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Not sure if Signal does this, but most websites will automatically look up the phone number registration, see that it's from one of those companies, and reject it.
There are these services still around.
https://sms24.me/en/messages/Signal
You'll notice most numbers aren't from US. The ability to detect VoIP numbers only applies to NA.