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TextNow: New and Existing Customers: 1GB/Month Free Essential Data (Limited Apps)
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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).
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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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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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Edit: However, some email apps like Microsoft Outlook 365 and Gmail may let you access the internet indirectly. If you receive an email with a web link, clicking it can open the page within the app itself. This depends on how each app handles links and attachments in emails, so while not fully functional as a web browser, these apps provide some access to web content.
Visit the TextNow page for more information:
help.textnow.com/hc/en-us/articles/23196761774871-What-s-included-with-Free-Essential-Data
Edit: However, some email apps like Microsoft Outlook 365 and Gmail may let you access the internet indirectly. If you receive an email with a web link, clicking it can open the page within the app itself. This depends on how each app handles links and attachments in emails, so while not fully functional as a web browser, these apps provide some access to web content.
Visit the TextNow page for more information:
help.textnow.com/hc/en-us/articles/23196761774871-What-s-included-with-Free-Essential-Data
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Their webpage says, "TextNow offers free on-the-go, nationwide coverage," and by "nationwide," I'm pretty certain they mean within the U.S. only for the Essential Data free plan. So, it seems Canada and Mexico most likely would be a separate add-on, but that's just what I can figure out from surfing the site; I didn't ask anyone at TextNow.
"Canada and Mexico partner coverage benefits: Phone automatically switches to use one of our wireless network partners when coverage is available. Call, text, and browse in Mexico & Canada with qualifying services and plans."
Phone Type
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The phone is not a VOIP phone number. It is operated by TEXTNOW WIRELESS - SVR
This is my ported in phone number. (The one I can also use on the Website for messaging) I've also used it for Zelle and other verifications.
Would the app not connect to the Internet?
Would the app connect to the Internet and not use the free data and instead change your per MB?
Are there any hidden fees or tricky scenarios to be aware of to not be nickel and dimed?
https://www.textnow.com/blog/keep...now-number [textnow.com]
How fast does the SIM card get delivered for Hello Mobile? Do they FedEx it or does it take a more than a week?
They also have eSIM but sometimes it's available and sometimes it's not
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Yes. So far that is how it has worked. I leave the phone in the car for use as a GPS. If I want to use that phone number to text, I just bring up the TextNow web interface from my PC.
https://new.reddit.com/r/TextNow/...nt_lockin/