Yes — a real Sao Tome and Principe mobile number (+239) can receive the Uber 4-digit code by SMS. Get one in under a minute: a single-use Uber code from $0.55, or a number you keep from $3.78/month with unlimited incoming SMS and calls. Email sign-up, crypto payment, no ID.
Monthly
$3.78
per month
Yearly
$18.90
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 Sao Tome and Principe number
Sign up at PhoneBorn with an email, top up with crypto and choose Sao Tome and Principe: a monthly plan ($3.78) if you want to keep the account, or a single-use Uber OTP number ($0.55) for one code.
Open Uber
Go to the first screen of the Uber app (“Enter your mobile number”).
Enter the +239 number
Select Sao Tome and Principe (+239) in the country picker and paste the number from your dashboard without a leading 0. Sao Tome and Principe mobiles look like 9xx xxxx → +239 9xx xxxx.
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 Sao Tome and Principe runs on WhatsApp, Facebook and Messenger, yet Uber remains the app for rides and deliveries with a local number drivers can reach. A +239 number keeps that account tied to the country without using your personal SIM.
Links with Portugal: Santomeans living in Lisbon and elsewhere in Portugal use a +239 number to stay close to family on the islands.
Uber logs you in by SMS and drivers contact you on the number during every trip.
São Tomé and Príncipe is a tiny Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, known for cocoa plantations and unspoilt rainforest. Its close ties with Portugal and a small but growing eco-tourism trade make a local number useful for diaspora families and travellers alike.
Local context
| App | OTP price | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Google / Gmail | $0.55 | Google / Gmail guide |
| $0.58 | WhatsApp guide | |
| Telegram | $0.66 | Telegram guide |
| $0.51 | Instagram guide | |
| $0.47 | Facebook guide | |
| ChatGPT | $0.66 | ChatGPT guide |
| TikTok | $0.47 | TikTok guide |
| Discord | $0.44 | Discord guide |
| X (Twitter) | $0.51 | X (Twitter) guide |
| Binance | $0.80 | 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.