accepts any particular number is PayPal's call.
Keeping PayPal's codes reachable
With 2-step verification on, new-device logins wait for a code to this number, so the term is part of your security:
- Choose a long term: 6 or 12 months, with auto-renewal, which you switch on yourself. Renewing keeps the number.
- Set up a second method. PayPal's security settings may also offer an authenticator app for 2-step verification, so the number isn't your only way in.
- Change the number before you stop renewing, or as soon as PayPal asks for one in your name. Update it in your PayPal settings while you can still log in; a lapsed number returns to the provider.
Which line receives PayPal's texts
A PayPal line is rented in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia on terms of 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, or 12 months, and can't be canceled after payment. An all-service line receives texts from every sender, PayPal included, in ten countries: those three plus Israel, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands. Its US and UK versions also run for 1 day, too short for login codes. An all-service line can be canceled for a full refund soon after renting, if no SMS has come in and the provider accepts it: two hours at most, sometimes less.
Per country and term, the ladder shows the lower-priced of the two, and the order's Services row tells you which. To get the all-service line for sure, rent from a country page, for example Switzerland.
PayPal numbers: what to check first
Will PayPal accept a virtual number?
Only PayPal decides that. The PayPal line receives PayPal's texts like any other SMS, but if PayPal requires a number in your name, a rental won't qualify.
Do I need the number after the first code?
Yes, with 2-step verification on. PayPal's later login codes go to the same number, so keep renewing it, or change the number in your PayPal settings before you stop.
What if PayPal's code doesn't arrive?
Check the number saved in PayPal, country code included, and request the code again; if you set up an authenticator app, PayPal may let you use that instead. If the line itself has stopped working, support (24/7) gives you a replacement or refunds the rest of the term; the refund policy has the rules.
Can I pay for the number with PayPal?
No. Rentals are paid from your SIMAREA balance, which you top up with cryptocurrency, one whole term at a time.
Other services
PayPal lines by country
Choose a term for PayPal's codes
Pick a country and a term in the ladder at the top. If PayPal's 2-step verification will rely on the number, turn on auto-renewal once it's yours.