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TrustScore 2 out of 5

2.2

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Exit scam, closed their site keeping my money, no email, no way to get a refund, and they open another site few days after, that's scam, I open a chargeback from my bank

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SMS-Activate shut down, disabled top-ups, and kept a $30 minimum withdrawal. Balances below that amount (like mine) became impossible to withdraw. Users are redirected to HeroSMS with no balance t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As someone who frequently needs reliable SMS services, SMS Activate has been a great find. Their mobile app and desktop version make it convenient to use their service from anywhere. The long-term ren... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prices have recently reduced often, which is also a plus, altough in high demand have to take free price more expensive, but at least there is in stock. There is a disadvantage - the site loading spee... See more

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  1. Software Company
  2. Internet Service Provider
  3. Software Vendor

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We are sorry to announce that our project has been closed. You can find more details on our website. https://sms-activate.io/ Important! The SMS-Activate brand no longer exists. There appear websites that duplicate our name — these are scammers, and we have no connection to them. If you receive messages from “SMS-Activate employees,” be dure that it is a scam. Currently, our technical support is only processing withdrawals from accounts.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam AVOID AT ALL COST.

Scam, avoid at all cost and save your time and money(less important).

I topped up balance and it clearly said Chinese numbers were available, however Upon clicking purchase" turns out they ran out of it. When I messaged support, they said to "wait for a long time".

0! and not recommended. Save your time!

August 1, 2025
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Hello. We are sorry you are facing this situation. Please send your email and account ID on our website, we will do a more detailed check on your situation and help you. It is very important to us that you change your impression of our app.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor service and unresolved issues with SMS-Activate

I purchased a virtual number from SMS-Activate and successfully activated it. I set it up for use with the Finom service for my business. Initially, everything worked well, but after two days, the codes stopped coming through. I contacted their support, and they assured me that the issue would be resolved. However, after a week of constant back-and-forth, the issue was never fixed. To make matters worse, the number was eventually blocked without any explanation or resolution to my problem.

This situation caused me significant financial harm, as I lost $400 due to their lack of support and unfulfilled promises. I strongly advise caution when using this service, as their support and reliability are highly questionable.

June 27, 2025
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Hello. We are sorry you are facing this situation. Please send your email and account ID on our website, we will do a more detailed check on your situation and help you. It is very important to us that you change your impression of our app.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Gets the job done, can be irritating

Before I edited this review, I gave it one star because I thought it was a scam.

After a while of using it I think the service is good enough to get the job done but you will probably encounter error codes when paying, not always receive the SMS and have to resend it or change number.

But numbers are very cheap, you can use them for activation or for rental for a maximum of 30 days.

Sometimes you will have to activate a VPN in the country where the number is located, or else the service won’t send you the SMS.

June 30, 2025
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Hello. We are sorry that you have encountered such a situation. For a detailed solution to your problem, please provide your account ID and email, also contact our support again

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The fee I uploaded was not reflected on…

The fee I uploaded was not reflected on the website, be careful. Support is not helping, they are not refunding my money.

June 15, 2025
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Hello. We are sorry that you have encountered such a situation. For a detailed solution to your problem, please provide your account ID and email, also contact our support again

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have purchase number from different…

I have purchase number from different ccompanies on this number and could not get any code from any and the customer service is shit too delay in response and talking gibberish I do not understand

May 22, 2025
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello. We are sorry you are facing this situation. Please send your email and account ID on our website, we will do a more detailed check on your situation and help you recharge. It is very important to us that you change your impression of our app.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It just a scam application.

Trust me not to use this scammer base application.

The support treat you like shit. I have an issue on Shopee verification over using Voice activation. They system capture 8 digit code when the application requires 6 digit code. I immediately contact support that the verification did not match require length. I tried resend thinking it was a bug or something it still send 8 more digit on top of the previous one. When i am still having 12mins on the rent. They asking me for screenshot and the error. And then the rent time was almost up. They just ask me to use the last 6 digit which did not work at all and then this support guy was offline and gone. I get to ask for update a 2nd support came but did not fulfill what still why ask me why i did not activate the code when THE CODE IS WRONG AT ALL.. Which part they stupid and did not know it!. then it came for the 3rd support guy. Now this guy got the guts to ask me for a video proof.... what the hell is the first support doing then? Come one man..... you guys are such a cheater company. They still dare to say without video we cant help at all...... WHY AT FIRST YOU DON'T TELL CUSTOMER FOR A VIDEO FIRST????

