Overview
TextNow has a rating of 3.7 stars from 579 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with TextNow most frequently mention phone service and sim card. TextNow ranks 7th among Mobile Applications sites.
I have been using the TextNow app since it was first available for download, and in all honesty, nothing else comes close.
Ive tired many other apps that have similar features and functionality but they all fall short on call quality, connectivity, and consistency.
TextNow always provides me with a stable connection that I can rely on. They also understand that people like to keep their phone numbers and I've had the same TextNow number for 10 years. That's tough to beat.
Huge thumbs up for this app. TextNow #1
App is easily my first choice over alternatives, but it generally sucks, the density of ads and the glitches are annoying and calls often dont go through
It also split one person - messaging me from one number - into 4 conversations, at random
Idk why
I think the layout of the app is most important and easily understandable for people with older and/or slower cell phones. Although the option to reply from the notification panel has a complication almost every time it's used, the app is convenient and I highly recommend it.
I find the TextNow very easy to use, and that's a great advantage for someone who is not tech literate. After a reluctant start, I use it quite extensively now. It's the perfect way to keep communication quick and open., and is also time-saving.
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I've had my TextNow number for 4 years which says a lot. Not only am I able to use it anywhere in America, I'm able able to use it literally anywhere around the globe where there is internet.
After ordering a sim card for a mere $4 earlier this year, I tapped into a new dimension of data service. I enjoyed high 5G data speeds up to 10GB and it was marvelous. I can recall a particular day when there were network issues in my area and I was the only person with a stable internet connection within a 20 mile radius. That's when a lot of my friends found out about TextNow because they were surprised that I still had internet.
A drawback was the fact that I was unable to share my hotspot with friends, which really wasn't a big deal. Also, if you plan to use more than 10GB before the month elapses, that 2G connection will annoy you. The solution to this, of course, is to renew your data early. Fortunately, I've only needed to do that once. My data plan only failed me in a handful of rural areas where there were absolutely no cell towers. Otherwise, even with a single bar, I was able to enjoy high 5G speeds of data.
Overall, TextNow has proven itself to be a very good service provider, locally and internationally.
Canadian cell phone bills are an outrage. Did you know in Africa people pay almost nothing to use a cell?
Not here!
The "automated system " turned off my ability to send amd receive text messages ON AN APP CALLED TEXTNOW! AND it took 2 days for a customer service agent to be able to tell me that! And then they "couldn't " change it back. They cant change what the system does when they literally control the system. So it was a $#*!ing hassle and im not using text now as my main line anymore
Hey Duston, thanks for your review and we're sorry to hear that you were having issues sending and receiving messages. We've sent you a private message to assist further!
When I first tried text now, I was kind of Skeptical as to how it would work. Some of the times my calls dropped during family prayer time or they couldn't hear me. I reported the issue and they fixed it.
Thank you.
When I was texting with friends, I was completely restricted from replying to messages for no reason, and I received a text message saying "I violated the rules."
Hey Adja, thanks for your review and we're sorry to hear that you were having issues sending messages. I've sent a PM to assist further!
I get dropped calls and when someone calls out of the blue on my Samsung Tab A, it won't let me answer even though I keep trying to answer. Sometimes it will let me answer if I've had the app open recently in use but when it's been sitting for awhile Sometimes I can answer but most of the time not. I have it installed on my Note 20 ultra also so that I can check my texts when away from the tablet. Also I have problems writing texts Sometimes in that while I'm texting it just stops on its own and half the time I don't notice till a sentence or two later while I'm text away and hearing the clicking report nothing is being texted! Very frustrating, but for free for a tablet without phone ability it's great!
After having been a magic jack user for 5+ years I ended my subscription. I found magic jack to be a very good service and did not end it due to any negative reasons, just didn't need it anymore. Now that things have changed again I came across text now and i first was a bit skeptical in trying it because it was free, however I must say I have been very pleased with this app. I have yet to get a Sim card but plan to do so. It is definitely worth a try.
I have been using it for some years now and I would give it a four star out of five. It need some work since it is still dropping calls here and there but overall its now a bad app for the price
Used for a long while then, everything gone, conversations, #, history. With no way to get back. Go on a vacation and forget it for a week or two and you lose it completely.
Hi Alba, thanks for your review and we're sorry to hear that you've lost your number and your history! I've sent a PM to assist further!
Quick with descriptions and looking good with understanding and focus. Please understand I think this is something I want more like with focus and purpose
I've been using TextNow for years and I couldn't be happier with the service.
Just purchased the $5 SIM card for my child to have unlimited calls/texts everywhere and it worked immediately. No other app can do this as well as TextNow does it.
Free number for life free data free phone call and text unlimited zero charge national y call and text. Free monthly all you have to do order a text now SIM card $4.99
The calls were clear the only problem that I probably had were trying to use the keypad when dialing certain numbers because it wouldn't stay still or the connection would break depending on where I was at.
I recieve all around great service.Only trouble is picking up my voice mails or lack there of voice I never hear anything.Adding and removing contacts is a little bit of a chore..
My experience has been great because I can make important calls, like my doctor's and pharmacy with no issues or problems
It's great, the ads aren't too bad. It's just choppy at times and can't get verification codes. I would love to do surveys or watch more ads to fix the issues I mentioned
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