Textnow is a simple, easy text and call platform.

Texting and calling no longer has to be an expensive, all-in-one package with a cellphone. With the Textnow application, you can easily communicate with friends and family for completely free. A simple download of Textnow for Android gives you unfettered access to unlimited text and nationwide calling. If you want to make international calls, you'll need to pay a bit extra, but that's no big deal for the average user who generally sticks to national calling.

There are also paid plans for Textnow that allow you to get better reception and more reliability during your phone calls. In the past, the reception of phone calls was hazy at best, and there were many reports of dropped calls. Today's Textnow has involved in the busy online world, though, and you can generally make a free call without having to worry about fuzzy reception or dropped calls. If you really need true call quality, though, you can definitely get a paid plan for very little every month. It's a great alternative to the very expensive family plans that many big cellphone companies offer their customers.

When you download Textnow, you'll get a virtual phone number. Remember that you have to USE this service in order to keep that number. It's not there indefinitely. Because Textnow is a free service, they have to keep their numbers open to the millions of people that use Textnow to text and call people. If you go away for awhile, you might lose your previous number. No worries! You can always reactivate a new number and continue to use Textnow. All-in-all, this is a terrific free texting and calling service that allows millions of people to communicate on the smooth, balanced platform. It's pleasant. It's easy. And best of all, it's free.