Wondering if anyone else has the same challenge I have, that Telegram and other chat apps “ban” all VoIP numbers, including those provided by VoIP.ms? Perhaps if VoIP.ms sees a number of customers with this same problem they will prioritize working with other VoIP providers to lobby Telegram and other apps to allow VoIP numbers?
Background
I’ve been trying to use Telegram with a DID purchased from VoIP.ms
Whenever I try to create a Telegram account using this DID it immediately says “Sorry, this phone number is banned”.
I contacted Telegram to “appeal” via recover@telegram.org, but they never replied. The volunteer Telegram support people said there is nothing else I can do.
I have seen this restriction with some voip providers, I also have a Telegram account and did not want to give my real phone number so I set up the account with one of my Google Voice numbers. It was successful and I’ve been using Telegram for greater than 18 months or so, you could try that but you’d have to set up a GV account first.
I have posted before about VOIP numbers not being acceptable by, at least, some places. The bigger issue for me is some of these places do not indicate why the number failed. I have learned from experience to try a cell phone number and that goes through.
Even talking to support: They have never said it is a VOIP number issue, so either they have no clue or they don’t want to say that the type of number is the problem. I have basically only used voip.ms (thank you), but assume it is not a provider problem, but that the VOIP protocol is too easy to manipulate, so some places just stay clear. I requested a way to mask the fact that I am using a VOIP number, but nothing seems available.