You Can't Use Prepaid Phones for Craigslist Accounts!?

by linaO

Posted: 14 years ago 28 replies

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I've read somewhere that CL doesn't allow the prepaid phones as a source of verification. Can anyone vouch for this? I know you can't use alternatives like voip but I was thinking of buying a few prepaid phones just to use with CL.

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TheHotChick

Banned 14 years ago

I don't know but it wouldn't surprise me. You used to be able to verify with skype numbers. Let me know if you figure something out! :]

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linaO

14 years ago

Originally Posted by PandaPoacher

I don't see why not. I can understand with skype and all that, but with a pre-paid phone? That doesn't seem right. A lot of people actually use pre-paid phones as their main phones from time to time. But CL wouldn't surprise me either if they did this.

There's this guy that's selling a "system" called "Craigslist Code". I never heard of it until today when I was trying to find out some secret tips or something. He said that CL doesn't accept prepaid. I haven't tried it so who know's! All I'm trying to do is post more than 3 ads! Per account I have lol. And crazy thing is, I've been getting ghosted lately so realistically only two of my ads are showing out of the 9, yeah it's that bad.

Originally Posted by TheHotChick

I don't know but it wouldn't surprise me. You used to be able to verify with skype numbers. Let me know if you figure something out! :]

I remember that! Something has got to give but no one is willing to give up the goods lol.

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PandaPoacher 14 years ago

I don't see why not. I can understand with skype and all that, but with a pre-paid phone? That doesn't seem right. A lot of people actually use pre-paid phones as their main phones from time to time. But CL wouldn't surprise me either if they did this.
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iAmNameLess 14 years ago

VOIP's do NOT work. Prepaid phones DO work but it depends on the service provider. For example, even sprint family plan phones do not work. While, on the other hand, pay phones work that accept calls!
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abubakar89 14 years ago

I find no reason for not allowing prepaid phones. They are most used ones I guess
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andynathan 14 years ago

Why not forward voip to your cell?
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- sprks79 14 years ago
  
  I may have gotten in before a change, who knows, but I have 10 prepaid cell phones linked to different accounts. If this is true, I guess i will be going to Twillio or something similar and getting a pack of numbers for my activities.
  
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- iAmNameLess 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by andynathan
  
  Why not forward voip to your cell?
  
  Craigslist does not verify VOIP numbers anymore.
  
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linaO 14 years ago

True. I might just use Twillio, too. I don't know why I didn't think about that lol.
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- seobum 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by linaO
  
  True. I might just use Twillio, too. I don't know why I didn't think about that lol.
  
  Twilio is VOIP, correct?
  
  If it is, you can't use it for CL.
  
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- Keen creations 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by linaO
  
  True. I might just use Twillio, too. I don't know why I didn't think about that lol.
  
  haha same.
  
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IamTJM 14 years ago

I used to use prepaid phones from AT&T and they worked fine. I'm not sure if that is the case any more.
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iAmNameLess 14 years ago

Find a pay phone nearby that allows incoming calls... verify that way LOL. Wait.... do pay phones still exist?
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- nuclearfusion 14 years ago
  
  I am also looking for a way to verify craigslist. I used prepaid sim cards from at&t but haven't tried lately. If someone finds a fix let me know
  
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  iAmNameLess 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by nuclearfusion
  
  I am also looking for a way to verify craigslist. I used prepaid sim cards from at&t but haven't tried lately. If someone finds a fix let me know
  
  That should work... I guess i will go out and buy a new one just to test.
  
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Jason Kanigan 14 years ago

<Jason rustles through his notes..."Now where did I put that link...?">

Hopefully this info is still valid. I was setting an account up on New Years Day with my skype phone # and got blocked...didn't get back to it and here we are at the weekend again.
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vndnbrgj 14 years ago

I have a pre-paid phone and had no problem verifying my account.
I had a contract and was paying $200/month for my wife and I.
Now I have StraighTalk from WalMart. It was the only prepaid service that had the best coverage at the time I was looking for the best price.
Now I pay $90/month for unlimited everything.
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Ryan Milligan Banned 14 years ago

I've always used prepaid phones and never had a problem.
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karunverma 14 years ago

I used Skype Online Number to verify the craigslist account but craigslist is not verifying that number and asking for another number. Any other way to verify the Craigslist account?
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- Jorge Vidaurre 13 years ago
  
  Has anyone figured this one out? how to verify craigslist account with phones online?
  
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mbreezy 13 years ago

I just used a pre-paid today to verify a CL account. They still work... probably not all of them. It is something CL says just to scare the noobs and to be able to hold people accountable in regards to their TOS.
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Jorge Vidaurre 13 years ago

Are there any online options to verifying phone with craigslist?
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Rob28x

13 years ago

I wonder if Google Voice would work.

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iAmNameLess

13 years ago

Originally Posted by 568129

Has anyone figured this one out? how to verify craigslist account with phones online?

I don't know of a way to do it online.

Originally Posted by mbreezy

I just used a pre-paid today to verify a CL account. They still work... probably not all of them. It is something CL says just to scare the noobs and to be able to hold people accountable in regards to their TOS.

Yeah, some work, but they've been cutting them out more and more lately. I'd say the majority of prepaid phones no longer work. ATT used to work for me when I was using the prepaid phones.

There are SOME places you can go online to buy numbers and have them forward. That sometimes works!

Originally Posted by 568129

Are there any online options to verifying phone with craigslist?

If you buy a number that forwards, always ask if they work with craigslist before buying.

Originally Posted by Rob28x

I wonder if Google Voice would work.

It doesn't. It used to then CL updated their system.

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MartinBuckley 13 years ago

I use a pre-paid cell phone with service provided by Cricket and it works fine for me to verify and place ads on Craigslist.

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Martin
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Jorge Vidaurre 13 years ago

would jetnumbers work to verify craigslist account?
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avandrunen 13 years ago

Not having played in the PVA arena yet I am curious...do you have to verify the account more than once?

Can I set up a prepaid and then let it expire and still post in the PVA sections?
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antzman1414 13 years ago

I sell forwarded phone numbers 100% working warranty when creating a PVA feel free to contact on skype at anthony111414
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