Pinger
Pinger, Inc. is a US Telecom provider for free texts, pictures, calls, and voicemails.[1] Pinger was founded in 2005 by former Palm, Inc. managers Greg Woock (CEO of Pinger, Inc) and Joe Sipher. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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| Type | Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Texting and VoIP |
| Founded | April 2005 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | Textfree, Sideline |
| Brands | Textfree |
| Website | www |
Products
The company has released several apps, mostly being available on iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.
Textfree
Textfree is an app that allows user to call and text using a real phone number for free. The app has a free ad-supported version and a paid version. The app allows you to text anyone in the world.[2]
Sideline
Sideline is an app that adds a second phone number to your phone using technology similar to Textfree. It's available for iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.[3] Their official website is sideline.com.
References
- Pinger's Polite Plans For World Domination, Forbes, 13 July 2011
- "Textfree Web for Free Unlimited Texting From Your Computer". 29 July 2015.
- "Developer of Sideline and Textfree | Pinger". Pinger. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
External links
- Official website
- March 27, 2013 The Wall Street Journal. The Messaging Apps Taking on Facebook, Phone Giants
- March 19, 2013 CNN Money Turn your iPad into a free phone
- March 17, 2011 Biz Journals Pinger aims to dominate texting world
Company products
- Sideline - second phone number
- Textfree - free texting and calling