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How to purchase a phone number in Nexmo?
Updated on May 18, 2020 05:49AM by Admin
Signup for Nexmo account
- Go to https://dashboard.nexmo.com/sign-in from your browser. To create a new account, select the Signup option.
- You will be redirected to the Sign Up page. Add your name, email address, and password. Click the “Create my free account’ button.
- On selecting Create my free account, an email will be generated to your email address with a link to activate your account. Click on it to activate your account.
- As an authentication step, you will be prompted to enter the verification code. Enter your mobile number and select the Send Verification Code button.
- You will receive a call on your registered mobile number with the verification code. Add it to the verification code field.
- Once the verification process is complete, you will be asked to select the role and product. Choose a role and select Voice as the product as shown below.
- Your account will be created and you will be redirected to the main page.
Add Credits to the Account
- On logging into your account, select the dropdown near the account name from the left panel.
- In the dropdown, select the Billing and Payments option. The Billing and Payments page will come into view.
- To add credits to your account, select Add Funds and your credit card details. Then, follow the steps mentioned to complete the process.
Buy Numbers
- To purchase a phone number, select the Numbers option from the Account name dropdown in the left panel. Now, click Buy Numbers.
- In the Buy Numbers page, select the country code. Also, mention the features as “Voice (or) SMS & Voice”.
- Now, select the type as Mobile and search for available phone numbers for the selected country.
- Select the desired phone number and click Buy to purchase it. Your purchase is complete and the cost is deducted from your available balance.
- You can always find the list of numbers purchased by navigating to “Your Numbers” in the “Numbers” dropdown in the left panel.
Porting Numbers to Vonage APIs (Nexmo)
- You can port your existing numbers to our Service Provider, Nexmo by selecting the Port Your Numbers page from the Numbers dropdown in the left panel.
- By following the instructions mentioned by Nexmo, you can successfully port your phone number.
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