Overview & Technical Summary
Have an alternative phone number
Virtual SIM
is a freemium
social and communication
app where you can get a
one-day free trial phone number
from the United States. Since it’s a subscription-based program, you have to pay a monthly fee to keep using a number. While it features both
chatting and calling capabilities
, some numbers will not support the former.
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Also,
registration is required
in Virtual SIM to ensure
easy data retrieval
upon uninstallation. However, be warned that there’s a chance of it
not receiving calls or messages
—which is not good if you’re primarily using it for work.
Call and chat anyone
Upon receiving your free US number in Virtual SIM, you can
link
it to your preferred
social media
accounts and use it to contact your loved ones. Getting another mobile or landline number from the United Kingdom, Sweden, or any other country is not a problem since they’re available for purchase using
credits
, which can be bought using real-world currency via
PayPal
or
Google Play
.
Credits are used for making calls, too. As
call rates vary
between countries, do ensure you have sufficient balance before calling a recipient who doesn’t have the app installed on their device. On the flip side, though,
contacting another VirtualSIM user
via chat or phone call will
not cost credits
. Similar to
Messenger
, you can share your location and send images or videos.
Further, numbers can be set to a particular availability status, namely
available, busy, or unreachable,
so your contacts know if you’re free to talk. For your privacy, the app also includes the option to
show or hide your phone number
, which is also your caller ID. In addition, enabling
auto renew
is recommended if you’re going to use this program for a long time.
Great app for premium users
If you don’t mind Virtual SIM’s subscription-based model, this app is an excellent choice for creating alternative numbers for any purpose. As it’s also a communication platform, you can make calls or send messages to anyone in your social circle. Best of all, the app includes three availability statuses and gives you the freedom to show or hide your caller ID.