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For an account you mean to keep
If WhatsApp 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.
Buy a virtual number for WhatsApp and keep it by renewing
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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 WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp
If WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp?
A separate number for your WhatsApp account
A rented line can receive WhatsApp's codes while your personal number stays for calls and family. Whether WhatsApp accepts a rented number is up to WhatsApp.
The same number if WhatsApp asks again
This is the reason to rent rather than buy a single code. If WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp, priced
Each country shows its all-service line and, where one exists, a line sold for WhatsApp 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 |
Buying a virtual number for WhatsApp means renting it
SIMAREA doesn't sell virtual numbers outright; when you buy a virtual number for WhatsApp, you buy a term of 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, or 12 months. Until it ends, the number is held for you alone. A renewal always continues the same number, so as long as you keep renewing, the number stays on your WhatsApp account. Stop renewing, and at the end of the term it returns to the provider.
The line is there to receive SMS. It can't place or answer phone calls, and it can't send texts, which matters for one step of WhatsApp's verification described below. For other apps and the full list of countries, start from the virtual numbers overview.
Where WhatsApp has a line of its own
WhatsApp is among the services with a line listed for it alone, in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, in the same four terms.
Elsewhere, WhatsApp goes on the all-service line, which takes SMS from any sender. You can rent one in Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, as well as in the three countries above. In the US and the UK that line is also sold for 1 day, which suits a quick task better than a WhatsApp account you mean to keep.
The two kinds differ once you have paid. A WhatsApp line can't be canceled. An all-service line can be canceled for a full refund for a short while after renting, provided it hasn't received any SMS and the provider accepts it; that is two hours at most and sometimes less. On this page the ladder quotes, for each country and term, whichever of the two lines costs less, and your order shows which one it is before you pay. To rent the all-service line on purpose, for other apps' codes too or to keep the option to cancel, start from that country's page, such as the United States one.
Verifying WhatsApp on a rented number
- In WhatsApp, enter the number in full, with its country code, as your account shows it.
- Ask for the code by text message. WhatsApp sometimes offers a voice call instead; the line can't take calls, so stay with the SMS option.
- Open your SIMAREA account, read the six-digit code and type it into WhatsApp.
- Set a PIN under Settings › Account › Two-step verification. WhatsApp asks for it whenever the number is registered again, so the SMS code is not the only key to the account.
If nothing arrives, check the country code and the digits you typed, wait for WhatsApp's timer, and request the SMS again before you contact support.
Your chat backup needs the same number
WhatsApp backs up chats to Google Drive on Android and to iCloud on iPhone, and a backup can only be restored with the phone number that made it. On a new phone you need the number twice over: once to receive the code, and once to bring your chat history back. The chats themselves live on your phone and in that backup; the rented line never holds anything but the SMS sent to it.
That is what should set the term. A week or a month covers an account you will use briefly. For an account whose chats you want to keep, rent for 6 or 12 months and switch on auto-renewal in your SIMAREA account (it stays off until you turn it on), so the number is still there the day you change phones.
When WhatsApp asks for the code again
WhatsApp keeps one account per number, on one main phone, and checks the number again whenever that phone changes:
- you switch to a new phone and restore your chats from a backup;
- you delete WhatsApp and install it again;
- you register the number on another phone, which signs the first one out.
Each time, a new code goes to the number by SMS, and with the rental still running it lands in your account just as the first one did. That is the case for renting by the month or the year: the number has to still be yours for the next code, not only the first.
Planning to drop the rented number? Move the account first. WhatsApp's Change number, under Settings › Account, carries your account info, groups, and settings over to the new number. Then let the term run out. A lapsed number returns to the provider, and whoever gets it next could register WhatsApp on it.
WhatsApp numbers: what people ask
Can I make WhatsApp calls with a virtual number?
Not over the number itself: the rented line can't make or receive phone calls, and it only receives SMS. Voice and video calls in WhatsApp are the app's own feature and run over your phone's internet connection, never over the rented line, so the line's only job is to receive WhatsApp's SMS code.
Will WhatsApp accept a rented number?
WhatsApp decides which numbers it accepts. The WhatsApp line is the one listed for this app; an all-service line receives SMS from any sender, WhatsApp included.
Can I use the number for WhatsApp Business?
The WhatsApp Business app registers a number the same way, by an SMS code or a call, so choose the SMS. A number can be on WhatsApp or on WhatsApp Business, not on both at the same time.
Which country should I pick for WhatsApp?
If you want the line listed for WhatsApp, the choice is the US, the UK, or Australia. If your contacts should see a particular country code, pick that country from the ten with all-service lines: people you chat with on WhatsApp can usually see your number.
Can anyone else get my WhatsApp code?
Not while the term runs: the line is rented to you alone, and its SMS show only in your account. After a term lapses the number is no longer yours, which is why renewing, or moving the account with Change number first, matters.
Is there a permanent WhatsApp number?
Not as a purchase. The longest single term is 12 months, and renewals continue the same number, so the number lasts as long as you keep renewing it.
What if the number stops working mid-term?
Write to support, which answers 24/7. If the line has failed on the provider's side, you get a replacement number or a refund of the unused part of the term. The refund policy lists the rest.
How do I pay for a WhatsApp number?
From your SIMAREA balance, topped up with cryptocurrency. You pay for the whole term at once; each term's price is shown in US dollars in the ladder at the top.
Other services
WhatsApp lines by country
Choose a country and term for WhatsApp
Pick a country and a term in the ladder at the top; your order shows whether it's the WhatsApp line or the all-service line. Renew before the end, and WhatsApp's next code reaches the same number.