What Uber checks
Uber verifies by SMS code, occasionally by voice call, and re-sends a code at most logins. It expects a mobile range and refuses obvious VoIP pools; a real mobile allocation is accepted. The number is also how Uber contacts you about a trip.
- Riders. Number, e-mail and a payment method. No identity document.
- Drivers. A full onboarding with documents and a background check; the number does nothing for that.
- Masking. When a driver calls you, both sides go through an Uber relay number. Your line is not shown.
Which line and country to pick
Take a mobile line, ideally from the country where you mostly ride so that local codes arrive fastest — the United States, the United Kingdom or France are all accepted.
Step by step
- Pick the line. Choose a mobile line in United States or another recommended country. The exact price, activation included, is shown before you pay.
- Pay in crypto. Send any of 8 cryptocurrencies to a one-time deposit address. The line is live about a minute after the payment confirms; no e-mail, no document.
- Enter the number in Uber. Type the number where Uber asks for it and request the code — by SMS, or by voice call if offered.
- Read the code in the panel. The SMS lands in your inbox with the code extracted and copyable; a voice call is answered by the voicemail and transcribed. Developers get it on a webhook.
- Lock the account. Set Keep the line; Uber has no independent second factor so the account does not depend on the number alone.
If Uber refuses the number. It is the range, not the line. Ask for a swap — free within 7 days — and you get a number from a different carrier block, with the remaining period carried over.
Keeping the account
- Keep the line paid; Uber logs you in with a code and has no independent second factor.
- Answer the relay calls from the panel: a driver calling to find you is calling the line.
- Driving needs documents. A number does not change that.
What a number for Uber costs
Prices per month for the countries we recommend for Uber, plus a one-time $10.00 activation per number. Quarterly billing takes 10% off, yearly 25%. Calls, SMS, voicemail and the API are included; you pay in crypto at the live rate.
| Country | Line | Per month | Due today |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States +1 | Mobile | $19.40 | $29.40 |
| United Kingdom +44 | Mobile | $19.40 | $29.40 |
| France +33 | Mobile | $12.90 | $22.90 |
Any of the other 44 countries works too; these three are the ones we see refused least by Uber.
Questions
Can I use Uber with a virtual number?
Yes, as a rider. The SMS code arrives in your panel at signup and at logins, and drivers reach you through a masked relay.
Will the driver see my number?
No. Calls and texts between rider and driver go through an Uber relay number on both sides.
Can I use a landline for Uber?
No. Uber expects a mobile range and sends SMS; take a mobile line.
Which country should the number be from?
The country you ride in most, for the fastest codes. Uber accepts numbers from other countries too.
Does this help with driver signup?
Only for the phone step. Driver onboarding requires documents and a background check that no number replaces.
Written from what actually lands on our lines, and updated when Uber changes its checks. If something here is out of date, tell us — we fix pages faster than we fix code.