Ever faced with one of those situations where you need to give out your phone number, but you feel a bit iffy about doing it? RingShuffle is a free app that’s ideal to have on your iPhone for exactly those occasions.
The number will expire after a week, but you can renew the number, or grab a completely different one. The only problem is that you can’t call out with the number. Oh, and you might want to change your voicemail message if you announce your number.
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
10 responses to “Hide From Creeps With RingShuffle’s Extra Phone Number [Daily Freebie]”
Hah! What a great idea. Downloaded!
Unfortunately there aren’t enough free numbers to make yours unique for very long. They must have a pool of numbers they continuously recycle, which means you’ll likely get random calls intended for the last people who gave out the number. Doesn’t seem like it’d really be worth the hassle, unless you have a bad habit of giving your number out to a lot of psychos.
Better alternative? Google voice.
That way texts can even be forwarded to your iPhone.
Why cant i find it on the app store?
I think it’s only available in the USA app store. Is that the one you’re searching in?