expired626OG posted Jun 22, 2023 12:33 PM
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expired626OG posted Jun 22, 2023 12:33 PM
TextNow now offers soft-capped 2GB/mo wireless plan w/North America Roaming for $11/mo
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i have a bunch of phones running on the old Walmart Freedompop GSM sims which are 300 min/1000 texts/100mb. But I might get a couple of these just to give them a try.
https://www.reddit.com/r/freedomp...at_t
at least 1 person claims that they were switched to a $12/month plan:
"I just got this activated on the free plan and immediately got upgraded to the 1GB plan and charged $12. Definitely too good to be true and an absolute scam. I'd avoid FP at this point."
This seems to be very new and I don't think that it's been verified that they don't do the auto top off charge if you use all your data. I find just turning the mobile data on my GSM plan will burn through that 100mb immediately, but at least that's verified to just stop working and doesn't charge.
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The promotion is that for the first 3 months, you can be on ANY plan (3 months, 6 months, or 12 months) and get the $15 price point. After those 3 months, you MUST move to a 12 month plan to keep the $15 price.
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I took screenshots during the activation in case there were any SNAFUs.
Turned out, there was. Upon activation, my account stated an "initial refill" was needed, because somehow the plan had changed to the $10 one. Again, I had screenshots, so I know I didn't select the wrong plan. Anyhow, their chat agents were actually really helpful and after a bit of back and forth they were able to get me on the free plan as intended.
No issues since then. I also have a line on the same account with the old GSMT Walmart free plan.
Unlike the Walmart plan though, the new line states that you must manually renew every month. I saw a Reddit post that claimed otherwise, so I guess we'll see.
i have a bunch of phones running on the old Walmart Freedompop GSM sims which are 300 min/1000 texts/100mb. But I might get a couple of these just to give them a try.
https://www.reddit.com/r/freedomp...at_t
at least 1 person claims that they were switched to a $12/month plan:
"I just got this activated on the free plan and immediately got upgraded to the 1GB plan and charged $12. Definitely too good to be true and an absolute scam. I'd avoid FP at this point."
This seems to be very new and I don't think that it's been verified that they don't do the auto top off charge if you use all your data. I find just turning the mobile data on my GSM plan will burn through that 100mb immediately, but at least that's verified to just stop working and doesn't charge.
I ordered a SIM card and tried to set it up today. Trying to add a data subscription was so frustrating that I've decided it's not worth it.
Immediately after ordering the SIM card with PayPal, I canceled the PayPal billing agreement as I routinely do with all PayPal billing agreements that get created when I order things. However, that billing agreement was automatically associated with my TextNow account and can't be changed to a new one, ever. Their customer support told me I would have to create a new account to set up a new PayPal billing agreement, and they would have to transfer my number and SIM card to the new account manually. By the time I got the new account set up, their support was closed for the day.
I also noticed the account management area of their site is lacking in functionality and hard to navigate. Their email verification functionality doesn't even seem to work because the email never comes through. I tried resending it several times to multiple email addresses with no luck. I'm not sure what limitations or problems I might run into with an unverified email address.
I'm also already getting annoying notifications through their app wanting me to buy add-ons.
With all the jankiness and annoyances I've run into so far, I've decided to just write the $4.99 I wasted on the SIM card off and find a better prepaid service.
Also, be sure to look at their Unlimited 2G Data Fair Use Policy [textnow.com] if unlimited 2G throttled data is a selling point for you. The policy states:
The promotion is that for the first 3 months, you can be on ANY plan (3 months, 6 months, or 12 months) and get the $15 price point. After those 3 months, you MUST move to a 12 month plan to keep the $15 price.
This is incorrect. Months 4 to 15 will be billed at once at the conclusion of month 3 @ a $30/mo rate.
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