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Top 10 Free Sites to Receive SMS Online Without Real Phone Number

Imagine the inconvenience of having to provide your email address every time you want to sign up for a service on a website or participate in a forum discussion. Many people find this frustrating because they are uncomfortable with exposing their email addresses to the public. While some websites now offer temporary disposable email addresses, these addresses lack sufficient password protection, making them vulnerable to security breaches. As a result, phone verification has emerged as an alternative method for accessing certain web services. Phone verification involves providing a phone number to a website, which then sends a randomly generated code via SMS. The user enters this code on the website to confirm their authenticity and prove they are not a spam bot.

To protect your privacy, you can receive SMS messages online on your computer instead of using your actual phone number. The following list features the top 10 free websites where you can receive SMS online without revealing your real phone number.

1. Cloud SMS Cloud SMS is a website to receive text messages online for free, and now provides: US toll-free numbers, UK toll-free numbers, Thailand toll-free numbers, and Philippines toll-free numbers. At the same time, a paid phone number rental service is also provided. You can register your own app account through the paid phone number to prevent the account from being changed by others. It is very convenient to use. The website of Cloud SMS is: https://www.storytrain.info/
   

   
   

2. Receive-SMS-Online.com This website is also an incredible option for receiving text messages online while keeping your real phone number private. You are encouraged to choose a number from a list of available numbers for the service. It is free to use, but one disadvantage is that their secondary domain server may occasionally be down, temporarily preventing you from using the service. Visit the site here: http://receive-sms-online.com/

   
   

3. SMS America This website provides an excellent platform for receiving text messages online while keeping your real phone number private. You can select a number from a list of available numbers for the service, and it is completely free to use. Visit the website here: https://america.storytrain.info/home
   

   
   

4. ReceiveSMSOnline.net If you have visited FreeOnlinePhone.org, you might notice that this website looks similar, although there is a difference in color. This is because both sites are created by the same company called "Cicklow." ReceiveSMSOnline.net provides 5 phone numbers from the US and 3 from the UK for receiving text messages online. One downside reported by users is a delay in receiving SMS messages from the numbers. Visit the site here: https://receive-smss.com/

   
   

5. ReceiveFreeSMS.com ReceiveFreeSMS.com offers 10 public phone numbers from a total of 8 countries for receiving SMS messages online. The countries include the US, Sweden, Hungary, Lithuania, Australia, Spain, and Norway. This site allows you to use a variety of phone numbers. However, it has been reported as unreliable, as only about 3 out of the 10 listed numbers received SMS messages at the time of checking. Visit the site here: http://receivefreesms.com/

   
   

6. Sellaite SMS Receiver Sellaite SMS Receiver provides a service hosted in Estonia for receiving SMS messages online. One advantage is their reliability, as they quickly remove phone numbers from the website if they are not functioning. However, a major disadvantage is that the service may not work if the SMS gateway fails to send messages to Estonia at a particular time, leaving you with no alternative. Visit the site here: http://sellaite.com/smsreceiver/

   
   

7. Twilio Twilio offers a private phone number for free in their trial account once you provide your phone number to receive a verification code. The advantage of Twilio is that you can use any of the phone numbers on the site to receive the verification code and activate your account. However, the trial account cannot send text messages to unverified phone numbers. Visit the site here: https://www.twilio.com/try-twilio

   
   

8. TextNow For a reliable and free private phone number that only you have access to for receiving SMS messages online, TextNow is a recommended choice. When you sign up for a free account, you automatically receive a unique phone number, which is a major advantage. However, some users have reported encountering a common issue where they receive a generic error message stating, "Something went wrong with your sign up, please try again," when attempting to sign up. Visit the site here: https://www.textnow.com/get-started

   
   

9. GRE.im GRE.im offers phone numbers from the US and Hungary. Occasionally, error messages may appear on the site, but you can simply ignore them and click on any of the publicly listed numbers to view the text messages. It is a reliable site, but a major disadvantage is the unreliability of US phone numbers and the limited availability of other phone numbers for better options. The website is no longer valid.

   
   

10. Receive-SMS.com Lastly, but possibly the best option, is Receive-SMS.com. They provide 6 phone numbers, with 3 from Sweden and 3 from the UK, for receiving SMS messages online. One major advantage of this site is that messages sent to the public phone numbers are instantly displayed on their website after refreshing the browser. Additionally, you can subscribe to private numbers and view your messages in a private inbox. Currently, there are no known disadvantages as all their lines are functioning perfectly. Visit the site here: http://receive-sms.com/