How to create a local phone number on Viber (Viber Local Number)

Viber Local Number (provisionally called " local phone number Viber ") is one of the extremely handy features that customers of this free messaging software have long been waiting for. So, what is Viber Local Number? Or how can I get a local phone number on Viber? Let's follow the instructions below of Download.com.vn .

What is Viber Local Number (VLN)?

Viber Local Number is a new service that appeared on the free messaging application Viber. This service allows tourists, foreigners and international businessmen ... (in short, those who are using Viber ) can select a phone number in any country to automatically receive calls. Call or send messages to your Viber account without roaming costs.

In other words, your relatives and friends can also contact you at your old phone number even when you are abroad.

How to register a local phone number on Viber (Viber Local Number)

Step 1: Open the messaging application on your phone, from the main interface of Viber, touch Add in the lower right corner of the screen, tap Next to the domestic phone number using Viber .

Step 2: A new interface appears, here, you can observe the details of the local phone number you are about to buy, such as: 

• Nation.
• Place.
• Detailed telephone number.

Touch Buy this number to agree to buy the phone number shown on the screen. At this point, the purchase information section will appear, we can buy this phone number for VND 47,000 / month (depending on the country where the purchase price will be different) without any commitment.

 
How to buy Viber Local Number 

Step 3: At this time, the user will be required to download another Viber application (Viber of the country you choose to buy the number), but also have to enter the payment information (select Continue ) to agree.

Step 4: The payment interface appears, fill in the account information in the corresponding fields, then tap Done to confirm.

Features of the local telephone number Viber Local Number

If you want to use a local phone number on Viber, some of the following will be the information you need to be interested in:

Contact method

• Users can:
  • Receive incoming calls through Viber application
  • Receive messages sent to on mobile phone numbers
• User cannot:
  • Unable to make a call
  • Unable to send SMS to others
• People who do not use Viber can also call you. But instead of showing as a regular call, it will show up on this free chat software interface.

Optionally select phone number and country

• We can optionally change the phone number we want to buy by "tap" on the Refresh icon . The phone number will automatically change, can be done many times until you like the number you like.
• Country default display is the United States, but you can select the countries or the location point to another by touching one of these two options. 

• Currently, Viber Local Number only offers users 3 countries: Canada - United Kingdom (United Kingdom) - United States (United States) . Other countries will be updated soon.
• Users can select countries, locations or popular cities in the list shown as below.
• Viber Local Number can be used on all mobile devices with compatible Viber application installed.

Charges of Viber Local Number

• Rates for local phone numbers vary by the country you visit.
• The purchase price will be displayed specifically for buyers to consider before making a final decision.
• Payment of Viber package is calculated by month, at the end of the month, that package will automatically renew.
• Users can freely cancel the use of this package at any time, but the deducted charges of that month will not be refunded.
• Regardless of the cancellation time, your package will remain valid until the end of the month of registration.
• The cost of other people being able to contact you through this phone number is the same as the cost of the people living in that country when making the same contact.

Payment method when buying Viber Local Number

• You can pay for your local Viber phone number using a credit card or through the App Store , Google Play .
• You can buy multiple Viber Local Numbers (if desired). Except for a small number of countries, you can ask for proof of your residence before agreeing to buy a number in their home country.

 
List of countries and localities that provide VLN to users

After expiry, customers have up to 10 days to reactivate their numbers. After this time, you will not be able to reuse or redeem this number in any way.

Change Viber phone number

• If, in the course of using a Viber local phone number, users change their phone number , you can still switch Viber Local Number to a new phone number. 
• If you only change your phone but keep your registered Viber phone number, Viber Local Number will automatically be transferred to your new device.

That is all the information you need to know about the local phone number on Viber as well as how to use, how to buy and register the package to use this phone number abroad. This is a useful service of Viber, to help users stay in touch with other people in their own country even when not in the country.

However, if you feel this way is inconvenient, there are many other applications that you can refer to use. And the most prominent, of course, is still the global social network Facebook , Zalo or Skype .