Guides
Verify WhatsApp without a SIM, run two accounts, get a Telegram code without a phone, pay online without a bank card. Practical guides, no false promises.
- How to verify WhatsApp without a SIM cardWhatsApp needs a phone number, but not a SIM in your phone. Here is how to receive the six-digit code on a rented number, what it costs, and the one thing that can lose you the account.
- How to make a second WhatsApp account on one phoneTwo WhatsApp accounts on the same phone, using WhatsApp Business or the built-in account switcher. What each one needs, and where the second number comes from.
- How to get a Telegram code without your own phone numberTelegram needs a number to register, but you can keep yours private. How to sign up on a rented number, hide the number afterwards, and avoid locking yourself out.
- Paying online with mobile moneyWhy M-Pesa, MTN MoMo and Airtel Money work on some sites and not others, what a payment aggregator actually does, and how to pay for online services without a bank card.
- Why your card gets declined on international websitesThe five real reasons an African bank card fails on a foreign site, how to tell which one you have hit, and what to do instead of trying again.
- Does buying followers get you banned?The honest answer: an account is very rarely banned for buying followers, but the followers themselves can be removed, and there are two situations where you should not do it at all. Here is what actually happens.
- How to verify Instagram without your phone numberInstagram can be created with an email address alone, and only asks for a phone number in certain cases. Here is when it asks, how to answer with a rented number, and what that number cannot do for you later.
- What is an eSIM, and does my phone support one?An eSIM is a SIM card built into the phone that you activate by scanning a code. Here is how to check whether your phone has one, what it is genuinely good for, and the two things people get wrong about it.
- How to buy a streaming account safelyShared and resold streaming accounts are cheap for a reason. Here is what the different kinds actually are, which questions to ask before paying, and what you should never do with one.
- Mobile money coverage in Africa The table: which operators can settle an online payment, country by country, with the minimum in each currency.
Countries and prices
Twelve African countries, each in its own currency with its own mobile money operators.
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