WhatsApp

WhatsApp

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About

Download and use TextNow on any device to get a free phone number, and call and text anywhere in North America for free. TextNow is the only app that offers free nationwide cellular service supported by ads. Just buy a SIM Activation Kit to get started. TextNow offers free or low-cost international calling to over 230 countries, so you can talk more without worrying about a big bill. Download the TextNow app and get a second phone number, with the area code you choose. Use TextNow as your business phone line on your phone, tablet, and computer. Buy a SIM activation kit and get a TextNow enabled SIM card that gives you unlimited nationwide talk & text for free! Upgrade to remove ads or get high speed data. TextNow's wireless network services are provided using the wireless network of a leading national mobile service provider.

About

Simple. Secure. Reliable messaging. With WhatsApp, you'll get fast, simple, secure messaging and calling for free*, available on phones all over the world. WhatsApp Business is a free to download app that built with the small business owner in mind. Create a catalog to showcase your products and services. Connect with your customers easily by using tools to automate, sort and quickly respond to messages. WhatsApp can also help medium and large businesses provide customer support and deliver important notifications to customers. Learn more about WhatsApp Business API. Some of your most personal moments are shared on WhatsApp, which is why we built end-to-end encryption into the latest versions of our app. When end-to-end encrypted, your messages and calls are secured so only you and the person you're communicating with can read or listen to them, and nobody in between, not even WhatsApp.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Businesses and anyone requiring a solution to get a phone number and start calling and texting for free

Audience

Anyone who wants to chat for free via the WhatsApp application

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$9.99 per month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 1.5 / 5
ease 3.0 / 5
features 3.0 / 5
design 3.5 / 5
support 1.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.6 / 5
ease 4.9 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.7 / 5
support 4.4 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I like text now at first because I could finally call my country and receive text messages to my phone while away. I started using this phone number to get people to reach me while in a foreign country I use it in my email signature I use it on my business card I used it on my website but then...
  • Was great before the company introduced all the pay walls. Now a barely serviceable extra line. Does not drop the majority of calls.

Cons

  • After a couple of weeks of using text now one morning the app was no longer connected to my account and I could no longer retrieve my phone number. So out of despair because I needed to make a phone call in my country I decided to just create a new account thinking that I would have to change all the phone numbers everywhere where I had a written the old text now phone number... And again I lost access to that number a second time and it is this time text now banned me. And I would have had to fight for my number and I talk to myself to the heck with that! I'm done with TextNow I'll never use it again.
  • App selectively does not ring or alert you to texts (even after applying company prescribed fixes). Have to pay to get access codes, or they are willfully blocked. The price is ridiculous. Ads everywhere for you to accidentally click on. App pirates your phone after some texts, and makes you watch a full commercial, in the middle of your conversation. Solution is to close the app, and reboot it. Loading time is slow. Can you imagine if you were in trouble?! I actually paid to have my number reserved for a few months, and found out that it is a separate charge to get access codes, despite it not being advertised that way.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I find WhatsApp to be a great and exciting platform to communicate with other users with an ease. Besides instant messaging, WhatsApp also allows me to create group, join communities, share multimedia files, share statuses, make and take both voice and video calls.
  • - It only takes your phone number and that's it. It doesn't ask any other details of the user to use this app. - It is very user-friendly and easy to use app with no ads and completely free to use. - User can delete the scent message which is a good feature that WhatsApp offers to the users. - it has brilliant audio and video calling features, which uses fewer data than its competitors.
  • I am very interested in this project so far . it has been very useful for communication and also granting high quality videos.
  • - WhatsApp is the most widely use application that gives you a platform to connect with your contacts. - All the chats on this platform are 128 bit end-to-end encrypted that gives the utmost security to its user privacy. - All the chats can be easily backed up on local storage as well as on google drive. It gives the user the flexibility to restore chats on a new device.
  • - Simple and user friendly application - Voice call and video call available - Instantly able to send a message to all over the world - Live-location sharing feature

