Uber 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 Uber texts to it appears in your SMS For U account within seconds of Uber releasing it. The same catalogue covers 1,400 services and buys numbers on four continents.
How you get your code
- Look Uber up in the SMS For U catalogue.
- Take a country from the ones the app is offering for Uber today.
- Confirm the order; the Uber number is live from that second.
- Type it in at the phone number screen on first start on Uber and ask to be sent the code.
- The code turns up in your SMS For U account unprompted — copy it into Uber and you are through.
Why a phone number is asked for
Uber needs a number that can really be reached, because the driver is meant to call it — and the account stays tied to it afterwards. Uber asks for it on the very first screen, the moment you open the app. The number goes in at: the phone number screen on first start. Uber 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
Uber sends a 4-digit code by SMS, and on some accounts as a voice call instead. The Uber code shows up in your SMS For U account on its own, within seconds of Uber sending it — nothing to refresh and nothing to forward. The window Uber allows is short, so do not leave the code sitting in your account. One number normally carries one Uber account.
What can go wrong
Uber accepts numbers from many countries but not from all of them. Which countries work for Uber changes over time, because Uber 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 Uber take it. We do not claim Uber will take any given number, and we print no percentage, since a number like that would be stale within hours of being written.
Countries we serve
Numbers for Uber come from the 50 markets listed below, and the same list stands behind every other service in the catalogue. Read it as where we work, not as a statement that each of them is free for Uber at this moment — ranges of numbers are used up and refilled through the day. Which of them you can really pick for Uber is on the screen in the app where you choose one, and that screen is the only 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 Uber verification code without my own SIM card?
Open SMS For U, search for Uber and pick a country. You get a real phone number, you enter it at Uber (the phone number screen on first start), and the code Uber sends appears in your SMS For U account by itself. No SIM card is involved, and the Uber number is not yours to keep.
How fast does the Uber code arrive?
The Uber code appears in your account within seconds of Uber sending it. How long Uber itself takes is up to Uber and to the country the number comes from, which is why nothing here is worded as a promise.
What happens if no Uber code arrives?
You do not pay for a Uber 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 Uber attempt costs nothing: no code, no charge.
Which countries can I use for Uber?
Uber numbers come from the 50 markets listed on this page. Which of them can be picked for Uber 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 Uber again later?
Sometimes. Uber can ask for the same number again on a new device, and a used Uber number is not reserved for you indefinitely. If you need lasting access to a Uber account, use a number of your own.