US / Canada / UK number
Add a US, Canadian, or UK local number to any BitLink plan for $9.99/month. Family and clients back home dial a number that's local to them — no international dialing, no calling cards — and the call rings your phone in Israel. It works on every plan, including kosher lines. On standard plans it's not just calls: the number receives US text messages too, including the verification codes American banks and services send — tested with real Chase and Google codes arriving in Israel. Kosher lines are the exception by design — they stay voice-only, so the number carries incoming calls and nothing else.
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Students and new olim: start a real Israeli eSIM line with 11GB included, free for a month. After that it continues on our Basic plan unless you cancel — we'll remind you first.
With BitLink, $9.99 per month on top of any plan — so a student on Student 5G pays $44.98/month total for an Israeli line plus a US number that family can call locally. The same add-on price covers a Canadian or UK number instead, and US/Canada numbers are available on the kosher plans as well. Compare that with keeping an old US plan alive just to stay reachable, which typically runs $10–$40 per month and leaves you juggling two carriers.
No — that's the point of the add-on. Your parents dial a number that's local in their country, and their carrier treats it as a local call, which on most US, Canadian, and UK plans costs nothing extra. The call then rings your phone in Israel. No calling cards, no dialing +972, no explaining international dialing to a grandparent. On your side, answering works like any normal incoming call.
Ask one question: do people need to reach the number they already have saved? If yes — you've had the same cell number for 15 years and everyone from your dentist to your bank uses it — then porting it to BitLink for a one-time $49.99 keeps it alive on your Israeli line — plan on 3 to 5 business days for the port, with the old number working throughout. If you just want family to have an easy way to call, the $9.99/month add-on gives them a fresh local number right away and skips the porting process entirely. They solve different problems, and some people do both.
Yes — the add-on number receives US text messages, including the verification codes banks and services send. This has been tested with real Chase Mobile and Google verification codes arriving on a BitLink US number in Israel. That matters because many VoIP and forwarding services fail exactly here: financial institutions often refuse to text them, which is how people get locked out of accounts after a move. As with any number change, test your most important logins before retiring the old line. (One exception by design: kosher lines are voice-only, so texts to the add-on don't apply there.)
For the text-message codes, yes. Tax software, payroll portals, and financial institutions send verification codes by SMS, and a BitLink US number receives them in Israel — the same path tested with real Chase Mobile codes. It is a genuine US mobile number from a carrier, not a forwarding service or a web app that relays texts, which is the distinction that matters: services that reject VoIP numbers are rejecting exactly that second category. One honest caveat worth planning around — identity-proofing systems like ID.me go further than a plain SMS code and check the number against US carrier records tied to your name, which is a stricter test than receiving a text. Set the number up and verify your important logins before you need them under deadline, not the week taxes are due, and keep a fallback method on file wherever the service allows one.
Yes, for incoming calls. A US or Canadian local number can be added to Kosher Basic or Kosher+ for the same $9.99/month, and it rings the kosher phone like any other call. Texts are the one thing it does not carry on a kosher line: kosher lines are voice-only by certification, so no SMS or verification codes arrive on them. Combined with Kosher+'s included 150 minutes of outbound US/Canada calling, a kosher line can stay closely connected with family abroad in both directions.
A lot of people land in Israel still paying a US carrier just so family can reach them. Here's the honest comparison.
| Keeping your old US plan | BitLink US/CA/UK add-on | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $10–$40+ depending on carrier | $9.99 flat, on any plan |
| Where calls ring | Your US SIM — with roaming behavior that varies by carrier | Your phone in Israel, like any normal call |
| What you manage | Two carriers, two bills, two SIMs | One BitLink account and bill |
| Bank & verification texts | Arrive on the US SIM you're still paying a carrier to keep alive | Arrive on the add-on number on standard plans — tested with real Chase and Google codes. Kosher lines stay voice-only |
| Your existing US number | Stays hostage to the old plan | Can be ported to BitLink for a one-time $49.99 instead (3–5 business days) |
Parents, grandparents, and clients dial a regular local number in their own country. For them, calling you costs what any local call costs.
The add-on attaches to any BitLink plan — Basic through Max 5G, and US/Canada numbers on the kosher plans too.
The number rides alongside your Israeli line for a flat $9.99/month, on the same USD bill — no second carrier to manage.
What stays clear
The local number is provisioned alongside your Israeli line. When someone dials it from the US, Canada, or the UK, the call comes through to your phone in Israel — they never dial internationally, and you answer as usual.
The number receives US SMS — including the security codes banks and services send. We've tested this with real Chase and Google verification codes arriving on a BitLink US number in Israel. That's a meaningful difference from many VoIP and forwarding services, which financial institutions often refuse to text. As with any number change, test your most important logins while your old line is still active.
The add-on gives you a new local number for people to call. Porting brings your existing US, UK, or Canadian number onto your BitLink line for a one-time $49.99. If everyone already knows your old number, porting keeps it; if you just want to be easy to reach, the add-on is simpler. Timing differs too: a new add-on number starts working right away, while a port takes 3 to 5 business days — with your old number working the whole time. Some people do both.
Choose your plan first. Once your line is active, add the number yourself from your account — pick the country (US, Canada, or UK), choose the exact number you want from a list, and it attaches immediately, prorated onto your existing monthly bill. Prefer a human? Support on WhatsApp can set it up with you instead.
Plans to compare
Kosher with USA/CA calling
Kosher calling with a US, Canada, or UK number included.
Pick the plan that fits your life in Israel, then ask support to attach the US, Canadian, or UK number to your line.
