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How to Register Grab Account without a Phone Number?

Register Grab Account without a Phone Number

Are you going to spend your next vacation in Thailand or Malaysia? Then, you probably heard that in South-Asian countries there are big troubles with public transport. The truth is that these countries lack it at all, but Tuk-Tuk amateur scooters. The solution to the problem would be to register a Grab account to be able to order taxis from wherever you are and have no problem travelling around the country.

However, the app asks for SMS verification. What can you do if you don’t have a Malaysian phone number? The solution is to purchase a temporary phone number instead to get a Grab code. Let’s learn about it further, but first let’s explore some history and the main benefits of this South-Asian app.

What is Grab

What is Grab?

Grab is the leading taxi-ordering aggregator in the Southeast Asian countries. In addition to taxi-booking, also offers to customers other transportation-related services like food and grocery delivery. So far, Grab operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

Initially, the founders of the app, Harvard students Tan Ling and his co-student Andrew Tan created an Uber-like taxi-booking app aiming to improve the logistics in their native country Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. This region is known for having a drastic lack of public transport, but Tuk-Tuk amateur scooters and private drivers. Though, the latter often inflate prices, rig meter, and cheat passengers with higher prices for a ride.

The first functionality of the app reminded Uber in its very beginning. This is what a typical Grab account owner needed to do: the passenger indicated a pick-up point and arrival-to point and chose a car type. Then the app’s algorithms found the most suitable option for them and displayed the price for a ride and arrival time.

However, the app saw such a resounding and rapid success that they soon decided to expand the services and launched a bike taxi-booking service in Singapore. In 2016, the company was  rebranded as Grab to continue its expansion and development. Grab managed to cover all types of transport for urban transportation and travel, and later developed such business verticals as delivery of ready meals, grocery, and taxi delivery of parcels and documents. This is how Grab became the first Southeast Asian super app that provides the whole ecosystem of services for mobility and convenience to meet the demand of modern customers.

Grab app services

What Services Does the Grab App Offer?

Here is how this super app’s functionality looks so far. The ride-hailing options include:

  • GrabTaxi, classic metered taxis.
  • GrabCar, private cars (Uber-like) with a fixed price.
  • GrabVan, minivan cars.
  • GrabCar+/Lux (in some countries), private premium cars.
  • GrabBike, a motoroller taxi service for those who prefer two-wheel vehicles. 
  • GrabFamily, private cars equipped with a child seat (for children up to 7 years).

In addition, the Grab account holders also have access to other ecosystem’s services, which are:

  • GrabFood, which is a food delivery service that enables ordering ready meals from cafes, restaurants and other eateries as well as grocery shopping to get delivered at your doorstep.
  • GrabPay, which is a proprietary payment system of the app that is integrated to all its services. Thus, using GrabPay, you can pay for a taxi, ordered food, grocery shopping, and more. Among other features, a QR-code scanner is also implemented in the service so you can make convenient and secure payments.
  • GrabExpress, that both individuals and enterprises can use to send and receive parcels, documentation, and other items by taxi delivery.

grab benefits

Pros & Cons to Consider for Those Who Register Grab

According to various user reviews, here are the main upsides for the Grab account holders:

  • GPS-based. It’s crucial for South Asian countries, since most locals don’t speak English. That’s why explaining a route out loud is usually quite challenging.
  • Built-in messaging chat with translation. The chat with localization feature really simplifies communication between a driver and a passenger to eliminate any chances to be misunderstood or confuse a destination point. Moreover, you can attach screenshots to make the explanation even clearer.
  • Tracking feature. What’s even more important, you can track on the map how a driver moves towards your place and check the required time when they come to catch you.
  • Fixed price. Another advantage is that you can see the end cost right after building a route from your location to a destination point in the app. Unless if riding a paid track, you’ll be asked to pay for it additionally.
  • Loyalty program. For the Grab account holders, the app offers to join the loyalty program to earn bonuses and promo codes. For example, users can receive a bonus of 50 batt and a discount coupon for the next ride.

While the downsides of the app aren’t that bad, but still may cause inconvenience:

  • Long waiting in rush hour. During the rush hour and in the night hours, it can take up to 20 minutes to expect for a car.
  • Paid app. For using the service, it charges a 25-batt monthly fee.

Well, after we’ve learnt about the most key points on GrabTaxi functionality, let’s learn how to register Grab.

Why Do You Need to Register Grab Account?

Grab taxi-ordering services resolve many issues for both tourists and locals. As for locals, it provides an opportunity to quickly order a taxi to move from one point of a city to another. The service is in high demand due to its affordability (and not many alternatives).

For foreigners who came to spend their vacation in Thailand, Bali or other South Asian countries, GrabTaxi really helps when it comes to going from or to the airport. Usually, there’s no transfer option, while catching may cost a fortune. It’s quite typical for Thais to pretend that they don’t understand English and twist a meter to grab a giver price for a ride.

What’s more, GrabTaxi is a very convenient tool for tourists to move across cities and countries and do local sightseeing.

What types of ride-sharing are available for customers in GrabTaxi? Keep reading to learn the answer.

How to Register Grab: As a Customer?

As for the registration procedure for customers, it’s quite standard.

When opening the app after finishing installation, first, it will ask you to enter a mobile number to receive a Grab code and protect an account and your data from being stolen. After that, you will need to provide your name and give a permission to access your location — the app operates on the basis of GPS. That’s it! Now you can start using your Grab account.

The only difficulty may arise due to the lack of a SIM card of a certain country for account verification. However, this is quite easy to solve with the help of modern technology. Next, let’s find out how you can register a Grab account without a phone number.

How to Create Grab Account without a Phone Number?

If you need to register on a foreign online platform or app, there’s no need to buy a SIM card of a certain country anymore. It’s much easier and more convenient to buy a virtual phone number from an SMS-Man platform.

Virtual phone numbers is a special tool operating on remote virtual software that allows you to receive SMS just like conventional mobile numbers. So, it’s a proven method to get a one-time password for completing account verification in modern online platforms that require passing 2FA for an additional layer of protection. Here is why it also helps to complete a Grab account registration.

As for their purpose of usage, these numbers are practical to get access to platforms or apps that are shut down in your area or require only a local number for registration. Besides, you can purchase a bulk of accounts at once for multi-accounting or rent a long-term number to register in various services for up to 3 months. The price is very affordable, starting from $0.16 per number (depending on a particular online platform).

virtual phone number

Here is what you need to do to buy a phone number for Grab using SMS-Man:

  1. Join sms-man.com via social media.
  2. Click ‘Top Up’ in the top right angle to replenish your account balance. Both traditional (fiat) and crypto payments are available.
  3. At the ‘Receive SMS’ tab, choose the country and the required service. Click ‘Purchase.’
  4. Scroll down to ‘History’ and copy the number from there to apply it for the Grab registration form.
  5. In your SMS-Man account, reveal a Grab code and utilize it to verify an account. 

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