You can have more than one WhatsApp account on the same mobile or use the messaging app from a PC or tablet with the help of a virtual number. Surely the day you installed the WhatsApp application on your mobile you had to use your phone number to perform a verification that would allow you to use the account.
This is something that sometimes limits the use that we can give the application because it is not possible for us to use it on computers and tablets unless we are connected to our cell phone or that said device has a slot that allows us to insert a card. SIM.
Fortunately, there are ways in which we can continue to use WhatsApp without a SIM card on a mobile or tablet.
How to Use WhatsApp With a Virtual Number
One of the solutions to be able to use your WhatsApp account even if you don’t have a mobile phone is to get a virtual number.
In one of our previous articles, we had shown you how to use a virtual number in WhatsApp and thus be able to have two accounts on the same device for different purposes. For example, you could have a number exclusively for work issues and your usual line number for personal use.
We have already mentioned that in order to obtain a virtual number it is necessary to use third-party applications.
When using a virtual number for WhatsApp, you cannot save backup copies of your conversations.
Once you have installed one of these applications on your mobile and have obtained the virtual number, you can proceed to create a new account using that number.
Once you have your new number, it will work like a conventional telephone line, but you must bear in mind that if you uninstall the application, it will not be possible to create a backup copy of the WhatsApp conversations that you have had through it. number.
How to Use WhatsApp With a Virtual Number
Another thing to keep in mind is that if you use the virtual number for WhatsApp, you will not be able to use that same number to make or receive calls.
Now, without further delay, we will detail the steps you must follow to create your WhatsApp account with a virtual number.
Once the virtual number is obtained, you must register the WhatsApp account by entering that number when the application requests it. Just like you did the first time you downloaded the app on your mobile.
Then WhatsApp will send an SMS message automatically to the line number you just created. In order to see this message, you must open the application with which you created the virtual number.
Once you have opened the SMS, enter the code that WhatsApp sent you to verify your new account.
Note: if for some reason you do not receive the SMS message, you will have to wait a few seconds to request the verification by calling again, by doing this you will receive a phone call in which you will be given a code to verify your WhatsApp account.
That’s it, once you have entered the code your account will be verified and ready to use.
To Remind:
The advantage of using this type of number is that a SIM card is not required and it gives you the possibility of using WhatsApp from a tablet or even, as we mentioned at the beginning, having two WhatsApp accounts on the same mobile.
The downside is that you cannot make backup copies and if you accidentally uninstall the application or delete the messages, you will not be able to recover any of the conversations.