UK virtual numbers

After the US, the UK is the country whose numbers are accepted by the most apps. Most international services launch in Britain early and test their sign-up flows against +44 numbers, so a UK mobile number receives verification codes from WhatsApp, Telegram, Google, marketplaces and delivery apps without the extra checks that smaller countries trigger. Many UK-only shops, apps and services will not let you sign up at all without a +44 number.

For businesses outside Britain, a UK number is the simplest way to look local. British customers are far more likely to call or text a number that starts with 020 or 07 than one that starts with +1 or +91, and a London number on your website says you are open for business in the UK even if your team sits somewhere else entirely.

Choose a mobile virtual number if you will register the number on WhatsApp, Telegram or any app that checks the carrier type. These sit on real 07 mobile ranges and pass the lookups that reject VoIP, which makes them the best choice for verification and for a WhatsApp Business account.

Choose a local number if customers in a specific city should see a familiar area code: London 020 and Manchester 0161 are the most requested, and other UK cities are available where stock allows. Choose a VoIP number for a business line, a support desk or a number to print on a card, where you mostly make and take calls over the internet and the carrier type does not matter.

Receive unlimited inbound SMS in your dashboard or forwarded to your email. Make and receive calls from the app on any device, with the UK number as your caller ID. Forward calls to the mobile phone you already carry, in any country, so a customer in Manchester dials a local number and reaches you in Dubai. Register the number on WhatsApp Business and run a UK-facing support line without a UK office.

The number stays yours for as long as the rental is active. We do not recycle UK numbers between customers mid-term, so a number you have attached to a bank app, a marketplace account or a business directory keeps working month after month.

UK virtual numbers start at $9.99 a month on a monthly term. A three-month term is 10% cheaper and a twelve-month term is 25% cheaper, billed up front and renewed on the same number. Mobile numbers are priced slightly above VoIP numbers because supply on verified 07 ranges is tighter.

There are no setup fees and no contract. Inbound SMS is included; outbound calls and SMS are billed per use at UK rates. Cancel at the end of any term, free of charge, from the dashboard or by email.