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 [Getting started](https://virtualsms.io/help/getting-started)

# How to create a VirtualSMS account
 Updated 2026-05-29 3 min read By VirtualSMS team

In short

Email + password, deposit crypto, verify in minutes. No KYC.


Sign up with email + password. No phone number, no government ID, no KYC. Fund your balance with USDT (TRC-20) or BNB-USDT (BEP-20). You can buy your first verification within minutes.

## Sign up: 3 steps

- Visit virtualsms.io/signup and enter an email + password.
- Click the confirmation link we send to your email. (Use any inbox, even a throwaway one works.)
- You’re in. Your dashboard shows zero balance and prompts you to deposit.

## Fund your balance

Balance is funded with cryptocurrency through a secure payment processor. Two networks supported:

- USDT (TRC-20) on Tron: fast confirmations; the network fee is added on top
- BNB-USDT (BEP-20) on Binance Smart Chain: alternative if Tron is unavailable to you

Minimum deposit is $2.50 , which covers a typical activation plus a small buffer. No maximum and no expiry on balance. Funds stay in your account indefinitely. Most users deposit $5-$25 for casual use; power users keep $50+ on hand for multiple verifications a week.

## Buy your first verification

Head to virtualsms.io/services , pick the platform you want to verify (Telegram, WhatsApp, Google, Discord, etc.), choose a country, and click buy. The number appears in your dashboard immediately. Plug it into the platform you’re signing up to, and the SMS lands in your dashboard within seconds.

## What we ask vs what we don’t

We ask for: an email address, a password. That’s it for the account.

We do NOT ask for: phone number, government ID, proof-of-address, selfie verification, social security number, billing address, real name. The product doesn’t need that data to function, and our customer base actively values not having to surrender it to a verification-service vendor.


## More in Getting started

- How VirtualSMS verification works Real SIM cards, 145+ countries, end-to-end SMS in seconds. 4 min read
- Activation vs rental: which one do I need? Single-use activations (up to 20 minutes) vs multi-SMS rentals. 4 min read
- Real SIM vs VoIP: why VirtualSMS costs more Real SIMs pass carrier checks that block VoIP numbers. When each makes sense. 5 min read



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