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TextNow: New and Existing Customers: 1GB/Month Free Essential Data (Limited Apps)
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$5 Sim Kit Req'd for New Members
TextNow is offering 1GB/Month Free Essential Data Plan (Limited Apps) for Free to new and current subscribers. New subscribers may order a Sim Kit for $4.99 (click the Get Sim button on the home page).
Thanks to community member ROB.E.REIN for finding this deal.
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Thanks to community member ROB.E.REIN for finding this deal.
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- With Free Essential Data, you can use most email, calendar, maps, notes, and rideshare apps without needing to be connected to Wi-Fi (see eligible apps on the details page)
- TextNow app required
- Make sure you're logged into an account with an active TextNow SIM card. If you have an active SIM in an area with cellular coverage available, you'll automatically have access to 1GB of Free Essential Data each month.
- 350MB of data per month at regular speeds, then you'll have access to data at slightly slower speeds up to 1GB.
- This is in additional to the free texting/calls from via the TextNow app
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TextNow's New "Free Essential Data" plan provides unlimited talk, text, and 1GB of data monthly for essential apps like email, maps, and rideshare. This plan is free except for a one-time $4.99 fee for the SIM card, and is supported by occasional ads. The first 350MB is at regular speeds, followed by slower speeds up to 1GB. Users can buy data passes starting at $0.99 for 300MB.
Phone IMEI check: www.textnow.com/device-checker
Coverage Map: https://www.textnow.com/check-coverage
Sign Up: www.textnow.com/signup
More info: https://help.textnow.co
Phone IMEI check: www.textnow.com/device-checker
Coverage Map: https://www.textnow.com/check-coverage
Sign Up: www.textnow.com/signup
More info: https://help.textnow.co
Created 05-11-2024
at 04:37 AM
by ROB.E.REIN
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Last Edited by MisterDude
May 11, 2024
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If you already have a TextNow SIM card but find it no longer works you may need to update your APN settings inside your smartphone. One can use the TextNow support chatbot to get the new APN settings. These settings can also be found online in their support article: https://help.textnow.co
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1) The usage requirement to keep your phone number alive and active seems to vary by area code, yet not specified to the user, although they do send out warning emails. It can vary from once every couple of weeks, to every couple of days. Once you lose your phone number, you can sign up for a new one.
2) Many, if not most of the SMS verification services will not work with Textnow numbers. I'm not going into all the details, but this is not a traditional carrier where your SIM card phone number is governed by the SIM card. In fact while there is a phone number associated to the SIM card, that number isn't usable to the customer. Instead Textnow assigns you another number, which is in effect a voice over IP number that it uses over your wifi connection, or when not present, Textnow's data connection.
3) They are notorious for suddenly cancelling your account if you have any use of a VPN on your phone. Apparently they view this as something non US users do to try to get a free Textnow account from overseas, and so cancel your account, without warning, upon detecting this.
4) The ads that are show on your phone, over time, are becoming more intrusive and more video orientated. Before, I hardly noticed the ads. Now they do bother me.
As such, I don't see this suitable for most people as their main cell number, but instead as something for a second, or backup phone, if you can accept the downsides to this service.
I'm confused....when I go to sign up, I see nothing about an Free Essentials Plan with 1GB data/mo. Where is a link to that? In the app I downloaded, it goes straight to buying the SIM card. When do I pick the plan?
Where does it say anything about a free 1GB data/mo? Don't see that.
Edit: I found this page which explains the types of apps you can use the 1GB of data with. Apparently, it's NOT data that you can use for just anything you want to:
https://help.textnow.co
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This could very well be true. One of the bands T-Mobile uses in suburban and rural areas is band 71, which I don't think the S7 has. That could be impacting his reception.
FYI TN uses T-Mobile for connectivity. They used to use Sprint, but they had to switch when T-Mobile shut down the old Sprint network.
I tested it just now and I can use GV for texting but NOT voice calls either inbound or outbound with the TextNow SIM and importantly NO WiFi.
Thanks.
I have an old SIM card from them that I haven't used in 2 years, and it no longer works.
1) The usage requirement to keep your phone number alive and active seems to vary by area code, yet not specified to the user, although they do send out warning emails. It can vary from once every couple of weeks, to every couple of days. Once you lose your phone number, you can sign up for a new one.
2) Many, if not most of the SMS verification services will not work with Textnow numbers. I'm not going into all the details, but this is not a traditional carrier where your SIM card phone number is governed by the SIM card. In fact while there is a phone number associated to the SIM card, that number isn't usable to the customer. Instead Textnow assigns you another number, which is in effect a voice over IP number that it uses over your wifi connection, or when not present, Textnow's data connection.
3) They are notorious for suddenly cancelling your account if you have any use of a VPN on your phone. Apparently they view this as something non US users do to try to get a free Textnow account from overseas, and so cancel your account, without warning, upon detecting this.
4) The ads that are show on your phone, over time, are becoming more intrusive and more video orientated. Before, I hardly noticed the ads. Now they do bother me.
As such, I don't see this suitable for most people as their main cell number, but instead as something for a second, or backup phone, if you can accept the downsides to this service.
They charge 1.99/week to lock your number, or you can pay 6.99/week to lock your number and remove ads.
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1) $5 SIM is their standard price. They fairly often run promos where they sell it for $1 or $2.
2) If you'd like to keep your number without having to worry about keeping it active, and without having to pay for it, simply port in a number (for example from Google voice for $3). That permanently locks it to your account.
3) An effective way to block ads so far has been to use an ad blocking DNS on your phone (there are free ones out there). Most, if not all android phones support it natively in the setting called "Private DNS". The catch is that you have to allow ads when you first sign into the app, but once you've signed in, you can update your DNS settings, and block the ads.
Otherwise, now with some data included, it has been a great free mobile service. I am not sure how they handle the data pertaining to your contacts and call history, but if that's not a concern for you, I'd recommend giving it a try.
Free vs $100 a year is almost the same based on the value of $1 lately...
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Interesting, I wonder if they got better or you just lucked out. I had 4 lines with their unlimited service last year. Customer service was terrible. Speeds would get throttled for no reason. They couldn't resolve the issue and only had basic troubleshooting. Reset phone, update APN settings, send you a new SIM card. By the way, on the chance you want to replace your sim, it comes activated. Meaning if you still have your sim, service will be cut off until your new SIM arrives. If your sim gets lost in the mail, your number is out there until you get a new SIM or port out.
I've been on plenty of low end carriers with dodgy customer service over the years including FreedomPop. Hello mobile is one of the worst, stay away
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