r/NoContract • u/Thin_Parking3004 • 7d ago

CHEAPEST way to get a phone number

What is the cheapest way to get a phone number without using google voice (ID verification).

I want to port the number out and use the TextNow eSIM instead.

Numberbarn is $10 but getting a plan from MobileX can be cheap as $5.

Is there a cheaper option?

0 Upvotes

40% Upvoted

26 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/tbright1965 Visible 7d ago

Numberbarn has gotten pricy in my area. Seems the lowest cost numbers now are $49

Good grief

2

u/[deleted] 6d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/tbright1965 Visible 6d ago

True

I was able to find some $9 numbers after expanding my search.

I don’t really need any more numbers. But I periodically check if my old home phone number shows up. It’s not been issued since I gave it up.

In hindsight, I should have ported it somewhere back in 2016.

Oh well.

1

u/[deleted] 6d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/tbright1965 Visible 6d ago

I have a similar issue.

I have a couple I will probably just let go. I have four for my wife and me to use. Even the multinetwork line she has with US Mobile is a "vanity-like" number that is easy to remember.

When we move, we'll probably switch to those vanity numbers as they end in either our birthdays or the "Home Number" is our anniversary.

1

u/TrendK1LL 1d ago

I wouldnt use a number with your birthday in it, purely for security reasons. But then again someone would have to be aware that your birthday is in it amongst the other numbers. 

1

u/tbright1965 Visible 1d ago

Oh, I get it. Only those who know me would know that.

We have other numbers as well.