TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

TextNow is an app that offers free SMS and phone service that allows users to send text messages, picture messages, video messages and receive phone calls over Wi-Fi or mobile data networks. The app is aimed at users who want to keep in touch without a traditional phone number.

TextNow introduction

Call and text for free with TextNow, the free phone service with over 100 million users, now including Free Essential Data.  

Staying connected shouldn’t stress you out. With the TextNow app, you can get nationwide talk, text and data coverage from the nation’s largest 4G LTE & 5G network, without having to worry about bills. 

Get a new phone number free with the US area code of your choice (or use the phone number you already have) and start calling and texting freely to anywhere in the US and Canada. 

Feature

FREE TALK & TEXT NATIONWIDE: NO PHONE BILL 

Stay connected with the TextNow free Wi-Fi calling and texting app, or order a TextNow SIM card to freely call, text, and use some apps without having to connect to Wi-Fi. 

FREE ESSENTIAL DATA 

TextNow is the ONLY phone service provider that gives you data completely FREE. With the always-free plan, you can access apps that are essential to keep you connected while on-the-go, including email, maps, and rideshare apps. Check and send emails, get directions, and order an Uber or Lyft from anywhere without paying for a data plan. Simply order a SIM card to get started.    

UNLIMITED DATA PLANS: AFFORDABLE & HIGH-SPEED 

We believe you should only pay for the data you use. That’s why we’re the ONLY provider with super flexible hourly, daily, and monthly plans. Start and stop one of our low-cost options with just a few taps in the app, starting as low as $0.99. No contracts, no commitments, just easily accessible data that you only have to pay for when you want it. 

SECOND PHONE NUMBER: FOR PRIVATE CALLING & TEXTING, A SEPARATE BUSINESS LINE & MORE 

Use the TextNow calling and text messaging app as a free second phone line. It’s another extra phone line (business phone or 2nd line) on your device with free calls and free text messages. 

INTERNATIONAL CALLING: 230+ COUNTRIES 

Are your friends and family overseas TextNow offers low-cost international calls to Mexico, Canada and 230+ countries with rates starting at less than $0.01 per minute. 

WHY TEXTNOW 

Free calling, free texting, and free essential data – always. 

Call and text for free immediately when you download the TextNow app 

Get nationwide coverage with a TextNow SIM card, and talk and text without Wi-Fi  

Get a local phone number or use your existing number. Area codes from most metro areas in the US available. 

Voice call, direct message, SMS message, picture and video messenger to the US or Canada for free. 

Unlimited data plans with hourly, daily, and monthly options give you flexible internet coverage. Only pay when you want it. 

Use across multiple devices including your computer or tablet, and effortlessly access calls and texts whenever you need them. 

International calls with low-cost options to over 230 countries. 

Voicemail to text audio transcription and conference calling. 

HOW IS TEXTNOW FREE 

There are no yearly or monthly fees to use TextNow. We partner with brands to pay for your phone service (so you don’t have to) with in-app ads. Ads won’t interrupt your experience. If you don't like ads, you can purchase a subscription to remove them. 

MORE FEATURES STANDARD FOR ALL USERS 

Passcode for safe and private texting and calling 

Caller ID 

Signatures: add a personalized signature to each text 

Customizable free text tones, call tones, ringtones, vibrations and phone backgrounds 

Quick Reply to speedily respond to friends 

A home screen widget for instant use 

Text from your computer and seamlessly synchronize with your mobile device via textnow.com