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# VoIP
A Wi-Fi only smartphone doesn't require a monthly SIM card fee. As explained in [Why Anarchists Shouldn't Have Phones](/posts/nophones#bureaucracy), bureaucracies often require a phone number that can be called normally (without encryption). [VoIP](/glossary#voip-voice-over-internet-protocol) applications allow you to create a number and make calls over the Internet rather than through cell towers. A phone number is also occasionally required for applications such as [Signal registration](/posts/e2ee/#signal), and a VoIP number will often work.
A Wi-Fi only smartphone doesn't require a monthly SIM card fee. As explained in [Kill the Cop in Your Pocket](/posts/nophones#bureaucracy), bureaucracies often require a phone number that can be called normally (without encryption). [VoIP](/glossary#voip-voice-over-internet-protocol) applications allow you to create a number and make calls over the Internet rather than through cell towers. A phone number is also occasionally required for applications such as [Signal registration](/posts/e2ee/#signal), and a VoIP number will often work.
Some of the VoIP applications [that work on computers](/posts/nophones#bureaucracy) also work on smartphones; the main advantage is that you can hear the phone ringing even when your computer is turned off. The [jmp.chat](https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Mobile_Phone_Security#Phone_Number_Registration_Unlinked_to_SIM_Card) VoIP service works well with their [Cheogram client](https://cheogram.com/) and can be paid for in Bitcoin. There are also mobile-only paid options such as MySudo (although it only works in a [handful of countries](https://support.mysudo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020177133-Why-isn-t-MySudo-working-in-my-country-)). A MySudo subscription can be purchased anonymously with [Google Play gift cards](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/3422734), but this is probably unnecessary if the point is to give the number to bureaucracies. MySudo requires Google Play Services.