PayPal verification is usually stricter than a casual social signup because fraud, payments or account recovery are involved. A separate SMS route can help, but only if the rest of the setup is equally clean.
PayPal verification is judged not only by the number, but also by browser state, profile details and retry behavior.
That is why a separate route helps only when the rest of the setup also looks coherent.
Choose a route with sensible geography and availability, then keep the rest of the session quiet and consistent.
A noisy environment can cancel out the benefit of even a good route.
Open the official PayPal verification path, request the number when the form is ready, receive the code and complete the check in one stable session.
The less panic and random retrying you add, the cleaner the verification looks to the platform.
A clean exit and reset is often better than turning one failed attempt into ten noisier ones.
Strong verification flows reward patience far more than aggression.
Short answers to the main questions related to this topic.
Usually yes, if you move verification to a separate SMS route instead of trying to skip it entirely.
It can, if the route is active, the country fit is sensible and the signup flow stays clean.
Usually no. Free public routes are noisy, heavily reused and much less predictable.
Finish the account setup, add recovery details where possible and avoid abrupt high-volume actions.