How to select a custom pool on SMSPool

• By SMSPool Admin
• January 4, 2026
• SMSPool

Why Select a Custom Pool?

Selecting a specific pool gives you more control over the pricing, mobile carriers, and some pools may also work better than others for certain services.

For example, if you are ordering a USA number, the Foxtrot pool is particularly useful. Numbers from this pool can sometimes last up to 3-5 days. This means that if the number remains in the system, you may be able to receive SMS codes for that extended period rather than just a single verification.

Resends are never guaranteed and depends entirely on whether the number stays active in the system.

Tutorial:

1. Log in to your SMSPool account.
2. Navigate to the Order page.
3. Select the Country and Service you wish to order.
4. Scroll down to Advanced View and click the blue arrow to expand the menu.
5. Select the specific pool you wish to order from the list, such as Foxtrot.
6. Click the blue Purchase button shown on the Advanced View
7. A green box should show up if the order was successful with the pool you ordered from.

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