Is TeleMagic a burner phone or disposable number app?

Not exactly. TeleMagic gives you a persistent private U.S. number that stays yours for as long as you want it, rather than a number you burn through and discard after one use. It solves the same problem — keeping your real number private — without your number rotating out from under you.

Do I need a SIM card or a second phone?

No. TeleMagic works entirely through the app over Wi-Fi, cellular data, or satellite — no SIM card, no eSIM, and no second device required.

Are TeleMagic calls and texts encrypted?

Calls and texts between TeleMagic users are fully end-to-end encrypted. Calls that reach a standard phone number are protected in transit on TeleMagic's network, then handled the way any call leaving the app has to be.

How much does a private number cost?

TeleMagic is free for the first 7 days, then just $9.99 per month with no long-term contract.

VoIP, Privacy & Your Second Line

A Private Second Phone Number, Explained

What TeleMagic Is

TeleMagic gives your phone a second, private U.S. number — one that works over data instead of a SIM, and exists only where you want it to. Under the hood it is a VoIP calling and texting app: your voice and messages travel over Wi-Fi, cellular data, or satellite instead of a carrier’s voice network. What is different is what TeleMagic asks of you to get started — nothing. No photo ID, no Social Security number, no new SIM card, no long-term contract.

Why People Get a Second Number

Second-number apps get lumped together with burner phone and disposable phone services, so it is worth being precise about what TeleMagic actually is. It is not a number you burn through and discard after one use — it is a persistent, private U.S. number that is genuinely yours for as long as you want it. The instinct it satisfies is not disposability, it is distance: a number you can hand out on a dating app, in a marketplace listing, or to a new client, without handing over the number your family and closest contacts already have.

In plain terms: think of it less as a burner and more as a second line — the kind of separate business or "2nd number" line people used to get from a carrier, minus the second contract and the second bill that used to come with it.

A Real U.S. Number

Not a spoofed caller ID or a temporary token — a genuine number that receives calls and texts like any other, and that other people can call back.

App-to-Anyone Reach

Message or call other TeleMagic users over encrypted app-to-app calling, or reach any standard phone number worldwide — even if they have never heard of the app.

Any Connection, Anywhere

Wi-Fi, cellular data, or satellite — TeleMagic uses whatever data connection you already have instead of requiring its own network or SIM.

Encrypted Where It Counts

Communication between two TeleMagic users — private text and encrypted voice calls alike — is fully end-to-end encrypted. When a call or text has to leave TeleMagic’s network to reach a standard phone number, it is protected in transit while on TeleMagic’s side, then handled the way any call to that network is.

No data mining — your usage is not tracked, packaged, or sold to advertisers.
No ad targeting inside the app.
No photo ID or Social Security number required to sign up.
App-to-app calls and texts are fully end-to-end encrypted.

Dating & Marketplaces

Share a number on a dating app or resale listing that isn't the one your bank and your family already have.

A Second Line for Work

A dedicated business line, or a number for a small team, without a second carrier plan.

Studying or Living Abroad

Call home over Wi-Fi at U.S.-calling rates — no roaming charges, no foreign SIM.

Travel & Cruises

A U.S. number that keeps working over ship or hotel Wi-Fi, instead of a mobile bill that spikes at sea.

2-Step Verification

A number you can hand to a service for SMS codes without tying it to your primary line.

Sensitive Work

Calls and texts that don't broadcast your real location, number, or identity to who you're speaking with.

Simple, Honest Pricing

Unlimited U.S. calls and texts, no SIM card, no long-term contract. International calls and texts are billed separately.