Since launching in March 2009, users have sent over 4 billion text messages with the app, which has been downloaded 8 million times (these numbers effectively put Pinger in the top ten US carriers, volume-wise).Įarlier this month we took a look at Pinger, the company behind Textfree, a massively popular application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that gives users free, unlimited text messaging. Textfree will soon include a true SIP-based VOIP client that works over both 3G and Wifi.Īnd today at TechCrunch Disrupt, the company is announcing that it’s venturing into new territory: voice calls. The feature is enabled by the fact that Pinger gives all of its users free, unique, real phone numbers (it distributed 1.7 million phone numbers last quarter AT&T gave out 1.6 million in the same time span). Calling works as you’d expect: hit the call button, and you’ll see a dialpad - you’ll be able to place calls whenever you have a data connection. Calling works as you’d expect: hit the call button, and you’ll see a dialpad - you’ll be able to place calls whenever you have a data connection. This is especially huge for iPod Touch users, who already comprise most of Textfree’s userbase and can now use their devices as phones. This is especially huge for iPod Touch users, who already comprise most of Textfree’s userbase and can now use their devices as phones. Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes.
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