Temporary Phone Number for OurTime Verification

OurTime, the dating site for singles over 50, asks members to verify a mobile number by text message. If you’d rather not give a dating site your personal number, a temporary non-VoIP number can receive the code for you.

This guide explains why OurTime asks for a number, which numbers it accepts, how to verify with a temporary US number, and how to keep your own number private from matches too.

Why does OurTime ask for your phone number?

OurTime’s help center says: “Verifying your account with a phone number allows us to make sure you are really you.” It adds: “We never share your number with anyone and will only use this number to secure your account.”

If you subscribe, the check isn’t optional: “For all subscriptions, SMS Verification is required.” Once you’re verified, your profile shows a small mobile-phone badge, so other members can see you’re a real person.

Which numbers does OurTime accept?

OurTime’s rules are short and clear: “Landline numbers can’t be used for SMS Verification” and “VOIP (Voice Over IP) carrier numbers can’t be used for SMS Verification.”

A non-VoIP number is a real mobile number from a carrier, which is exactly what OurTime asks for. If you’re not sure what kind of number you have, see how to check if a number is VoIP, or read our guide to VoIP vs non-VoIP numbers.

How to verify OurTime with a temporary number

1. Create a free PVADeals account and add credits: crypto from $3, or a card through Stripe from $5.
2. Choose OurTime and the United States as the country. Choosing a US state or area code is optional.
3. Pick a rental length. A short-term number lasts 20 minutes; a long-term number lasts 3, 7, 14 or 30 days.
4. Sign up on OurTime. When the verification pop-up appears, click Continue, enter the number and click Continue again.
5. Copy the 4-digit code from your PVADeals dashboard, where it appears as soon as it arrives, enter it and click Continue to finish.

Short-term or long-term: which should you choose?

For OurTime, a short-term number (20 minutes) is usually enough. OurTime signs you in with your email address and password, and password resets go to your email, so you don’t need the number to get back into your account. Its help center doesn’t mention texting your number again after you’ve verified.

Choose a long-term number (3 to 30 days, renewable for as long as you like) if you want to be able to receive OurTime’s texts again later. A 20-minute number may not be available after it expires, because reuse isn’t guaranteed.

Keep your number private from matches, too

Verifying with a temporary number keeps your personal number out of your OurTime account. Your matches are the other half of the story, and OurTime’s own safety advice is worth following:

• “Keep conversations on the OurTime platform while you’re getting to know your match.”
• OurTime warns that “users with bad intentions often try to move the conversation to text, messaging apps, email, or phone right away.”
• “If your match wants to move platforms but doesn’t want to meet up or video call, that’s a red flag.”

US only: OurTime.com and the UK

OurTime.com is run by Match Group for members in the United States and Canada. The UK has a separate OurTime site, run by Meetic. PVADeals offers US numbers for OurTime.com, and they work from anywhere: the code appears on your dashboard, so you don’t need a US SIM card. Learn more about our US non-VoIP numbers.

If OurTime still won’t verify the number

• Check the number and the country code. A US number needs +1.
• The number already exists on OurTime? Try a fresh number. Every PVADeals number is new and has never been sold before.
• Still stuck? OurTime’s help center says: “If you are having issues receiving a code, please contact us!”
• No SMS at all? If an eligible number receives no SMS during the rental, its cost comes back to your balance automatically as store credit.

Verify OurTime without giving away your number

A temporary non-VoIP number from PVADeals verifies your OurTime account and keeps your personal number to yourself.

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