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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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Edited May 11, 2024
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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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https://www.textnow.com/get-free-...data-plans
My God, how stupid can some companies be?
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How fast does the SIM card get delivered for Hello Mobile? Do they FedEx it or does it take a more than a week?
No, they did not send via FedEx.
No, it did not take more than a week.
I ordered on Tuesday, Oct 31 at 5:26 PM.
My SIM card was shipped the next day, Wednesday, Nov 1 via Amazon Shipping/Amazon Logistics.
My SIM card was delivered on Thursday, Nov 2 at 6:30 PM.
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My God, how stupid can some companies be?
Or, just port a number in—several people stated that porting a number in gets rid of the inactivity timer.
Three bucks port out from Google Voice!
https://hellomobile.com/register/plans
Here are the selling points that tipped the decision for me:
• Unlimited text
• Unlimited calls
• 500 MB per month data (phone sits on desk and uses WiFi, so very little data need - but I could take it out of the house, if needed in an emergency and get by for a month).
• Taxes and fees are INCLUDED. This is a big one. Most of these low-cost plans have taxes and fees added AFTER the price you are quoted. Hello Mobile's $5/mo INCLUDES taxes and fees.
• MONTHLY billing. Most low-cost plans you have to buy several months (3, 6 or 12 months) at a time. Hello Mobile bills you MONTHLY. So you can leave at any time.
• Bills to a credit card, so I get cash-back on that, too.
• Second month is free.
The SIM card was FREE. The SIM card was shipped to me in two days. I ported in a line. I was able to install and activate by myself. Just me and their website - quite easy.
Service has been great.
https://www.textnow.com/get-free-...data-plans
https://help.textnow.co
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.
If you live in the United States, you'll be able to receive most verification codes by porting in a phone number from another carrier or purchasing any of the following plans and subscriptions:
Lock in Number
Ad-Free+
Premium Number
Any high speed data plan
Unfortunately, Canadian verification codes are largely unsupported at this time. If you have one of the subscriptions listed above, you may be able to receive some verification codes in Canada but it is not advised to purchase a subscription for that purpose because it is not guaranteed.
https://help.textnow.co
I'm pretty sure @zigner meant account locked, can no longer log in to access the account.
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What I knew a few months ago: https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=