Netflix asks for a phone number before it lets you in. No code, no charge — a number that never receives one costs you nothing. You choose the market, we hand you a real number, and whatever Netflix texts to it appears in your SMS For U account within seconds of Netflix releasing it. The same catalogue covers 1,400 services and buys numbers on four continents.
How you get your code
- Look Netflix up in the SMS For U catalogue.
- Take a country from the ones the app is offering for Netflix today.
- Confirm the order; the Netflix number is live from that second.
- Type it in at the sign-up form, or Account → Security on Netflix and ask to be sent the code.
- The code turns up in your SMS For U account unprompted — copy it into Netflix and you are through.
Why a phone number is asked for
Netflix confirms the sign-up with a phone number and uses the same number later to put the account back in your hands. Netflix does not ask during sign-up: the number is added later, in the account settings. The number goes in at: the sign-up form, or Account → Security. Netflix normally asks for the number once and does not come back to it afterwards.
What the code looks like
Netflix sends a short numeric code by SMS. The message from Netflix arrives in your account unaided — no refreshing, no forwarding, and no second device involved in reading the Netflix code. Codes from Netflix go stale fast; use it as soon as it lands rather than later. One number can usually serve more than one Netflix account, although Netflix may limit that.
What can go wrong
Netflix accepts numbers from many countries but not from all of them. Which countries work for Netflix changes over time, because Netflix 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 Netflix take it. Read none of this as Netflix 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 Netflix 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 Netflix moves hour by hour as ranges are spent and replenished. Before you count on a particular market for Netflix, 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 Netflix verification code without my own SIM card?
Open SMS For U, search for Netflix and pick a country. You get a real phone number, you enter it at Netflix (the sign-up form, or Account → Security), and the code Netflix sends appears in your SMS For U account by itself. No SIM card is involved, and the Netflix number is not yours to keep.
How fast does the Netflix code arrive?
The Netflix code appears in your account within seconds of Netflix sending it. How long Netflix itself takes is up to Netflix and to the country the number comes from, which is why nothing here is worded as a promise.
What happens if no Netflix code arrives?
You do not pay for a Netflix 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 Netflix attempt costs nothing: no code, no charge.
Which countries can I use for Netflix?
Netflix numbers come from the 50 markets listed on this page. Which of them can be picked for Netflix 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 Netflix again later?
A used Netflix number is not reserved for you indefinitely. Netflix normally does not come back to it after sign-up, but if you need lasting access to the Netflix account, use a number of your own.