Match wants a phone number, and it does not take no for an answer. No code, no charge: nothing is billed for a number that stays silent. So borrow one — choose a market in SMS For U, give the number to Match, and the Match code arrives in your account by itself, seconds after Match sends it. 1,400 services sit in the same catalogue, with numbers from markets across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa.
How you get your code
- Open SMS For U and search for Match.
- Pick a country from the list the app shows for Match right now — that list is Match's own.
- Confirm, and the number for Match is yours straight away.
- Enter it at Match — the phone number screen at sign-up — and ask Match for the code.
- The Match code appears in SMS For U on its own. Copy it back into Match.
Why a phone number is asked for
Match ties a profile to a phone number to make throwaway profiles harder and to keep it to one profile per person. Match asks for it on the sign-up form, before the account exists at all. The number goes in at: the phone number screen at sign-up. Match normally asks for the number once and does not come back to it afterwards.
What the code looks like
Match sends a short numeric code by SMS. The Match code shows up in your SMS For U account on its own, within seconds of Match sending it — nothing to refresh and nothing to forward. Codes from Match go stale fast; use it as soon as it lands rather than later. One number normally carries one Match account.
What can go wrong
Match accepts numbers from many countries but not from all of them. Which countries work for Match changes over time, because Match adjusts its checks and because the available ranges of numbers change. That is the honest state of it — we can hand you a number, we cannot make Match take it. Read none of this as Match committing to anything. We keep success numbers off the page on purpose: they age faster than the page does.
Countries we serve
We work in the 50 markets set out below, and a Match number can come from any of them at one time or another. That is a map of our reach, not a stock report: what is free for Match moves hour by hour as ranges are spent and replenished. Before you count on a particular market for Match, look at the country screen in the app, which is the one place this question has a current answer.
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- France
- Spain
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Poland
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Norway
- Denmark
- Finland
- Ireland
- Czechia
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Greece
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Cyprus
- Malta
- Iceland
- USA
- Canada
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Colombia
- India
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- Singapore
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Australia
- South Africa
- Nigeria
- Turkey
- Ukraine
Common questions
How do I get a Match verification code without my own SIM card?
Open SMS For U, search for Match and pick a country. You get a real phone number, you enter it at Match (the phone number screen at sign-up), and the code Match sends appears in your SMS For U account by itself. No SIM card is involved, and the Match number is not yours to keep.
How fast does the Match code arrive?
The Match code appears in your account within seconds of Match sending it. How long Match itself takes is up to Match and to the country the number comes from, which is why nothing here is worded as a promise.
What happens if no Match code arrives?
You do not pay for a Match number that brought no code. Cancel the order in the app and the payment is refunded as soon as the cancellation is confirmed. That is the whole rule, and it is why a failed Match attempt costs nothing: no code, no charge.
Which countries can I use for Match?
Match numbers come from the 50 markets listed on this page. Which of them can be picked for Match at this moment is on the country screen in the app: that list moves through the day, and a page in a search index cannot keep up with it.
Can I use the same number for Match again later?
A used Match number is not reserved for you indefinitely. Match normally does not come back to it after sign-up, but if you need lasting access to the Match account, use a number of your own.