📞 Free Calls to 64 Countries (+ a German number)

Satellite is a new brand of Sipgate & Simquadrat, a German (mobile) phone provider. While Simquadrat gives you an actual SIM card (physical or eSIM), Satellite offers no SIM card, only an app. This app will work as long as you have an Internet connection, whether via WiFi or 4G/5G.

Setup

Downloading the Satellite app is free. It’s available for Android and iOS, and has an English interface.

For registration, you only need to provide your postal address in Germany. It must be an address with your name (and no "c/o Someone Else").

Satellite will then send a letter to this address containing a verification code.

A few days later, after the letter arrives, log in to the app, enter your verification code, and start calling the world.

Where can I call?

Currently, you can call 64 countries, including the entire EU (Germany included) and places far away like Australia, Pakistan, the USA, Vietnam, and Mexico. See the full list here.

Phone number

You get a German mobile phone number for free. People can call you and will only pay the price for a call to Germany, even when you are abroad. Satellite only needs an Internet connection, no matter where you are.

However, since the number is tied to your app, you cannot receive SMS messages. So it won’t work for verification purposes like online banking if they only verify via SMS (and not voice calls).

Mailbox

A free mailbox for missed calls, even with automatic text transcription (in German). You can both listen to what they said or quickly read it.

Where’s the catch?

Honestly, I can’t see any. I have been using Satellite myself for a few months now and have had no problems. Great call quality and quick connections. I guess they make their money with the premium service (unlimited calls for €5/month).

Interested? Then here you go. The website is only in German, but the app also speaks English.

Go to Satellite