Text Free: Call & Texting App
SocialPinger, Inc
WiFi voice calling, text, & group chat from a 2nd phone number for privacy.
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Don't bother upgrading for 9.99 to get verification calls. I tried using my textfree number for that reason a couple of times-at the exact time I was supposed to get a call, I'd get a text saying I needed to upgrade for that kind of service, which means they tried to call but textfree would block it. So I upgraded, so that way when I got the call, I could answer it. Fat lot of good that did! As soon as I tried it after paying, I don't even get a call-no notification, nothing! Scammers. Smh
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I hate your app so much that words haven't been created to describe it. Every single time I try to make a call it either turns the screen on and my ear hits numbers or the call end button, or more often it will just mute my voice mid call and I can't get it back. I just missed a very important call thanks to that! And what's up with not being able to dial certain numbers or extensions? I paid for the minutes, don't gate me. Oh and let's not forget the texts that never arrive. 0\10
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Used to be great, now it’s just intrusive ads.
As the title states, this app used to be great, but they did an update that slows it all down by displaying a huge ad everytime you go to the app to respond to a message . The old version had ads, a banner across the bottom and ads that would look like texts, but now it freezes the whole screen for a full page, intrusive ad that ruins the whole experience. Look elsewhere there are hundreds of other apps that have less ads and work better. UPDATE: after reading similar canned responses from this company regarding why they choose to continue intrusive ads, I strongly recommend ANY other texting app available. They will be FAR better. AND THEY SELL YOUR INFO TO SCAMMERS, THUS THE THOUSANDS OF ROBO CALLS. They give the typical greedy response “ it’s free ads are how we make money” they make plenty with the ads they had before, now introduced huge intrusive ones to “coerce” you into paying for their premium service...at that cost, just go to metro pcs. UPDATE 2: after more canned responses from them most seem very catty and pretty condescending rather than actually admitting mistakes of the company they also toss out “pandemic” excuses. Everyone seems to have the same issue, they made plenty of money from the non intrusive ads, before they had even less users...so I don’t buy that excuse for a second. With the latest update they also blocked texted verification for specific sites.
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Glitchy, freezes, auto directs to safari/appstore
When I click the message it will often freeze up and I will have to close out the app, double click home, swipe up, and then restart the app literally 4-5 times before I can click one of the messages and it'll take me to the message. When I type it will often freeze up so I can type or mid typing it'll freeze and unfreeze so I'll type one part of a word and finish the last half of a word or two later and then I'll have to use auto correct and rewrite the couple words it froze for. Sometimes it will take me to the message and the box to text won't even be on the messaging screen and I'll have to close out and reload the app for it to go back to normal but then the when I do it freezes up and I have to close and reload it a couple more times to get it to unfreeze. Sometimes it'll take me to safari or the app store even if I didn't click the ads, and no my finger doesn't slip and accidentally click the ads, it just does it by itself sometimes. I'll sometimes have the text box glitched out at the very top of the screen so I can't see the other person's message, or the text bar will just be frozen 3/4s from the bottom inbetween the ad that's covering up half the screen and the top. Paying to get rid of the ads may help with the ad related glitches, but it won't help with the rest of the glitchyness with the app, my advice would be to GET ANY OTHER TEXTING APP!
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I understand why everyone uses TextNow, now. TextFree use to work pretty well. Lately the ads pop up over your text and you can't close them unless you force close the app and restart it. Then it takes a few minutes to load. It's completely unusable for regular communications, you don't get notifications 99% of the time, free version can't receive or make calls at all. The only reason I don't uninstall it is because I have text on her from my gf that died in 2020 and I want to keep them.
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Seemed to work one issue however I waited on the "Free Version" to receive a text message. I did not receive the text 😒 I am assuming it's the paid version for 9.99$ that's actually working for people. Oh well I guess it was to be expected from a "Free App" don't get your hopes up. Unfortunately thats the issue with apps like this they advertise Free when in reality it's not so free I guess I'll keep browsing Good luck with finding a real working app if you are reading sincerely best of luck👍
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Half screen video ads that play non stop and the numbers can't receive texts until I pay money.
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works perfect the first time now! how about a great, simple, 1 star rating for easy going? or does it need to be 5? it's 5, too. check out it's legal section. ouch. i'm over it.
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Very slow for texting and has a seriously bad lag by the time I want to send out a small simple text my responds time take like five to six minutes people think I'm ignoring them
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guys, just get TextNow instead. i used this app for a long time and it was fine, but recently, my messages WON'T send and i won't get notifications for any text messages i get. sometimes i don't get them until hours later, and other times i won't get them at all and i can only see them once i get on the app. it's very frustrating, and i had to end up switching to another app because of this. it isn't good anymore and isn't reliable. just go for another app at this point.
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Way too many ads, some popung out on full screen, some displaying banner that take half the screen, plus some in between. The app works for texting but has just a few talking minutes then they charge you. I recommend text now, it's way way way less intrusive with ads and it's truly free to talk on the phone as well
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Not A Good App Anymore
I’ve seen countless people complaining about their issues with this app. Mostly that they’re able to send text messages but not receive them. And I’ve also seen that through my own efforts their response team for help is completely unresponsive. In a lot of places on the website you’ll see that they take a short time to respond, but in reality they take upwards of weeks, it’s been several weeks since I submitted my first request and I still have no response. Most other people cannot find responses, or solutions to their problems. They seem unwilling to respond anyone that is not buying credits. This was once a good app, really great for people who possibly lived in bad areas were their Wi-Fi was stronger than their cell phone signal. And were unable for whatever reason to use their actual cell phone services to contact other people. It used to be really great especially when you were trying to do multiple things at once, or you were unsure of someone having your real number. Now it’s not worth the amount of time it takes to download.
