You don’t need to buy a whole new phone to have a burner number
William Iven/UnsplashThe first time you heard of burner phones—cheap prepaid mobiles intended for temporary use—was probably while watching a crime drama. But anAn alternative number can help you stay safe while chatting with strangers online, establish a business, and protect your privacy. Also, these days you don’t need another phone to have a burner. Several apps make it easy to put a second number on the same phone.
Online dating isn’t the only occasion when you have to share contact details with strangers you meet on the internet. Sites such as Craigslist also require that you get in touch with unknown buyers and sellers, and a burner number can act as an extra buffer. People might use your real phone number to look you up online, but a burner doesn’t give them the same power—if the person becomes intrusive, you can cut them off immediately by eliminating your second number.
Sending a message through Burner works much like sending a message through any other app. You manage contacts and initiate calls and texts within the app itself. Burner coordinates everything so that when messages reach your contacts, they appear to have come from a real phone number. This keeps the complex processing behind the scenes, leaving the interface neatly arranged so it’s a breeze to navigate.
Most users won’t have to look beyond Burner, but international users might prefer a burner phone app that offers numbers in other countries.performs the same function as Burner, and it also lets you make calls in 45 countries. That said, it only provides text messaging in a select few, including the US.
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