Addon to their reply:12582765 go figure it out what wrong then. I not going to provide anything else on this shit. I call for refunds of all my credits except the first coin, I will treat it as beggars gift to the company. Since you cant resolve the problem at all. 3hrs of troubleshoot wasting my time for the reply and screenshot after screenshot.

Here is another update via their same old support chat via Email:
SMS: Hello. Regarding your problem, the fact is that you used the verification by number, it does not allow you to get SMS codes, it allows you to get only a call and makes it possible to register using the last numbers of the rooms that rang you *url deleted*
You can get acquainted with more details here
Are you here?

ME: Do you think i do not know what and how it uses?
That was the reason i use to verify via call to get codes else i would have
use SMS. Any all your SMS already trigger by suspicious activities which
did not work that why I use call instead.
When they call you give me a 8 digit code back but the Shopee application verification only requires 6 digit only.
This is the problem you had on it. It doesn't work with shopee in this case so you should had removed it from your list of applications.

SMS: Hello. What exactly is your question? The service did not accept the numbers from the incoming call when verifying by number? In this case, we recommend using verification by SMS.

**Here we go again same support questions**
ME: It seems I am talking to someone who does even know what is happening........
It seems that someone isn't understanding english at all...

1. I know how SMS and Number services work
2. Your list of SMS Number DO NOT WORK AT ALL for Shopee Application they flag it as an unusable number and require a call back verification.
3. WITH No 2 point mentions. I brought Number services INSTEAD!.
4. YOUR NUMBER SERVICES DID RETURN A CODE BACK.
5. YOUR NUMBER SERVICES DID NOT RETURN A CORRECT CODE WHICH IT GIVES TO ME 8 DIGIT
6. SHOPEE APP required ONLY 6 DIGIT CODE

WHICH PART YOU STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND!!!!!!

THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME I AM EXPLAINING IT ON GOSH!!!
IF YOU SYSTEM CANT WORK STOP SAY IT HAVE NO ISSUES STOP SCAMMING PEOPLE!

SMS: In this case, there is no scamming involved. If you purchased phone number verification service, you should have seen the incoming phone number displayed. You can find more detailed information here: *Url deleted* If this method doesn't suit you, you might want to consider an alternative, such as SMS verification.

What an excellence support skillset people. They felt there is a respond means it supported. Big Scammers indeed.

April 8, 2025
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello. We are sorry you have this impression of our service. A technical support staff member has requested a video from you in order to conduct an audit on your situation and provide an appropriate solution. Please write your account ID and your emaail, we will run a check on your situation and refund if the error occurred on our side. We hope you will be able to change your impression of our service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If there was 0 stars I would give it to…

If there was 0 stars I would give it to them.
I tried to topup balance using bank card, didn't work for some reason (on their end), reached out to support and instead of even trying to fix the problem, or get in touch with someone who should fix the problem they said I should try the other method (theri app), I download their app just to see the same error as in the website. Then I tell this to the support and they suggest to try new method... u see where I am going with this... Instead of solving the problem with their service they were driving me around in circles and eventually when I said "I dont want to try anymore methods, can someone fix the issue with bank cards" The support agent said coldbloded after 30 mins of me trying everything he suggested "Try in one hour."
This is by far the biggest joke of both the service and the customer support I've ever seen.

April 3, 2025
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello. We are sorry you are facing this situation. You were probably trying to use a method that has high antifraud requirements. Therefore, if there is an error when refilling the balance, you will be able to make a second attempt only after an hour from the moment of the first attempt. That's why the operator asked to try again after some time. Please send your email and account ID on our website, we will do a more detailed check on your situation and help you recharge. It is very important to us that you change your impression of our app.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

horrible website

horrible website, I signed up for an account with a RENTED number and after 10 minutes i couldnt not receive sms, i lost 100$ from this

March 20, 2025
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello. We are sorry that you are faced with such a situation. Please provide ID of your account and mail, conduct a check in your situation, restore the number and help get the verification code. It is very important for us that you change your impression of our service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM

Bought a number, did not use it for a day, the second day I lost access to it. The crazy part is that, that same day I bought the number, my bank card was hacked, as well as my email.

March 5, 2025
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello! We are sorry that you have experienced this situation. Perhaps you were kicked out of your account by the service's security system. Sometimes, mass attempts to register from one device can lead to this outcome. We would like to look into this in more detail, so please write to our technical support.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Partially fraudulent.

The system works, the SMS arrives, but after a few weeks, they resell access to the number, i use WhatsApp a lot, but after a few weeks, I get a message saying my number was activated on another phone.

February 2, 2025
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello. Reselling the numbers on our service is strictly prohibited. After using the number, they leave the turnover.

