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Look for a normal UK provider that supports "wifi-calling".

For US numbers, use Tello's basic e-sim: it supports "wifi-calling" i.e. as long as you're connected to the internet, you receive & send calls & texts as if you're in the US, no matter which country you're actually in. Because it's just a normal number, it'll work with WhatsApp.

$7/month for unlimited text, 100 phone minutes, no data.

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Nice tip. Another option for US numbers is Google project fi.

I have been using Google Project Fi for calls and texts the last 6 years internally. A bit pricey but you don’t need to be on wifi for calls and texts. I also had international data for like 5 years until they cut me off last year.

Tello looks interesting. I'll test it out!

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