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Title: How to create Signal account without using personal phone number
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Description: Learn how to create Signal account without using personal phone number.
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Author: Sun Knudsen <https://github.com/sunknudsen>
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Contributors: Sun Knudsen <https://github.com/sunknudsen>
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Reviewers:
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Publication date: 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
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# How to create Signal account without using personal phone number
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[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9aMJZjZ4pw "How to create Signal account without using personal phone number")
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## Guide
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### Step 1: create [Twilio](https://www.twilio.com/) account
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Go to https://www.twilio.com/ and sign up (please consider using my [referral link](https://www.twilio.com/referral/EwWmgH) so we are both eligible to a 10$ credit).
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### Step 2: create “Forward voice” bin (used for phone call verification)
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> Heads-up: don’t forget to replace `+12345678901` with your mobile phone number.
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Go to https://www.twilio.com/console/twiml-bins, click +, set friendly name to `Forward voice` and paste snippet below in TwiML text area.
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
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<Response>
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<Dial>
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+12345678901
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</Dial>
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</Response>
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```
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### Step 3: create “Forward messaging” bin (used for SMS verification)
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> Heads-up: don’t forget to replace `+12345678901` with your mobile phone number.
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Go to https://www.twilio.com/console/twiml-bins, click +, set friendly name to `Forward messaging` and paste snippet below in TwiML text area.
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
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<Response>
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<Message to="+12345678901">
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{{From}}: {{Body}}
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</Message>
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</Response>
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```
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### Step 4: buy phone number
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Go to https://www.twilio.com/console/phone-numbers/search and buy phone number.
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### Step 5: configure phone number
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Go to https://www.twilio.com/console/phone-numbers/incoming, click phone number, set “A Call Comes In” to “TwiML Bin” / “Forward voice”, set “A Message Comes In” to “TwiML Bin” / “Forward messaging” and click “Save”.
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👍
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