This is a step-by-step, 2025-updated, expert guide to registering and hardening a Telegram account when SMS codes don’t arrive. It focuses on using a foreign phone number plus a matching, clean IP (same country as the SIM) to maximize verification success (examples in the video: UK Giffgaff, US Tello, HK ClubSIM/China Unicom HK eSIM). You’ll also learn: how to bind email login so you can sign in with email codes instead of SMS; enable Simplified/Traditional Chinese via official language packs (mobile & desktop); turn on 2FA (password + recovery email) and a passcode lock; set strict privacy defaults (hide phone/last seen/profile/birthday/forwarded messages/calls), block invites to unknown groups, turn off contact sync and delete uploaded contacts; organize chats with folders and themes; unlock Sensitive Content in the web/desktop client; appeal “mutual-contacts only” DM limits via @SpamBot; optionally subscribe to Telegram Premium for faster downloads, ad-free channels, voice-to-text, translation, and stricter stranger-message controls, with clear iOS/Android cancel steps; use Business features (hours, location, greetings, quick replies); set a unique @username and efficiently find channels/groups with bots/directories. Ideal for new users, account recovery, and creators/teams who need reliable daily operations.
