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Is there an app to change your number?
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Have you tried google voice. It will give you its own number, but if someone calls your Google Voice number, it will redirect the call to your cell. In the end, they do not have your number.
Caller ID faker.
You can change the caller ID displayed on the person you're calling but nothing to hide your texts or receive calls thru a different number.
You can change the caller ID displayed on the person you're calling but nothing to hide your texts or receive calls thru a different number.
Have you tried google voice. It will give you its own number, but if someone calls your Google Voice number, it will redirect the call to your cell. In the end, they do not have your number.
Thankfully it still works out because you can block a caller through Google Voice. I give my GV number to businesses and other people I don't want having my actual cell number. That way if I want to stop hearing from them I can block the number.
If they call from another phone it won't work but it's better than nothing.
I was wondering why nobody mentioned this before the other posts saying you can't.
The OP wants to sell some stuff on Craigslist, he has to post a phone number so people can call him, Caller ID faker is not going to help his business.
Posting real numbers or giving out real numbers may get some unrelated calls about survey and such.
I use an app that people can text me to called textplus where you also get a free US number or $2 for a local number. I use that a lot for initial communication via craiglist buyers and if the buyer is real and plan to swing by, then I would call with real number to give direction.
I use an app that people can text me to called textplus where you also get a free US number or $2 for a local number. I use that a lot for initial communication via craiglist buyers and if the buyer is real and plan to swing by, then I would call with real number to give direction.
If you are worried about the autobot collection of phone numbers on Craigslist, just list the number in the following manner:
(123) 456-78-nine-one
Irrelevant. Read post 10 in this thread.
Never posted an ad on Craigslist, have you? Try and you'll find out why.
I read it before i replied. Why won't prepaid card work? You can just throw away the card after the deal is finished.
It does sound suspicious when the seller are not willing to give out number. We've seen and heard stories where the buyer can't contact the seller because of problem of the product, etc.
You know that doesn't really work anymore, since some of these companies does hire people to get those info. Been following the spam trend and it's really getting wild how they do stuff to get ur #.
I set up a new account at Google with a GV number to sell a used car. Had the emails forwarded to me. I never actually took the calls, just had the voicemails emailed. Returned the calls via the GV number.
Worked nicely. Once I had sold the car, I stopped all the forwarding and abandoned the account.
Worked nicely. Once I had sold the car, I stopped all the forwarding and abandoned the account.