SMS verification service for paranoids :)

Introduction

SMS verification of accounts is becoming more popular. Even liberal Google requires a mobile phone number upon registration, to which an activation code will be sent. Judging by the comments, not everyone agrees to leave his number to anyone.

This approach is a logical development of the current de facto standard, activation via email: a user also needs some personal identifier (formerly email, now a phone number) with which the account will be associated, and to which, in case of a site hacking, they will send spam: ) The only difference is that new mail can be registered for free, and Simka costs money ...

Existing Solutions

With activation via email, we have long learned how to fight using disposable mailboxes. Most of these services provide the ability to create an email address that is valid only for a short time. However, there is another option: the spam.la service, - on its main page all letters arriving at addresses like *@spam.la are displayed. No privacy, of course - but it is not required.

It turns out that there are temporary phone numbers ( inumbr , vumber , MyClassAdd , etc. ) - they are used in ads, so that you don’t have to answer “already sold” for weeks. All calls to a temporary number are redirected to your real phone. Unfortunately, SMS is not supported.
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Idea for a startup

We take a mobile phone, connect it to a computer, make a script that displays online all incoming text messages. If some service requires activation via SMS - we indicate the number of the above-mentioned phone, go to the site, read the activation code. Hurray, complete anonymity!

Virtues

• Niche free: no competitors (for now :)
• Minimum initial costs: any phone or GSM modem that understands AT commands for working with SMS will do.
• Minimum recurring costs: hosting, and mobile tariff without a monthly fee (incoming SMS messages are free by definition).
• Simple implementation: just one page displaying messages and their senders.
• Full legality of service.
• Profit: advertising.

disadvantages

• Number can ban :)

PS If someone realizes, mention me in “thanks” :)