Virtual Phone Numbers Continued

This tutorial will walk through configuring additional Virtual Phone Numbers, as needed.

Note

Additional Virtual Phone Numbers are only needed if

• An online account rejects your Primary Virtual Phone Number

  • Otherwise, continue to the next Bring It all Together Tutorial

    • Return to this Tutorial as needed

Choose another Provider

Move through each, until the online account is linked to the Virtual Phone Number.

Alt/Secondary Provider

In the Virtual Phone Numbers Tutorial, one of two providers was chosen as the Primary. The other can be configured, now, as a Secondary. Refer to it for instructions.

Alt ClickSend

This service is only used, here, to receive messages.

Warning

This service is required to comply with U.S. regulations regarding use of the phone number. ClickSend should only be leveraged if a business can be associated with the account.

• Does not send/receive phone calls and is not used to send messages.

Install

Install on your smartphone.

Note

External link: https://www.clicksend.com/en/help/

Account

On your computer, in a browser, navigate to the link to:

• Create an account

• Associate the TextNow Virtual Phone Number, with the Clicksend account

• Create an account entry, within Bitwarden, and copy/paste these credentials into the ClickSend webform

• Finish creating the account

• Verify your email address

Note

External link: https://dashboard.clicksend.com/signup

Configure

Follow ClickSend Documentation to accomplish:

• Add some credit ($2/mo.)

• Choose a number

• In this BitWarden account entry’s Notes section, add a line saying something like: VN ClickSend your_number

Note

External link: https://help.clicksend.com/article/3pp05c4fcs-how-to-get-started-with-clicksend

Organize

Keep track of this new number:

• In Google Contacts, iCloud, etc., a suggested naming convention is your_name Me VN ClickSend

Test

Send a test message to the new ClickSend number:

• Successfull if a copy of the SMS is received in email

  • ClickSend is only needed for inbound messages

• View the SMS in the ClickSend smartphone app

  • Hamburger button (top-left) > SMS > History and Reporting