Telegram 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 Telegram texts to it appears in your SMS For U account within seconds of Telegram releasing it. The same catalogue covers 1,400 services and buys numbers on four continents.
How you get your code
- Start in SMS For U by looking up Telegram.
- The app lists the countries open for Telegram at this moment; choose one of those.
- Say yes, and a working number is on your screen immediately.
- Hand that number to Telegram at the phone number screen when you start a new session, then trigger the code.
- Watch it land in SMS For U by itself, and paste it back where Telegram asked.
Why a phone number is asked for
Telegram is built around a phone number: it is the account name, the key your contacts reach you by and the thing you sign in with. Telegram asks for it on the very first screen, the moment you open the app. The number goes in at: the phone number screen when you start a new session. Telegram can ask for the same number again later — on a new device, after a password change or during a routine check. Bear that in mind before you tie an account to a number you will not have access to in a month.
What the code looks like
Telegram sends a 5-digit code by SMS, and on some accounts as a voice call instead. The message from Telegram arrives in your account unaided — no refreshing, no forwarding, and no second device involved in reading the Telegram code. If you are already signed in to Telegram somewhere else, Telegram may put the code in that app instead of sending an SMS, and then no SMS arrives at all. That is the service’s decision, not the number's. One number normally carries one Telegram account.
What can go wrong
Telegram accepts numbers from many countries but not from all of them. Which countries work for Telegram changes over time, because Telegram 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 Telegram take it. Nothing on this page is a promise that Telegram will accept a number, and no success figure is printed here, because any figure would be out of date by the time you read it.
Countries we serve
The 50 markets below are the ones we buy Telegram numbers in. They are examples of where we work and nothing more: a market on this list can still be empty for Telegram by lunchtime, because ranges get used up and refilled all day. So take the list as our reach, and take the country screen in the app as the answer to "can I have a Telegram number from here right now" — only the app knows that.
- 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 Telegram verification code without my own SIM card?
Open SMS For U, search for Telegram and pick a country. You get a real phone number, you enter it at Telegram (the phone number screen when you start a new session), and the code Telegram sends appears in your SMS For U account by itself. No SIM card is involved, and the Telegram number is not yours to keep.
How fast does the Telegram code arrive?
The Telegram code appears in your account within seconds of Telegram sending it. How long Telegram itself takes is up to Telegram and to the country the number comes from, which is why nothing here is worded as a promise.
What happens if no Telegram code arrives?
You do not pay for a Telegram 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 Telegram attempt costs nothing: no code, no charge.
Which countries can I use for Telegram?
Telegram numbers come from the 50 markets listed on this page. Which of them can be picked for Telegram 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 Telegram again later?
Sometimes. Telegram can ask for the same number again on a new device, and a used Telegram number is not reserved for you indefinitely. If you need lasting access to a Telegram account, use a number of your own.