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All that does is put you on a wait list. Go here to order it now:

https://www.textnow.com/wireless/checkout?plan_id=57&product_id=392

I got a tracking number the next day and got it 3-4 days later.

That's really odd. Have you reached out to customer care at TextNow?

Also, can you check your device compatibility on https://www.textnow.com/wireless/device-checker ? There have been reports about TMobile changing device requirements for their network

Go to https://www.textnow.com/account/new#support.

Tap any help article.

At the bottom on the page that opens, click on the purple chat icon and start your support chat.

You can also DM @TextNow on Twitter.

Definitely don't let them get away with this. Please report back when you find out what happened. Thanks!

From https://www.textnow.com/privacy :

Name, User ID (alias), email address, Phone Number, IP address, device ID, advertiser ID, device type, settings and operating system.

Messages (including voice, text, audio, video, pictures and videos) and contacts.

Telephony log information (telephone log records) (e.g. calling-party number, receiving party number, forwarding numbers, time and date of calls and messages, duration of calls, routing information and types of calls).

Credit card number

Messages (including voice, text, audio, video, pictures and videos) and contacts.

Latitude/longitude coordinates and general physical location or movements from IP address and Wi-Fi access. 

Records of purchases of our Services.

They also have a paragraph basically saying they have given peoples, and will give all your texts to the police no questions asked. I only used textnow for online verifications (before they started blocking voip numbers smh) and to message people I dont want having my real number. I have lineageOS on a shitty old samsung and use a peer-to-peer encrypted app for android to message sketchy shit to be honest. My brother's buddy made it a few years back for some stupid shit they do, it's not too bad I guess.

If you enter a T-Mobile compatible but non-Sprint compatible IMEI on https://www.textnow.com/wireless/sim-card you will see this message, We're changing networks. You're eligible for our faster coverage coming this Spring. Sign up now to get notified when early access and SIM cards are available.

With a box to enter your email address.

On the same phone? I have a TextNow and a 2ndLine (owned by TextNow). You can also check out Burner. I think they allow up to 5.

As far as if you have an existing account, were you banned? If not, try a password reset and login again.

Pretty much you can only subscribe "Lock in number" service on a mobile device because TextNow uses subscription feature from Google Play Store or Apple AppStore.

If you are in US, amazon has some cheap locked phones. I got a Locked (TracFone) Moto e6 on Prime day for $20 (use it as a music player). You can get this one for $30+tax (you don't need subscribe TracFone service, just remove and discard the sim card and use TextNow app with WiFi).

Better just contact TextNow (via chat is the best). I use Pixel 2 with TextNow sim card and have no problems with activation, my sim card status in Android system shows connected with LTE.

Install Network Analyzer and check cell connection / details. You should see data state as connected in "cell details" and valid IP/Gateway IP/DNS IPs in "cell connection", if you don't, your sim card is not fully activated and connected.

No no, their exact reply was:.

>Thank you for reaching out to TextNow. > >It appears that our system has disabled your account, as we detected activity that violates our Terms of Use: https://www.textnow.com/terms > >We are unable to see or disclose the specific violation. If you read the Terms of Use mentioned above, it should give you a good idea about what kind of behaviour may have caused this to happen, as well as how to avoid it in the future. > >We are unable to re-enable this account under any circumstances. > >Thank you!

I said the banning seemed to be happening randomly because I saw a ton of people on the play store complaining about it, how their account got banned without any reason or explanation and stuff.

>or maybe they want someone to pay for their stuff

That's the weird thing! I had a paid subscription with them and they still banned me! I'd paid for an year's worth, they banned me 4 months into the subscription, and they didn't even refund the money. Quite irritating.

Well, if there's a Windows (Phone) version of the app. (And the app is required for calls/text.) I know there's a PC version, or you can use it via a browser on a PC/laptop/Mac. I don't see a Windows Phone version of the app, and doubt that browser access would be functional on a cellphone.

You might start here https://www.textnow.com/downloads , and be prepared to reach out to Customer Service for advice.

You are able to install TextNow app on multiple phones, or use a browser to log in your account at https://www.textnow.com/messaging . You can use any of these devices to make/answer calls, send/receive texts, or check history of phone calls / texts at the same time. However, your child(ren) may also delete history from their phone(s), so I am not sure if this is really a "parental control".

See TextNow's blog: https://blog.textnow.com/blog/2020/07/23/the-secret-textnow-feature-for-multiple-devices/

Do you have elastic calling turned on? If yes, TextNow will use your regular cellphone plan minutes if the Wi-Fi connection is poor.

The calls will show up on your cellphone bill, although with different phone numbers. This is similar to how Google Voice used to work.

https://www.textnow.com/elastic-calling

Check out the section titled "Do calls made with Voice Fallback appear on my carrier's phone bill?"

If chat support https://www.textnow.com/account/new#support is not available then reinstall application on the phone, create new account with different email address and contact support via above link. Sending email to may also help.

u/Youngessz I know your issue! I have been struggling with this too. If you go to the website https://www.textnow.com/signup as pointed out by others, then you CAN'T create an account using your email. You must sign-in through Google, Apple or Facebook and force link your account with TextNow.

If you wish to create a TextNow accounting using just email, the workaround is simple download the iOS or Android app and create the account from within the app.

This is a silly limitation.. I know...

I think that IMEI check page must have been updated to this:

https://www.textnow.com/m/fasternetwork/

You can get to it from the link you posted but it's not very intuitive on exactly how to get there...

I also use a VPN (ExpressVPN connected to the Dallas, TX service center) and can both send and receive text messages. I can receive voice calls but must disconnect the VPN to make outgoing calls. It would be nice to find a workaround for outgoing calls.

I have TextNow premium subscription, and even with that the service doesn't work through NordVPN. Per my experience, I would try contacting my VPN supplier.. they sometimes are able to find a solution.