Online dating can be stressful. What profile picture do you use? Who sends the first message after you two match? What's your opening gambit? What do you talk about to keep the conversation going and find out if you even really like each other? Online dating can be stressful, but online dating safety shouldn't be!...

Burner is a secondary phone number app. Like Hushed, Burner provides temporary numbers through an easy-to-use app. Both apps use VoIP (Voice over IP) technology, making them perfect for a Hushed vs Burner comparison. We've already examined some of the similarities and differences between Hushed and Burner. Both services offers subscription services for long-term numbers,...

Make a fake phone number in under 3 minutes using a fake cellular number generator. Use your fake cellular phone number to send and receive calls/texts. Use your number as long as you want, or treat it as a disposable burner number and delete it at any time, leaving no trace behind! If that sounds...

The robocall apocalypse is here, and there are only a handful of ways to protect yourself from annoying, dangerous scam calls. Find out how to stay safe from scam callers. How can you avoid robocalls, without accidentally blocking real callers? Is your personal information really in danger? How can you block robocalls and protect your...

You may have already heard of SIM swapping, which is also called SIM card fraud or SIM hacking. If you’re wondering, "What is a SIM swap scam? Am I at risk?" The answer is YES. SIM fraud is a common scam that lets anyone take over your phone number. It's very dangerous and you are...

It’s been an exciting year here at Hushed, for both our internal teams and our customers. As we head into 2020, we want to say a big “Thank you” to all Hushed users. Whether you downloaded Hushed ten minutes ago or 5 years ago, we’re so proud to be working with you to protect your...

"Porting" a number is the process of moving an existing phone number from one service provider to another carrier. "How to port a number?" is a very simple question! A major reason that people are hesitant to switch carriers is the misapprehension that they will lose their phone number by doing so. This is actually...

If you have no idea what 5G means, you’re not alone: “What is 5G?” is a top Google search. But not to worry, we’re here to explain why 5G is the next big thing in wireless technology!  5G is the next generation of cellphone network service; the fifth generation! 5G is poised to be a...

If you have a phone, then you have a phone number—probably an ordinary, traditional phone number. But you may have also heard of “virtual” phone numbers. These are also sometimes called fake phone numbers, secondary numbers or burner numbers. Today we’re going to dive into a simple topic with a complicated history: what ARE virtual...

The newest player in the secondary phone number game is OpenPhone, a startup providing cloud-based phone numbers. We’ve reviewed many of the big-name secondary number apps here on the blog, and we do our best to stay unbiased. Let's take a look at what makes OpenPhone unique, and compare their services to some other secondary...