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How does Lyft detect phone numbers created with the Burner app?
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Free phone number apps such as Burner and Google Voice use public APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) in order to get access to their phone numbers. One such API is http://ap.bandwidth.com. There are services available to determine which company services a particular phone number; you can even try this yourself at sites such as http://www.phonevalidator.com.
While we can't be certain exactly what checks Lyft uses, it is likely that they are simply using a service such as this to determine which numbers are legitimate cell phone numbers.
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good guru answer but anyone know it this actually works with lyft? my number got banned and i wouldnt mind having a working account
good thing there's always uber.
Isn't this the way to get infinite uber/lyft rides? at least the way they say we are supposed to?
so basically you are saying it won't work.
if you are looking for a temporary phone number that works try http://textita.com
You can also get a burner number from http://textita.com