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jeyf

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i was initially thinking Hushed or Burner. The price right ($3.99/mo) but i read the iStore Apple privacy disclosures for these products and its bad.

Cover Me has better privacy. The reliability for coverme is not as good.

any other options that are on par with CoverMe. Price is really not the main issue but rather privacy and reliability.
 

Apple_Robert

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Sep 21, 2012
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There is nothing bad about the Hushed privacy policy. Don't give it access to your contacts, unless you want to. Doing so will identity known incoming call and texts. Otherwise, you will have to recognize the numbers of those you know and want contact with.

I have been using it for several years (lifetime plan for $25) with good results.

You may want to more closely review the policy.
 
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jeyf

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just one line
but
need to send / receive both text & voice

-some app that has good apple store privacy disclosure ratings
 

gwang73

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Jun 14, 2009
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I've used Google Voice for years. It's free, easy to get a local number and has an option to screen callers before it rings your phone.

Texts also work very well with services I've used it with.
 
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BrianBaughn

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I've used Google Voice when selling a car. Note: you've got to already have a real phone number of some kind to set it up and there's no way to have two GV numbers attached to one real phone number.
 

Runs For Fun

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There is nothing bad about the Hushed privacy policy. Don't give it access to your contacts, unless you want to. Doing so will identity known incoming call and texts. Otherwise, you will have to recognize the numbers of those you know and want contact with.

I have been using it for several years (lifetime plan for $25) with good results.

You may want to more closely review the policy.
Yeah, no

c) Usage Information
i. like most website and app operators, we collect information about your interactions with the Services, such as which screens or pages you visit, what you click on, when you perform those actions, language preferences, and so on);
ii. message content contained within SMS/MMS segments as well as the source and destination numbers are stored until you delete your message history, associated phone number, or your account;
iii. CDR (Call Detail Records) are stored until you delete the call log, associated phone number, or your account (CDRs contains various attributes of the call, such as time, duration, completion status, source number, and destination number);
iv. voicemail recordings and voicemail greetings are stored until you delete voicemail recordings, voicemail greetings, the associated phone number, or your account; and

v. You are entirely and solely responsible for any information that you disclose or share with other users through our Services. We strongly recommend that you use extreme caution in sharing any personal information with other parties through our Services – AffinityClick is not responsible for any information that you disclose to other parties through our Services.
 

jeyf

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I still have not down loaded installed my burner phone app

leaning to "Cover Me"
or
"2nd Line : Second Phone Number"

both coverMe & 2ndLine are the same software developer
-for 2ndLine there is very little billing information
available before you buy
 

David11

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Jun 1, 2020
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I've used Google Voice when selling a car. Note: you've got to already have a real phone number of some kind to set it up and there's no way to have two GV numbers attached to one real phone number.
You can purchase additional numbers for $20
 
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