Please provide an account and mail, and we will figure it out in detail in your situation. It is very important for us that you can change your opinion about our service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware this is a scam site

Beware this is a scam site

You buy and don't receive SIMs

I asked for a refund several times and they didn't refund me

Their positive comments are fakes

February 21, 2025
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello. Please provide the ID and mail of your account and describe your problem in more detail, we will definitely try to help you. It is very important for us that you can change your rating about our application. We also remind you that if you have not received SMS, then you can cancel the number with the return of funds during the first 20 minutes of using the number.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Attempted to recover a number and the…

Attempted to recover a number and the owner told me to add $40 to my balance then he started ghosting me. Not recommended and untrusted.

Update (6/1/24): The owner is still yet ignoring me even after they told me “contact them”

January 13, 2025
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Reply from Sms Activate

ЗHello. We are very sorry that you are faced with such a situation, can you explain in more detail about the problem, provide your ID or email, we will find out more about your situation and contact you to solve the problem. We hope this will correct your impression and positively influence your assessment of our service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bulshit service and support they…

Bulshit service and support they disable number while still on use and they ask for extra to reactivate it for 60 min

December 27, 2024
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello. I'm sorry you encountered this situation. You probably used a number for rent that has expired and gone offline. Please send your account ID and your email, we will check your situation and find out what happened to your number, and also help with the reactivation of this number. We hope this will correct your impression and positively influence your assessment of our service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sms-Activate's commitment to privacy…

Sms-Activate's commitment to privacy gave me confidence. Their secure platform ensured my data remained protected throughout the process..

December 21, 2024
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello, thanks for the good review. We really appreciate feedback about our site.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It's not available

It's not available, and the customer service is also fake and a scam.

December 17, 2024
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello! We are sorry that you had such an impression of our service. Please send your account ID and email, we will check your situation and help you. We hope this will correct your impression and influence your assessment of our service

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really rubbish

Really rubbish, useless, can't even receive verification code. Pure money scam

November 7, 2024
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Reply from Sms Activate

Good afternoon! Thank you for your feedback. You haven't stated the exact cause of the problem you're having. Perhaps you are having problems due to not knowing the product and we would like to give you recommendations and help you resolve the issue. Write to us in support and we will try to resolve your issue

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

verification code... It's rubbish...Don't buy it

I bought several numbers but I still can't receive text messages. all my money is wasted ,They're all lies.fraud
I recharged 100 and tried for an afternoon, but no one could receive the verification code... It's rubbish...Don't buy it

December 18, 2024
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello. Perhaps you did not use our registration recommendations. For example, the code may not arrive if you do not use a VPN. We would like to understand your problem and ask you to write to us in support

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't try

Don't try! All numbers are burned.

December 4, 2024
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello! We are sorry that you had such an impression of our service. Please send your account ID and email, we will check your situation, help you get a verification code to register on your service and refund the funds if an error occurred on our side.We hope this will correct your impression and influence your assessment of our service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been using Sms-Activate for…

I have been using Sms-Activate for three years now, first I bought numbers for myself, now I have my own team. Now I buy numbers at a normal discount, which is nice.

November 30, 2024
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello, thanks for the good review. We really appreciate feedback about our service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

paid with btc 4hrs ago and didnt top my…

paid with btc 4hrs ago and didnt top my balance

ID 11625124
tahablika

After saying support will reach back to me, they said I needed to pay more btc to cover the minimum balance, I did and even 10$ more and still didnt Top up my balance I think I'm getting scammed

// Update: It's been now 40 emails so far and they just keep asking me to provide the same infos!

// I sent them more than 7 proofs now and said the didnt get any form of BTC even though my cashapp btc payment said so as long with the confirmation email. I would like to report them but I don't know how

November 22, 2024
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Reply from Sms Activate

Hello. We checked your payment and found that you topped up your balance less than the minimum amount. On our website, when switching to a payment method, information is provided about the minimum payment amount, and it is also said that when replenishing it is important to take into account the network commission. The operators tried to help you and provided information on how not to lose the sent funds and how to make an additional payment in the same coin, on the same network and to the same wallet, taking into account the minimum replenishment amount and the network commission. But your second payment was sent to another wallet. Not the one for which you made the first deposit. We are sorry that you are faced with such a situation, but the surcharge rules do not depend on our service, this is how the payment gateway and cryptocurrency in general work. In order not to lose funds, you need to top up to the same wallet, in the same coin and on the same network, taking into account the minimum top-up amount and the network commission. If you still have questions about your situation, please contact our support, we will definitely help you and advise you on all issues related to the operation of the service. We hope this will correct your impression and influence your assessment of our service.

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