Avoiding giving mobile number?

rainbowhippy

When filling out forms online (such as for competitions) you're often asked for your phone number and I *really* don't like giving out my number if I can avoid it. 

Sometimes forms will accept "00000000000", but often they don't, and I was wondering if there is such a thing as a fake/dummy mobile number that can be used in such circumstances (if that makes sense)? 

ghostsforge

I'll always try leaving the box empty or put in say just an area code.

falconer99

I try an avoid it as my mobile is rarely switched on

CloWithTheFlow23

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mjm3346

If you give a false/incomplete number they may not try to contact you another way so you will have wasted your time entering.

Kirstym1981

rainbowhippy said:

When filling out forms online (such as for competitions) you're often asked for your phone number and I *really* don't like giving out my number if I can avoid it. 

Sometimes forms will accept "00000000000", but often they don't, and I was wondering if there is such a thing as a fake/dummy mobile number that can be used in such circumstances (if that makes sense)? 

I put a spare payg SIM in one of my old phones so I have a number only for comping, the same with my email address 

topaz13

I've got a phone number just for comping, which is registered with the telephone preference service, meaning that I don't get cold calls. It doesn't work for calls from abroad, but I very rarely get calls on that number and if I do, the spamguard built into the phone will tell me if it is dodgy. I've only had a handful of calls informing me of a win in the decades that I've had it.