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I think that's addressed in the FAQ:

> Currently, we only have a US based phone number that can be used to interact with our service. We understand that this can be expensive in some countries, so we will be working on a WhatsApp integration for the future.

Why not email

Or a web app?

POST seems fine(?)

Why an app if it can be done without

Fair point. My current target market is people able to send via a text message.

This actually used to have a Messenger app, but the maintenance to spam ratio was too much for something I’m not interested in babysitting.

Maybe I’ll add WhatsApp integration in the future, if enough requests are made for it :)

The US is a big market. And is the most likely country that people will be able to send to. So it’s a great place to start.

I use voip accounts and have been able to send to international numbers for years.

I think the phone interface is great and allows use from lots of international feature phones.

I just used it and think it’s way better than having a custom app or web site.