Originally Posted by
Flying Lawyer
I believe that this has something to do with international regulations. I tried to get a UK number in my process of relocation to the UK and they refused to make it work before I had a street adress there. On the other hand: Nobody could avoid that a friend of mine in the UK signed for the contract and I used the number.
Germany is definitely stricter than other countries. We have VOIP numbers elsewhere which we set up using our names c/o a friend's address - no problem. In Germany you actually have to be registered as living at the address that you give them - and it seems they do check.