Hold and use a local number
without being there.

Yes. While you hold it, the number is assigned to you alone and never shared with other users. As long as each renewal goes through, you keep the same number.

No SIM to swap. Sign in to the Bees Mobile platform over your existing connection to read messages and manage the number — on a phone, tablet or computer.
A second number needs no eSIM support on the device; only eSIM data plans do.

Making and taking calls is on the way — watch this space. For now the number sends and receives SMS.

Yes. As long as you can get online and sign in to the platform, you can read your messages — you do not need to be in the number’s country or region.

Verification texts from supported platforms do arrive, but whether any given one works depends on that platform’s rules, the number’s country and its range — it cannot be guaranteed for every service.
If you have a specific use in mind, check with support before buying.

Numbers come in 3, 6 or 12-month terms, paid once for the term you choose. The monthly figure on the page is for comparison; the amount you pay is the total shown at checkout.
A card subscription renews automatically. Paying from your wallet balance lets you decide whether auto-renewal is on. The number stays yours as long as each renewal goes through, so keep the payment method valid or the balance topped up.
You can switch auto-renewal off; the number keeps working until the current term ends.

The number keeps working until the current term ends. If it is not renewed by then, it is no longer held for you, and you may not be able to get the same number back later.
To keep it, renew before the term ends or leave auto-renewal on.

Yes. There is no need to buy a second number first — register an account and pick an eSIM plan by region, number of days and how much data you need.

The device needs eSIM support and must not be carrier-locked. The same model can differ by the market it was sold in, so check your device’s eSIM support before buying.

Open your phone’s mobile network settings and check that this eSIM has been added. If it is there but you have not arrived yet, those messages can appear simply because it cannot reach the local network. Do not delete the eSIM yet.
Turn this eSIM off for now, turn it back on once you arrive, switch mobile data to it and turn on data roaming for this eSIM.
If you cannot find the eSIM in settings, or it still will not connect after you arrive, join any Wi-Fi you can and message support on Telegram.

Check three things: you are at your destination, mobile data is switched to this eSIM, and data roaming is on for this eSIM.
If it still does not connect, turn airplane mode on and off once, or message support on Telegram.

Each eSIM QR code can be installed on one device only, and once deleted it cannot be used again.
If anything goes wrong while installing, message support on Telegram first rather than deleting the eSIM yourself.

No. Once scanned and installed, an eSIM is tied to that phone and cannot be moved to another device.
If several devices need data, buy a separate eSIM for each one.

Depending on the plan, the connection may slow down or stop when the data runs out — check the details of the plan you choose.
eSIM data plans are a single purchase: nothing renews automatically and there are no overage charges. Buy another when you need more.