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TextNow SIM Card Activation Kit for Free Nationwide Talk & Text w/ Ads Expired

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TextNow.com has TextNow SIM Card Activation Kit for Free Nationwide Talk & Text w/ Ads for $0.99. Shipping is free.

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About this product:
  • Unlimited calling and texting over TextNow's Nationwide Network paid for by ads.
  • Must be a compatible device with either Android or iOS operating system.
  • Check compatibility using the device checker here. Devices may need to be unlocked to function.
  • How does the BYOP program work?
    • Once your SIM arrives, put it in your device and follow the activation guide.

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Uses T-Mobile towers. Their Sprint-based service will be discontinued at the end of March 2022 and users will be moved to T-Mobile.

https://www.textnow.com/wireless/sim-card

Use this URL instead to bypass the IMEI Check required in the above link
https://www.textnow.com/wireless/...uct_id=392

Past discussion of service
https://slickdeals.net/f/15055648-textnow-free-byop-ad-supported-unlimited-talk-text-plan-w-gsm-sim-kit-5?src=SiteSearchV2Algo1
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Last Edited by qwe1234 March 18, 2022 at 03:05 AM
When i use this SIM to get a verification text they deliver an offer to get a paid upgrade. OP, can i have my dollar back?

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Within the US, TextNow's SIM card -- when used with their Free Nationwide Talk & Text plan -- simply provides limited cellular data to allow TextNow's app to be used (in the US) when you're not within WiFi range.

Even within the US, if you take out TextNow's SIM card and just use WiFi, your current TextNow services would still work as they do today. Your current TextNow also still works if you sign in to the same TextNow account on other compatible devices connected using WiFi or cellular data.

Outside the US, you will need to either use WiFi or provide cellular data, swapping your international SIM card in for TextNow's if your device only has a single SIM card slot, to continue using TextNow as you've had been.

From TextNow 101: SIM cards [textnow.com]



From Use TextNow without WiFi: Our nationwide network [textnow.com]
if you are going to use voice/txt over data, then why not Google Voice ?
FYI, you don't need this if you have any phone with data. Just download the app for the same thing.

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01-29-2022 at 01:24 PM.

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01-29-2022 at 01:24 PM.
FYI, you don't need this if you have any phone with data. Just download the app for the same thing.
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01-29-2022 at 01:27 PM.
01-29-2022 at 01:27 PM.
That's the whole point. If you don't have cellular service or wifi., You can get voice and texts for free. Ads have to be dealt w , though
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01-29-2022 at 01:41 PM.
I got this for my kid's iPhone but find it confusing. You have to use the Textnow app to use cell calls (you can't just call from the normal phone app.)
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01-29-2022 at 01:47 PM.
01-29-2022 at 01:47 PM.
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That's the whole point. If you don't have cellular service or wifi., You can get voice and texts for free. Ads have to be dealt w , though
Which is why I dumped it and use Talkatone.
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01-29-2022 at 02:05 PM.
Quote from MrSkeptic :
Which is why I dumped it and use Talkatone.
if you are going to use voice/txt over data, then why not Google Voice ?
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01-29-2022 at 02:12 PM.
01-29-2022 at 02:12 PM.
Quote from PriapisX :
I got this for my kid's iPhone but find it confusing. You have to use the Textnow app to use cell calls (you can't just call from the normal phone app.)
Yes. It includes enough data to their servers for VOIP and text via their app. Loaded with ads, so be prepared.
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01-29-2022 at 02:22 PM.
Quote from PriapisX :
I got this for my kid's iPhone but find it confusing. You have to use the Textnow app to use cell calls (you can't just call from the normal phone app.)
Also, you might consider this instead. Not a lot of data, but free and real cell minutes and texts: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Freedo.../680827893
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01-29-2022 at 02:53 PM.
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Quote from meranamjoker :
if you are going to use voice/txt over data, then why not Google Voice ?

And where are you getting free data to make calls or text from on your phone?
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Quote from energyx :
Also, you might consider this instead. Not a lot of data, but free and real cell minutes and texts: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Freedo.../680827893

Not sure how reliable it is now, but freedompop use to be a nightmare for many people.
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01-29-2022 at 02:58 PM.
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And where are you getting free data to make calls or text from on your phone?
i didn't see any data from talkatone website. it requires wifi. just like google voice.
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01-29-2022 at 03:01 PM.
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Quote from meranamjoker :
i didn't see any data from talkatone website. it requires wifi. just like google voice.

This Sim gives you data that can only be used in the textnow app to make calls or text, which is what separates this from the other options you mentioned, because you don't need to be dependent on wifi.

Edit: didn't realize you were talking about talkatone, not textnow.
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01-29-2022 at 03:13 PM.
Quote from energyx :
Yes. It includes enough data to their servers for VOIP and text via their app. Loaded with ads, so be prepared.
I ended up getting Tello; I believe I paid around $70 for a year unlimited calls and texts, no data.
Obviously not free, but great for a phone the kid can use for calls and texts.
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