At Textverified and Phoneblur, we care about protecting your privacy and security online. As part of our mission, we want to keep your personal information safe. Have you ever checked in on what’s out there about yourself? We like to use the site “Have I Been Pwned?” to keep an eye on data breaches. Sometimes your private data will get leaked and you might not know about it until months (or even years!...
Recently one of our developers came across this article on Vice: “A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16”. In this piece, a journalist hires a hacker to show him just how easy it is to manipulate and re-route someone’s personal phone number using SMS authentication and phony user authorizations. If this ever happens to you, your phone will seem completely normal – at least until your apps stop working....
At Textverified and Phoneblur, we’re all about protecting your privacy and personal data. If keeping your private phone number secure is your number one priority, then you’ve come to the right place. Buying and selling items online is super easy when you’re shipping out a package or receiving one in the mail. But what if your transaction is happening offline? Services like Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace have been popular for years....
One of the most popular uses for phone number rental services is dating apps. Dating apps, like Tinder or Hinge, are a great way to test out our long-term rental services. It’s good to be cautious when connecting with new people online. Although none of these apps will display your phone number to random users, you might decide you want to share your direct phone number with someone who seems promising....
Many of our users have been wondering about different uses for rental numbers. Today we’ll talk about ride share services specifically. Have you ever used Uber, Lyft, or even a ride share app for a traditional taxi company? Each of these services requires an active phone number before you can request a ride. But if you use your personal phone number to register for a ride share app, then any driver who accepts your ride request will be able to see your number....
So you’re stuffed full of turkey and you’ve polished off that last slice of pecan pie. Now what? It’s time to shop! But before you get to those Black Friday deals, how about renting a phone number on Textverified? These days, many stores and merchants are asking for your phone number as part of the checkout process. But do you really want to give it to them? Keeping your phone number private will decrease the number of spam messages you get....
Remember this screenshot from yesterday? This is your purchase order with Textverified. Check out this blog post for a breakdown of your purchase order Now we need to pay it! There are two convenient ways to send us your Bitcoin, i.e. pay your balance. First we’ll show you how to pay via mobile device only and then we’ll cover QR codes in a separate post. See that long string of letters and numbers?...
Yesterday we talked about opening a wallet on a digital currency exchange, like Coinbase. Then we used a debit account to add Bitcoin to your wallet. Look at all that beautiful Bitcoin we bought yesterday! Today we’re moving to the big leagues: activating the sending feature on your wallet and making a purchase order on Textverified – and tomorrow we’ll talk about how to pay for your purchase order after you’ve received your payment invoice....
At Textverified and our partner site, Phoneblur, the most popular payment method we offer is payment via cryptocurrency. Today we’ll give you a brief rundown on how to buy cryptocurrency, and in a follow-up post, we’ll explain how to use cryptocurrency to make purchases on our sites. Cryptocurrency is digital currency – it’s real money, but it’s exchanged completely online. At the moment, we accept bitcoin, the oldest and most well-established form of cryptocurrency....
Looking to learn about our new Resurrect feature? You’ve come to the right place! Under your account, click on Verifications –> History to view your previous verifications. If a verification is eligible for resurrection, there will be a “Resurrect” button under the Actions column. The button will then tell you how much it will cost to resurrect the number, which is often lower than the cost of doing a new verification entirely....