The good: +you get a German mobile number that (allegedly) never expires - as long as the company exists - it would be better if the number could be ported
+worked for most calls that I made for evaluation purposes
+people can (supposedly) call your number just like any other German mobile number
The bad: -you can neither send nor receive text messages
-you cannot just copy and paste a number you’ve found online, you have to manually type it in - please, sipgate, that’s an easy fix for you to provide to make the app more usable
-number suppression is not an option available in settings but has to keyed in for each call - another easy fix to add usability
-call quality was a mixed bag for the limited number of calls made
-you need wifi or a separate data pack to use the service
If sipgate can provide reliable text messaging, this will be a product worth paying for, if not, it’s usefulness is questionable as one might as well receive calls through a VOIP landline.
For expats/travellers there are multiple attractive choices for data as well as international flat rate calling and texting - but not with a German mobile number.
I‘m hoping that Satellite/sipgate can solve the texting issues rather sooner than later.
If AI transcription for voicemail works reliably across multiple languages, this will be a highly useful feature.
2 1/2 stars until it lives up to its aspirations.
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