SMS Verification Number Services Often Charge Without Delivering Working Codes
Buyers of temporary SMS verification numbers report being charged even when suppliers fail to deliver a working number or the code never arrives, with no transparency into which upstream carrier routes are actually reliable. This creates a market of low-trust, pay-and-hope verification services.
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