Subj : Re: questions about telegram
To   : Jay Harris
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Nov 21 2020 06:17 am

JH> 1:229/664 7c4237b7
JH> On 20 Nov 2020, Alan Ianson said the following...
JH>
JH> AI> OK. I have a smart phone but as we speak it has no phone number but it
JH> AI> has WIFIaccess. Not a very smart phone, is it? ;)
JH> AI>
JH> AI> I don't think I'll be able to use telegram at this point.
JH>
JH> You may be able to download an app called TextPlus to get a free phone number that supports free text messaging to the US & Canada.  Some services block those numbers for account verification, so your mileage may vary.
JH>
JH> Jay
JH>
JH> ... Air used to be free at the gas station, now it's $1.50. Why? Inflation!

The reviews on that one don't sound too good. Many people are having issues with the service.  The average score is 3.8 out of 5.

You may recall the alternative "free cell-phone number" websites that were mentioned here at the beginning of the Telegram discovery.  I tried most of them. The numbers that they offered were deemed "banned" from Telegram.  And I tried  a LOT of numbers!

TextPlus *does* sound like something different though. There probably is nothing to lose, except time, to try it.


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