Is a DegenPhone number a real phone number?

A DegenPhone number is a real Estonian +372 number on a mobile network, held as an NFT you can sell or send anytime. Any app or person can send it SMS, so you can sign up for apps without sharing your personal number. The number receives SMS only, with no calls yet and no mobile data. Calls may come later.

A Fragment +888 number works only for signing in to Telegram. An existing Telegram account can switch to a +888 number, and Fragment lists no service term for it. A DegenPhone number gets SMS codes from many services, such as Telegram, WhatsApp, Revolut, Instagram, Amazon, Meta (Facebook), PayPal and crypto exchanges. It works best on a new Telegram account, and its service is prepaid for 2 years. Prices and the full comparison: how a DegenPhone number differs from a +888 number.