How it works
privatephone protects your personal mobile number by giving you a separate UK number for SMS and calls. Complete the required checks, choose your number and manage it from your dashboard.
SMS and incoming calls included · Outgoing calls available with a separate minutes bundle · No voicemail
The simple version
Create and verify your account
The first setup includes identity, mobile verification and regulatory checks so your account can be approved.
Get your number
We’ll provide a real UK mobile number once your account has been approved.
Use it with confidence
Receive SMS, reply and manage calls without sharing your personal number.
Getting started is simple
Create your account
Sign up with your email and provide the details needed to set up your privatephone account.
Verify your identity and intended use
Our communications provider requires these checks for the UK mobile numbers supplied through privatephone. Approval is required before your first number can be activated.
Verify your mobile number
Stripe securely handles your card details. Verify your mobile number before activating calling and messaging.
Get your UK number
Once your account is approved, you will be assigned a private UK mobile number.
Start using your number
Receive SMS, reply and manage calls from your privatephone dashboard while keeping your personal number private.
Finish when you are done
End a monthly plan or allow a short-term rental to finish when you no longer need the number.
Good for everyday situations
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a second phone or SIM card?
No. privatephone gives you a separate UK mobile number that you manage from your dashboard, without needing another phone, SIM card or long mobile contract.
Can I make or receive voice calls?
privatephone supports SMS and incoming calls. Incoming calls forward to your verified mobile. You can start outgoing calls from your privatephone number with an optional minutes bundle. Voicemail is not currently available.
Is this a real UK number?
Yes. You receive a real UK mobile number for practical, everyday use, subject to successful account verification and payment.
Can I cancel anytime?
Monthly plans can be cancelled at any time. Short-term rentals end automatically unless you extend them.
How do verification and payment work?
Stripe securely handles your card details. Verify your mobile number before activating calling and messaging. Mobile verification uses a one-time code, and Stripe securely processes payments.
Why do I need identity and intended-use checks?
Our communications provider requires identity and intended-use checks for the UK mobile numbers supplied through privatephone. They confirm who will use the number and help protect genuine customers from fraud and misuse.
Will I need to verify every time I get another number?
Not normally. The checks add a little more setup before your first number, but an approved account can usually choose another number without repeating them. We may ask you to verify again if your details change, an approval is no longer valid, or provider or legal requirements change.
What happens to my uploaded ID?
privatephone does not store your uploaded ID or supporting document. It is sent securely to our communications provider solely for regulatory review. The provider handles and retains it in accordance with its regulatory and data-protection obligations.
Privacy protection, without the usual hassle
Set up your account, complete the required checks and choose how long you want to protect your personal number.
A little more setup the first time. Once approved, you will not normally need to repeat the same checks when getting another number.
Create your account