Rentals
How to Rent a US or UK Phone Number for SMS
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If you are looking to rent a US or UK phone number for SMS, start with the country code and rental period you need. On Simvo, the US all-services rental lasts 28 days and the UK rental lasts 30 days. Both are SMS-receiving products, rather than mobile contracts or voice-call plans.
The rental selector shows these countries beside Hong Kong, Indonesia and Australia. This guide focuses on the differences that matter when choosing between +1 and +44.
US numbers use +1; UK numbers use +44
A United States rental number uses the +1 calling code. A United Kingdom rental uses +44. Choose the country that fits the service and task you have in mind; a different country code is not a way to guarantee that a website will accept your number.
Where a verification form has a separate country selector, choose the matching country and follow that form's number format. Do not add the same country code twice. Check the complete number in Simvo before requesting the message.
The rental periods are different
- US all-services rental: 28 days.
- UK all-services rental: 30 days.
Do not assume that every product described as monthly lasts 30 days. Simvo labels the US period as 28 days so you can plan around the actual duration. The current US and UK all-services selector does not offer a six-month plan.
If you need 180 days and the country code is flexible for your permitted use, Hong Kong and Indonesia have six-month options. Review the service's requirements before choosing a different country.
What does all-services mean?
An all-services rental does not require you to choose one website before buying. You can receive SMS from supported services on the number during its active rental period. Messages are read inside your Simvo account.
The product does not include voice calls, outgoing text messages, mobile data, or a physical SIM card. It is also different from the separate service-specific rentals offered in the dashboard. If your task needs only one service, compare the product description before paying.
How to rent the number
Sign in, open Rentals, and choose United States or United Kingdom. Review the supported plan and the price in the order summary. When you select Review rental, a second confirmation window shows the country, duration, and one-time charge to your selected wallet.
Fund your wallet if needed, then confirm when the summary matches your choice. Stock is checked at checkout. If the order is pending while the number is being assigned, use My rentals to follow its status rather than placing another order straight away.
If a code does not arrive
Check that the rental is active, the number was copied correctly, and the service actually sent an SMS. Some verification flows offer a call instead; that is not supported by these SMS-only rentals. The website may also reject a number or delay sending a message.
Contact Simvo Support with the rental details if you need help. A rental purchase is not the same as a one-code purchase, so do not assume its cancellation or refund rules are identical.
Plan for the end of the rental
Check the expiry shown in My rentals. The all-services checkout does not automatically renew your number. If you use it on an account you want to keep, set up another supported recovery option before the rental ends.
View US and UK rental options or read the full Simvo rental walkthrough before your first order.
For Australia, Brazil and the rest of the catalogue, compare SMS numbers and rentals by country. The directory separates one-time numbers from the countries with rental plans.