Cooee Avis 

I used Cooee while I was overseas. Was incredibly handy having my Australian phone number to receive verification texts, as well as calls and messages. Calls weren’t quite as reliable (seems to require very good internet connection) but wasn’t what I needed it for anyway. The couple of issues I had along the way were resolved by really good/quick customer service. And it was super easy to port out my number again to an Australian telecom provider when I came back. The app was also upgraded while I was using it, so I imagine it’ll only get better with time.

Cooee has given me a really reliable way of staying in managing my affairs back home while living overseas.

I'm so happy I found Cooee! As an Aussie living overseas, I really needed to keep my Australian number active mainly for all those OTP codes from my bank, MyGov, and other important accounts back home. Cooee has been perfect for this - all my verification texts come through instantly no matter where I am in the world, so I can actually access my accounts without any drama. The app is super easy to use and reliable, and it's such a relief not having to stress about being locked out of essential services. The pricing is reasonable also. If you're heading overseas and need to keep your Aussie number working for banking and verification codes, I'd definitely recommend giving Cooee a go!

Super Reliable and Incredibly Easy Setup! I honestly can't recommend Callcooee enough, especially for anyone living or traveling outside of Australia who needs to keep access to their Aussie mobile number. The two things that impressed me the most were the super reliable performance and the incredibly easy setup. I was worried about the hassle of registering online , but the sign-up process was really quick and I had my Australian mobile number working on the app within 5 minutes, all while at an overseas airport. The reliability has been flawless for receiving important SMS messages—like those codes for banking and government services. It gives me total peace of mind knowing I won't get locked out of my Australian accounts. I actually moved back to Australia in October and decided to keep my Cooee Account with a second number for my business - now that they have voicemail it’s really solid. Highly recommend!

I have had nothing but excellent service from cooee I've had an issue that I needed an Australian sim and my use was minimal they changed my plan to an economic level

I can't make an International call. Is it just me, or have you not started this yet. I have updated my app.
I also tried to email you and it was returned.
I cannot find a way to contact you within the app.

This is a useful service for those travelling overseas for lengthy periods. Any issues are promptly dealt with by customer support which is important particularly when away from home. The sign on process is simple and straight forward. Worth a try.

While living abroad for several years, I relied on Cooee to provide a local Australian number for messaging and One Time Password functions, as well as providing a number I could register on WhatsApp and other apps, i found it convenient, reliable and cost effective

I have been using CallCooee since last year and I am very satisfied with the service because reliable. The helpdesk is fast, friendly, and super helpful.
Thank you.

Great app. I needed an Aus number and Cooee was a great choice. Easy to use and one annual payment and customer service is great.

Amazing service and great support. Very useful for worldwide texts and having a reliable static number to use long term.

Really good and cost effective way to keep your Aussie number overseas. Calls and sms making banking to back home a breeze. Had some issues with V1 but they offered excellent support and got my issue fixed, V2 is working really well. Recommend.

Good service only had 1 hiccup the whole year and that was I couldn't make a phone call over a certain wi fi server once...the rest of the time it worked great and the staff are very helpful and quick to respond if you've got an issue..It's smooth and a way more stress free and cheaper option than travelling with an Ozzie sim!

Working for Australian companies but living overseas...having 1 Aussie number that makes/receives texts and calls... I was searching for for months and Cooee is the only one that seems to allow both text and calls.
Aside from some initial bugs and connection drop out issues etc, the team are responsive on Whatsapp and always act on any issues you tell them arise. They are constantly updating and fixing the system.

Really...this app is a lifesaver. Couldn't be more happy to have found them...

The app works well and customer service is fast.

After initial teething problems and the launch of a new system and app the service works great. As an Aussie expat it’s a great value way of keeping my number, especially to receive bank codes etc via SMS. Calls have been very clear. I recotthe service to all my expat friends

Being overseas for extended periods of time and being able to get SMS messages so I can access accounts and everything is highly critical. What is equally amazing is not being bled out by a vampire like major telecom service whose service model belongs in the dark ages when it comes to roaming.

Bad experience with this company. They took 4 days to activate the line even though I provided my Australian driver license. The calls didn't work for most numbers, only for mobile numbers.

I really wanted to like Cooee and gave them over a month to try and address my issues.

I run an Australian business and wanted to keep my business number active overseas. Oh what a mistake it was to go with Cooee. Every client or prospect that calls, I either have trouble picking up or, more commonly, the call drops out every 10 seconds or so for about 3-5 seconds at a time. I have just enough time to apologise for my "phone troubles" and then I ask if I can call them back on my WhatsApp business number (which is free and works perfectly fine).

I've been back and forth with Cooee's support since 24 March 2025 and I was promised to be prioritised for their app update. At time of writing (30 April), there is still no update and even the person who was primarily providing support simply stopped responding to me.

Really disappointing. As an Australian business myself, I really wanted to support a local upstart, but perhaps it's a bit too early and there's still a lot of technical difficulties they need to work through.

EDIT:
I wrote the above review on 30 April 2025. It is now 10 June 2025 and after an app upgrade, the service seems worse than before. My business number is essentially "disconnected" to callers. The best case scenario is that they manage to ring on the app and then it disconnects after 1-2 seconds before I can even pick up. I've been in constant communication with the developers (using WhatsApp, ironically) who continue to promise fixes that never happen.

After close to 3 months of frustration and working with their team, I have decided to give up on Cooee and go elsewhere.

I really want to like this app as I've been waiting for a long time for something like this. However, overall the app fails me more times than it delivers. Even when I'm in Australia. 90% of the time the calls drop out within the first few seconds, and messages may come through hours or even days later, or not at all. It's also impossible to select a contact from my list to call, most times I have to manually enter the number (I was assured in the beginning this was being worked on but I haven't seen any change so far and it's been approx 7months now). As there's nothing comparable I will continue for a while longer but I really wish they would work on their UX as it is not delivering.