{"id":239,"date":"2025-02-24T09:19:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T09:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:24:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:24:42","slug":"phone-number-doesnt-work-blizzard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/phone-number-doesnt-work-blizzard\/","title":{"rendered":"Why My Phone Number Doesn\u2019t Work for Battle.net?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a new Battle.net account can be difficult due to phone number verification issues, particularly when installing Blizzard games like Overwatch 2 or Call of Duty: Warzone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/overwatch-boosting-services\/b\/27-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4281 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Overwatch_CTA.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Overwatch_CTA.webp 760w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Overwatch_CTA-300x75.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"01\">Common Problems with Battle.net<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the most frequent issues users encounter when trying to set up a Battle.net account include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Invalid phone numbers<\/li>\n<li>External errors<\/li>\n<li>Prepaid number restrictions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instead of dealing with these frustrating restrictions, an alternative solution is to buy a pre-verified account, allowing you to start playing instantly without worrying about verification errors.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"02\">Reasons and Solutions for Battle.net Verification Issues<\/h2>\n<p>Below are some possible reasons and solutions to common phone number verification errors on Battle.net.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"03\">Phone Number is Not Supported<\/h3>\n<p>If you encounter this error, ensure that the phone number is entered correctly and is <strong>NOT<\/strong> a prepaid number. 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