Cons

  • WhatsApp is a good platform for all my instant communication needs and I have not came across any issues while using it.
  • - The data is stored in the servers, which is a security concern and is not full proof. - you cannot send a video file bigger than 61mb and a document having size bigger than 100 MB, which is one of the biggest cons of WhatsApp. - WhatsApp group accommodates fewer number of people whereas its competitors like telegram accommodates 1000x more people.
  • Sometimes during conversation or video calls the connection get interrupted but I think the is from the internet provider not the application.
  • The chats on WhatsApp are end to end encrypted, however, the backup datastore on google drive is not, So, the WhatsApp user data can be easily hacked if the google account gets hacked.
  • - Privacy policy issues - Media files up to 16mb only can be transferred - Need to share personal number in order to communicate

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Supported

Training

Documentation Not Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

TextNow
Canada
www.textnow.com

Company Information

Meta
Founded: 2004
United States
www.whatsapp.com

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Categories

Categories

Customer Communications Management Features

Batch Communications Supported
Chat / Messaging Supported
Content Management Not Supported
Email Distribution Not Supported
Interactive Content Not Supported
Multi-Channel Communications Supported
On-Demand Communications Supported
Personalization Not Supported
Print Management Not Supported
Template Management Not Supported
Video Content Supported

Internal Communications Features

App Integration Not Supported
Blogs Not Supported
Chat/Messaging Supported
Email Management Not Supported
Employee Directory Not Supported
Event Calendar Not Supported
Newsletter Management Not Supported
Photo Gallery Supported
Social Sharing Not Supported
Survey Management Not Supported
Telephony Supported
Video Chat Supported
Voice Chat Supported

Live Chat Features

Canned Responses Not Supported
Customizable Branding Not Supported
Geo Targeting Not Supported
Offline Form Not Supported
Proactive Chat Supported
Screen Sharing Not Supported
Third Party Integration Not Supported
Transfers / Routing Not Supported
Website Visitor Tracking Not Supported

Messaging Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Supported
Payments Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Supported
Threaded Discussion Not Supported
Video Conferencing Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Team Chat Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Supported
Payments Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Supported
Threaded Discussion Not Supported
Video Conferencing Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Team Communication Features

Activity / News Feed Not Supported
Audio Calls Supported
Calendar Management Not Supported
Chat / Messaging Supported
Discussion Threads Not Supported
File Sharing Not Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Push Notifications Supported
Search Not Supported
Surveys & Feedback Not Supported
Task Management Not Supported
Video Conferencing Supported

Telephony Features

Auto-Dialer Not Supported
Call Center Management Not Supported
Call Monitoring Not Supported
Contact Management Not Supported
Inbound Reporting Not Supported
IVR / Voice Recognition Not Supported
Outbound Reporting Not Supported
Predictive Dialer Not Supported
Telemarketing Management Not Supported
Voice & Data Integration Not Supported
VoIP Supported

Integrations

CALLEY Supported
Keepgo Supported
Live Proxies Supported
SCRM Champion Supported
Abacus Claw Not Supported
DIGINTRA Not Supported
EchoApp Not Supported
Flowlu Not Supported
Issabel Not Supported
MyClone Not Supported
OrderCast Not Supported
PME Discovery Not Supported
Popp Not Supported
Quantic Connections Not Supported
SMMeShop Not Supported
WebCatalog Desktop Not Supported
Whelp Not Supported
WooTechy iSeeker Not Supported
Zipler.io Not Supported
Zoho SalesIQ Not Supported

Integrations

CALLEY Supported
Keepgo Supported
Live Proxies Supported
SCRM Champion Supported
Abacus Claw Supported
DIGINTRA Supported
EchoApp Supported
Flowlu Supported
Issabel Supported
MyClone Supported
OrderCast Supported
PME Discovery Supported
Popp Supported
Quantic Connections Supported
SMMeShop Supported
WebCatalog Desktop Supported
Whelp Supported
WooTechy iSeeker Supported
Zipler.io Supported
Zoho SalesIQ Supported
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