Take calls from US clients, family and services on a real +1 number in the TripoSIM app. Call the US and Canada, receive texts from US senders, and keep the SIM you already have.
Checkout continues on TripoSIM. Right after payment you complete an ID check with a selfie, then choose from the numbers available.
$100 a year (about $8.33 a month) or $12.99 month to month.
Texts are receive-only, there is no 911, and it runs over the internet. It is not a carrier line. See what it is not.
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Example numbers. You see real availability after payment.
A US virtual number is a real +1 phone number that is not tied to a SIM card. The TripoSIM US number lives in an app on your iPhone or Android, so people in the US can call or text you as a local number while you are anywhere with Wi-Fi or mobile data.
Three products that are often confused. Only two give you a US phone number, and only one is built for living outside the US.
| Feature | US virtual number (TripoSIM)This product | US carrier SIM or eSIM line | Travel data eSIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a US phone number | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works outside the US | Yes, anywhere with internet | Only with roaming, often expensive | Internet in the countries it covers |
| Send texts | No | Yes | No |
| Calls to 911 | No | Yes | No |
| WhatsApp and app verification codes | Yes, receives the codes (OTP SMS) | Yes | No number to register |
| Best for | Being reachable on a US number from abroad | Living in the US full time | Internet while traveling |
Ready in minutes from almost any country. No US address, no SSN and no contract with a US carrier.
$100 a year or $12.99 a month by card. Email and card only.
Passport or ID card and a selfie. About 2 minutes.
Choose by US state or area code from the numbers available.
Open the app on iPhone (Home Screen) or Android and you are live.
Illustrations of each step, not app screenshots.
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Minutes, voicemail and texts are identical. You pick how you pay and how long the number is kept if you stop.
$100per year
About $8.33 a month, paid once a year
Renews yearly until you cancel
$12.99per month
Cancel the renewal anytime. $155.88 over 12 months
Renews monthly until you cancel
Prices in US dollars as published by TripoSIM. Payments are not refunded, except a full refund if your number is not delivered within 72 hours, or where local law requires. Checkout continues on TripoSIM. Right after payment you complete an ID check with a selfie, then choose from the numbers available.
Give clients a local +1 number to call, without telling them your country code.
Stay reachable by US family, doctors and services after you leave.
One US number that rings wherever you have Wi-Fi or data, next to your travel eSIM.
Give each person outside the US a number American customers recognize.
Give housing offices and universities a US number before you arrive.
A US support line for Amazon, Etsy and Shopify customers, with voicemail.
Yes. You receive OTP SMS codes from all apps on your TripoSIM US number, including WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business.
Sign up for WhatsApp, WhatsApp Business, banks, payment apps and social networks with your +1 number, and the code arrives in the TripoSIM app. TripoSIM tested 22 popular apps in October 2026; they are examples, not a limit. Check one app.
Some of the apps TripoSIM tested, October 3 to 18, 2026. Codes from other apps arrive too.
A US virtual phone number is a real +1 number that is not tied to a SIM card. With TripoSIM it lives in the TripoSIM app on iPhone or Android, so calls and texts reach you over Wi-Fi or mobile data in almost any country.
$100 a year (about $8.33 a month) or $12.99 a month. Both plans include 300 minutes a month of calls to the US and Canada, incoming calls, voicemail and texts from US senders.
No. You can receive texts from US and Canadian senders, but sending texts is not included. Verification codes from apps arrive as texts in the app.
Yes. The number receives the WhatsApp verification code, so you can register WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business on your US number. TripoSIM tested WhatsApp on October 13, 2026 and WhatsApp Business on October 18, 2026. It is a safe, reliable choice for WhatsApp.
No. The number cannot call 911 or any emergency service. Always use a local mobile line for emergencies.
If you need the number for 8 months or more, the yearly plan costs less: $100 against $155.88 for 12 monthly payments. For a shorter stay or a trial, monthly is cheaper and keeps your number 90 days after you cancel.
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Checkout continues on TripoSIM. Right after payment you complete an ID check with a selfie, then choose from the numbers available. TripoSIM says the number is usually set up a few minutes after payment.
Full refund if your number isn't delivered within 72 hours. Otherwise payments are not refunded.