Give brand managers and agencies a +1 number to call, and receive sign-in codes for your social and payout accounts on it.
Creators outside the US use a US virtual number so American brands and agencies can call a familiar +1 number, and to receive sign-in codes for social and payout accounts. The TripoSIM number rings in an app, takes voicemail and includes 300 minutes a month of calls to the US and Canada. It receives texts but cannot send them.
Most brand deals start in email or direct messages. Then a brand manager or an agency wants a quick call about the brief, the deliverables or a new posting date. If the number in your media kit is international, some of them will write again instead of calling, and the deal slows down. A +1 number makes that call an ordinary one for them.
The TripoSIM US Virtual Number runs in an app on your phone over Wi-Fi or mobile data, so it works the same from Lagos, Lisbon or Jakarta. Calls ring like a normal call. When you are filming, editing or asleep, callers leave a voicemail.
Say where you are based. A New York area code makes you easy to call; it does not make you a New York creator. The business contact checklist has sample copy.
The number receives verification codes (OTP SMS) from apps. Each app below sent its code to a TripoSIM US number in TripoSIM's tests. What each platform's help pages say, from our setup guides:
| Platform | How it uses your number | Tested by TripoSIM | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok | Your phone number is used for log-in and password recovery. TikTok links each phone number to only one account. | October 3, 2026 | TikTok setup |
| Confirmation and login codes by text. Save the backup codes while you are logged in. | October 3, 2026 | Instagram setup | |
| X (Twitter) | A confirmation code by text when you add a phone. Text message two-factor is for X Premium subscribers; others use an authentication app or a security key. | October 3, 2026 | X setup |
| YouTube | You sign in to YouTube with your Google Account, so the code comes from Google. | October 3, 2026 (Google) | Google Account setup |
Running a second TikTok account? It needs its own number or an email, because one number fits one TikTok account. Add an authenticator app or backup codes wherever a platform offers them, so a lost phone does not lock you out of an account you earn from.
If brands or agencies pay you through PayPal, Payoneer or Wise, the sign-in and two-step codes for those accounts can come to the same number.
| Platform | How it sends codes | Tested by TripoSIM | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| PayPal | Confirms a phone number with a code by text or call. Your account stays in the country you opened it in. | October 3, 2026 | PayPal from abroad |
| Payoneer | Two-step codes by text or phone call, or an approval in its app. | October 3, 2026 | Payoneer setup |
| Wise | Codes by text, call or WhatsApp, plus passkeys and app notifications. | October 3, 2026 | Wise setup |
Open each account in your real country, with your real details, as each platform asks. A US phone number does not change the country of an account.
Your personal number does not need to be in a brand's contact list. A separate US number gives business contacts a line you can mute after hours.
The same person can have as many TripoSIM US numbers as they like on one account, each with its own plan, minutes and voicemail greeting.
A brand manager who reaches voicemail wants to know they have the right person and when to expect a call. For example:
"You have reached [your name] from [your channel]. For brand partnerships, leave your name, your company and a good time to call. I call back within one working day, between 9 a.m. and noon Eastern. You can also email [your address]."
Messages can be up to 2 minutes, up to 30 a month, kept 30 days. The voicemail guide has setup steps.
Calls brands make to you are included up to a fair use of 300 minutes a month. Only calls you place, such as calling an agency back, use your 300 minutes to the US and Canada. Each outgoing call is rounded up to the next full minute; unanswered calls are free. Three typical months, worked out for a year:
| Example | Calls out to the US and Canada | Extra minutes | One year on the yearly plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Between campaigns | 2 calls a week, 15 minutes each: about 130 minutes a month | None: within the included minutes | $100 |
| Campaign weeks | 3 calls a week, 20 minutes each: about 260 minutes a month | None: within the included minutes | $100 |
| Several brands at once | 5 calls a week, 20 minutes each: about 434 minutes a month | 17 × $5 = $85 a year | $185 |
Incoming calls do not use your minutes (fair use 300 minutes a month). Each plan includes 300 minutes a month out; extra minutes are $5 per 100, and unused extra minutes carry over to the next month, so the year counts the packs for all 12 months together. Prices before tax.
The monthly plan is $12.99 with the same minutes. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
The number receives texts from US and Canadian senders, but sending texts is not included. A brand manager can text the number and you will see it, but you cannot answer from it. Write "call or email" in your media kit, not "call or text", and keep quick back-and-forth in email or the brand's own chat tool.
If a plan ends, the number is kept 30 days on the yearly plan or 90 days on the monthly plan, then released. A login tied to a released number is hard to get back. Before you let a number go, move every account that uses it to another number or an authenticator app. The number recycling guide explains the risk.
Two plans with the same number, minutes and app.
$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 ID check fails or 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.