One of the biggest developments in communication after traditional mobile calling is SMS, which created a whole platform for users to get their message across via SMS. Earlier, network providers used to charge users for every SMS, which is why the introduction of messaging services like WhatsApp was a groundbreaking achievement.

Today, WhatsApp is used by over a billion people around the world every day, outpacing even regular SMS usage by miles. But what about all those times you wanted to create a secondary WhatsApp account but didn’t have a mobile number to link it to?

Thanks to several apps and services that offer a “burner” virtual phone number, you can create a second WhatsApp account and have the number verified without having to send the one-time verification code to a real phone number.

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