Yes — a real Cape Verde mobile number (+238) can receive the Uber 4-digit code by SMS. Get one in under a minute: a single-use Uber code from $0.82, or a number you keep from $6.22/month with unlimited incoming SMS and calls. Email sign-up, crypto payment, no ID.
Monthly
$6.22
per month
Yearly
$31.10
per year
Plans: unlimited incoming SMS & calls, 500 SMS + 1,000 minutes out every month. Renew as long as you want.
Digits are masked. The full number is shown once it is assigned to your account.
Step by step
Uber asks for your number at the first screen of the Uber app (“Enter your mobile number”). Expect a 4-digit code; it can arrive by SMS (WhatsApp in some markets).
Get your Cape Verde number
Sign up at PhoneBorn with an email, top up with crypto and choose Cape Verde: a monthly plan ($6.22) if you want to keep the account, or a single-use Uber OTP number ($0.82) for one code.
Open Uber
Go to the first screen of the Uber app (“Enter your mobile number”).
Enter the +238 number
Select Cape Verde (+238) in the country picker and paste the number from your dashboard without a leading 0. Cape Verde mobiles look like 9xx xx xx → +238 9xx xx xx.
Enter the 4-digit code from your inbox
Enter the 4-digit code from your inbox.
Add an email and payment method
Add an email and payment method.
Drivers and couriers can call you
Drivers and couriers can call you — incoming calls are unlimited on every plan.
Day-to-day life in Cape Verde runs on WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, yet Uber remains the app for rides and deliveries with a local number drivers can reach. A +238 number keeps that account tied to the country without using your personal SIM.
Large diaspora: More Cape Verdeans live abroad than at home, notably in the US, Portugal and the Netherlands, and many keep a +238 number for family.
Uber logs you in by SMS and drivers contact you on the number during every trip.
Cape Verde is an Atlantic archipelago whose diaspora in Boston, Lisbon and Rotterdam is larger than its resident population. Tourism on Sal and Boa Vista has grown fast, and hotels and guides mostly communicate on WhatsApp. A +238 number keeps both visitors and emigrants connected with people on the islands.
Local context
| App | OTP price | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Google / Gmail | $0.82 | Google / Gmail guide |
| $0.87 | WhatsApp guide | |
| Telegram | $0.98 | Telegram guide |
| $0.76 | Instagram guide | |
| $0.71 | Facebook guide | |
| ChatGPT | $0.98 | ChatGPT guide |
| TikTok | $0.71 | TikTok guide |
| Discord | $0.66 | Discord guide |
| X (Twitter) | $0.76 | X (Twitter) guide |
| Binance | $1.20 | Binance guide |
Included in every plan
Plan allowances apply to numbers you keep (monthly or yearly). Single-use OTP numbers are a separate product: one code, refunded automatically if no code arrives.
If your number has not sent or received a single SMS or call, you can get a full refund within 7 days of purchase — no questions asked.
Open the number in your dashboard and press “Request refund”. Eligible refunds are returned to your wallet instantly. Refund policy
FAQ
Create an account with just an email, top up with crypto and get a real mobile number — SMS and calls included — in under a minute.