[vineyardmike]

Not worth it. I have a Google Voice number (free, easy, good UX). Now it’s a constant juggle of “which number did I give”. Especially since you presumably have already given away your current number. Even if you go all-in on burner number, there’s a question of longevity and risk. Do you give it to government? Do you give it to banks? Etc

[tailspin2019]

Yeah, very good points. I hadn't thought of the "which number did I give" complication.

[kroltan]

I do the same thing with e-mail addresses, and solve this by storing it in my password manager.

Phone numbers don't quite have the same dynamic, but just having the ability of throwing a given problematic number away would already solve so much.

[vineyardmike]

> throwing a given problematic number away would already solve so much.

The search space of valid numbers is very small compared to email. A throw away number is surely a number that has already been trashed by dozens of users before you. It’d be useless unless you can make everyone forget it between users.

My personal cell number is 20 years old and gets almost no spam besides a rare robo call. Any throw away number I’ve acquire has a sordid history of being used as a honeypot it seems because it’s a cesspool.