IG Account Verification with GSM SIM Cards

[Wetz]

I have been looking into and experimenting with GSM SIM cards (Lyca Mobile currently) in a cheap LG Phoenix I bought on Craigslist for $15 as a means to verify gmail/IG accounts for child/parent account creation.

I know that there are people on this board that swap SIM cards out of phones to do exactly this, but I can't seem to figure out how to make this work without having to pay to top each line up with $10+.

What am I missing? Is there some kind of SIM card I can buy that comes with a $1-2 promo balance already on it that I can just pop in and use to receive SMS?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[GermanBotMafia]

IIs there some kind of SIM card I can buy that comes with a $1-2 promo balance already on it that I can just pop in and use to receive SMS?

I never needed any balance on my Lyca cards to receive SMS.

 

[Wetz]

I never needed any balance on my Lyca cards to receive SMS.

I bought new/un-activated Lyca Mobile SIMS from Ebay here in the US and they did not receive SMS messages after I activated them. Not sure if there is a specific manufacturer here that will give me the results I want or what?

 

[Guntoro]

I bought new/un-activated Lyca Mobile SIMS from Ebay here in the US and they did not receive SMS messages after I activated them. Not sure if there is a specific manufacturer here that will give me the results I want or what?

Maybe roaming cellular? You have to activate roaming features for get sms services
Try find in Alibaba for china cheap sim card

 

[kveldulv]

Call your telco and ask them to send you an SMS with the APN config info too.

 

[GermanBotMafia]

I bought new/un-activated Lyca Mobile SIMS from Ebay here in the US and they did not receive SMS messages after I activated them.

Okay, then this is the difference:

Our SIMs have been unused, but already activated, with no balance on it. A few seconds after you put the SIM into your smartphone, you received a SMS with your phone number and the APN config.

 

[Wetz]

Call your telco and ask them to send you an SMS with the APN config info too.

I got the APN config and an sms with my new phone number when I called the activation number and entered my area code.

 

[Wetz]

Okay, then this is the difference:

Our SIMs have been unused, but already activated, with no balance on it. A few seconds after you put the SIM into your smartphone, you received a SMS with your phone number and the APN config.

Ok, I had to call their number, enter my area code, and then they activated the SIM. Shortly after, I got a text from Lyca with my new # and the APN config data.

 

[GermanBotMafia]

Ok, I had to call their number, enter my area code, and then they activated the SIM. Shortly after, I got a text from Lyca with my new # and the APN config data.

I would ask some local sellers if they have pre activated SIMs with no balance for you. I did the same.

The best part: Pre activated Lyca SIMs with no balance used to be available for free here, back in 2017. A kind of promotion.