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Used to work
I used this app quite a bit. The old version worked beautifully. There were ads, but they weren't intrusive. For some reason I couldn't transfer my old number to my new iPad so i downloaded this new abomination. I was hit by 2 ads immediately. I also cant find Where to re-add ANY contacts. The intuitive usage is hidden. I have an update to add to this review. Now that i have used it for a few weeks there is one HUGE NUISANCE that has been included in the update. The ads now replace some of your contacts, crowding out your numbers. How did the EVER allow this? Also, there are ZERO ways to delete them. Someone left me a voicemail in error and i am unable to get their erroneous call out of my contacts. There used to be an "erase conversation" button, which because you now must scroll through ads, has completely disappeared. Ive been using the new updates for some time now. I’m convinced the numbers have been sold, as i now receive a robocall every 30 minutes and obscene messages daily. I’m looking for a better app. I would never recommend anyone download this. They offer no way to block or erase incoming calls, causing your contacts to be lost far down the list. Its truly awful. The 2021 update turned the app sideways so now you can’t use it in the normal landscape position, causing you to be forced to use the keypad which is now half as large. It keeps getting worse.
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Used to be great
I used to survive on this app, but the free version keeps degrading. The ads used to be just that: ads. Now they run the show, popping up full screen whenever you open the app...which, in consequence, makes opening it a 30 second process (even if you just had it open and had bopped out to check something else). It is also iPhone-friendly-ONLY now, in that it doesn’t offer the landscape view for us iPad users, which is a major sadness. Thirdly, at one point, they used to have it so that only part of the conversations loaded (making it a quicker loading process), but now alllll of your conversations, in their entirety, load...which just makes it run slowly. I don’t know if anything except the ads are fixed in the premium version, but...the slowness of the app and its inability to go into landscape make me hesitate to use it nowadays, which is a major bummer, because I used to absolutely love this app!
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Don't bother upgrading for 9.99 to get verification calls. I tried using my textfree number for that reason a couple of times-at the exact time I was supposed to get a call, I'd get a text saying I needed to upgrade for that kind of service, which means they tried to call but textfree would block it. So I upgraded, so that way when I got the call, I could answer it. Fat lot of good that did! As soon as I tried it after paying, I don't even get a call-no notification, nothing! Scammers. Smh
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I hate your app so much that words haven't been created to describe it. Every single time I try to make a call it either turns the screen on and my ear hits numbers or the call end button, or more often it will just mute my voice mid call and I can't get it back. I just missed a very important call thanks to that! And what's up with not being able to dial certain numbers or extensions? I paid for the minutes, don't gate me. Oh and let's not forget the texts that never arrive. 0\10
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Used to be great, now it’s just intrusive ads.
As the title states, this app used to be great, but they did an update that slows it all down by displaying a huge ad everytime you go to the app to respond to a message . The old version had ads, a banner across the bottom and ads that would look like texts, but now it freezes the whole screen for a full page, intrusive ad that ruins the whole experience. Look elsewhere there are hundreds of other apps that have less ads and work better. UPDATE: after reading similar canned responses from this company regarding why they choose to continue intrusive ads, I strongly recommend ANY other texting app available. They will be FAR better. AND THEY SELL YOUR INFO TO SCAMMERS, THUS THE THOUSANDS OF ROBO CALLS. They give the typical greedy response “ it’s free ads are how we make money” they make plenty with the ads they had before, now introduced huge intrusive ones to “coerce” you into paying for their premium service...at that cost, just go to metro pcs. UPDATE 2: after more canned responses from them most seem very catty and pretty condescending rather than actually admitting mistakes of the company they also toss out “pandemic” excuses. Everyone seems to have the same issue, they made plenty of money from the non intrusive ads, before they had even less users...so I don’t buy that excuse for a second. With the latest update they also blocked texted verification for specific sites.
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Glitchy, freezes, auto directs to safari/appstore
When I click the message it will often freeze up and I will have to close out the app, double click home, swipe up, and then restart the app literally 4-5 times before I can click one of the messages and it'll take me to the message. When I type it will often freeze up so I can type or mid typing it'll freeze and unfreeze so I'll type one part of a word and finish the last half of a word or two later and then I'll have to use auto correct and rewrite the couple words it froze for. Sometimes it will take me to the message and the box to text won't even be on the messaging screen and I'll have to close out and reload the app for it to go back to normal but then the when I do it freezes up and I have to close and reload it a couple more times to get it to unfreeze. Sometimes it'll take me to safari or the app store even if I didn't click the ads, and no my finger doesn't slip and accidentally click the ads, it just does it by itself sometimes. I'll sometimes have the text box glitched out at the very top of the screen so I can't see the other person's message, or the text bar will just be frozen 3/4s from the bottom inbetween the ad that's covering up half the screen and the top. Paying to get rid of the ads may help with the ad related glitches, but it won't help with the rest of the glitchyness with the app, my advice would be to GET ANY OTHER TEXTING APP!
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I understand why everyone uses TextNow, now. TextFree use to work pretty well. Lately the ads pop up over your text and you can't close them unless you force close the app and restart it. Then it takes a few minutes to load. It's completely unusable for regular communications, you don't get notifications 99% of the time, free version can't receive or make calls at all. The only reason I don't uninstall it is because I have text on her from my gf that died in 2020 and I want to keep them.
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