Verification Honesty
flik numbers are VoIP numbers — numbers that run over the internet instead of a mobile carrier's SIM network. That is what makes a second number in an app possible. It also means some services treat a flik number differently when you use it for sign-up or verification (2FA) text codes. This page is the plain truth about that, published up front — the way Burner does it — so you never discover it while locked out of an account.
Usually works
- Email & everyday apps — most everyday apps, marketplaces, delivery and social services accept VoIP numbers for sign-up and codes.
- Calling & texting people — ordinary calls and texts to real phones work like any number once the carrier connection is live.
May vary — do not rely on it alone
- Banks & payment apps — many banks and payment services reject VoIP numbers for verification codes, because their fraud systems classify the number type. Policies change per institution.
- Government & high-security logins — often carrier-numbers-only.
- Some ride-share, dating and marketplace re-verifications — acceptance varies and can change without notice.
Our rule: never make a flik number the only way into an account that matters. Keep your carrier number on important accounts, and use flik where a second, separate number is the point — selling, dating, projects, a work line. If a provider ever offers a mobile-classified number tier, we will label it plainly and never imply a standard VoIP number is one.
Launch-phase note
In this launch-phase release, real calling and texting is not active yet — numbers shown in the app are simulated samples on your device. This page describes how verification acceptance works for VoIP numbers generally, so you can plan before the carrier connection goes live.