It sounds too good to be true: a cellular phone plan that comes with a free phone number, free texting, and even free data to access essential apps. I’ve been testing the plan, which is called Free ...

The holidays are fast approaching and if you're looking for ways to save money, TextNow might be your answer. The hybrid, cloud-based carrier offers a Free Essential Data plan, which includes free ...

“Phone service” once meant owning a landline wired to the nearest telephone pole. Now it means being connected to the entire world through a handheld computer with more processing power than the one ...

TextNow, purveyor of free mobile service supported by ads, is expanding from voice and texting to free data. The new TextNow Free Essential Data offering lets customers access email (Gmail, Outlook, ...

Although there's a pretty good chance you already have a phone number on your smartphone, your primary number assigned by your carrier isn't your only option for calling and texting. There are ...

Now that's what I call a real bargain. For a limited time, TextNow is offering new customers a free wireless plan until 2019 - including its $40/month unlimited voice, text, and data plan - with the ...

Free text apps offer different features than the standard SMS texting app built into your phone. Many third-party texting apps offer better security and privacy, extensive group chats, WiFi texting, ...

With mobile device IDs falling by the wayside, it’s harder than ever to monetize in-app ad inventory. The app-based phone service TextNow, which offers free calls and texting subsidized by ads, is ...