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Comment #22411626
Hardly major, but our[0] entire stack except the frontend is Rust. [0] https://dtmf.io/
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Comment #22324708
The app actually supports iOS already (it's built with Flutter) but we changed legal entity and made a mistake with the app transfer process, so it's temporarily unavailable. We're…
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Comment #22281602
The problem is that free public WiFi is wildly variable in quality, whereas 4G is usually quite good. Most of the time I just tether even if there's WiFi available since I can use …
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Comment #22281590
The UK notably doesn't, and most providers are still doing "roam like at home" with the EU despite the UK having left.
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Comment #22281584
Most likely they have heard of the MVNO/"service reseller" LycaMobile, but how does that respond to their comment at all? LycaMobile still require you to register your ID with them…
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Comment #22246021
Sorry! We're always adding new number types and countries though, so keep an eye.
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Comment #22246005
You rent a virtual mobile, landline or toll-free phone number, or a physical SIM, via the website or Android app. The phone number is then yours as long as you keep paying the rent…
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Comment #22224826
We only verify them for completeness; then we submit them to the relevant regulator and wait for them to give the documents the OK. We don't assign the phone number until we get th…
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Comment #22223809
If you re-read what I wrote, or perhaps quote the whole thing, you'll see that I was referring to the SIM, not to the phone number. Of course unless phone numbers perpetually get l…
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Comment #22223526
It requires infrastructure, so it's not trivial, but we're investigating some options. Obviously it would only be practical in other countries that don't require SIM registration, …
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Comment #22223519
In the UK, a SIM card can be purchased without registration. We simply allow you to do that online and give you remote access to your phone (modem). One SIM card and one modem is u…
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Comment #22223507
We comply with these regulations. To get a German landline number via our service, you must provide proof of an address in the same locality, as well as proof of ID. We supply this…
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Comment #22222538
You can keep a phone number as long as you like. If you accidentally delete it or allow it to expire, then we can probably , on a best-effort basis, recover the phone number for yo…
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Comment #22222405
The physical SIM numbers are SIMs from major UK providers, and are never re-used (for clarity: if you buy a SIM number, you get a SIM that has never been used by anyone else, and i…
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Comment #22222315
The virtual numbers come from a few different suppliers, one being Twilio for example. The physical SIM numbers are infrastructure that we built, using racks of GSM modems, SIM car…
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Comment #22222303
Thanks - we'll add this information. The per-minute charges are fixed for a given number type for inbound calls. They're cheapest for landline numbers (e.g. just under EUR 0.01 per…
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