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Text Free: Calling & Texting
Pinger, Inc · 127,232 ratings · ★ 4.5
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Top complaints - extracted from 39 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"free"
8 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "why does it say text free. not text pay. I'm not paying to be held hostage by some text app. that's literally the point. quit data mining too." - Ai Techno
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"phone"
6 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The phone is a joke. Nobody can hear anything, the audio is SO BAD! Every call is same." - Cheddar the Ocelot
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"number"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "if.... I stop texting with this number for 30 or more days. can I have anew number" - Sarroyes Donnaye
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"calls"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "drop calls all the time" - Sylest Martinez
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"error"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "terrible app. I tried calling scary numbers, and it restricted my account, and when I tried to sign in with another account, it just gave me an error message, so I'm pretty sure it IP banned me." - luke luscombe
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"text"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "if.... I stop texting with this number for 30 or more days. can I have anew number" - Sarroyes Donnaye
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"password"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wouldn't allow me to create a password. It kept saying error." - Vanessa Heaps
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"saying"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wouldn't allow me to create a password. It kept saying error." - Vanessa Heaps
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "This app doesn't even deserve a star. It’s a deceitful app. a waste of time. It has the word "free" on it but its a lie. Its not for free. $4.99 just to activate the sms texting. Save yourself some precious time. Look for a better app. That…" - NotJustOne.Collective
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fake advertising and unreliable service. if you wanna be scammed go ahead
if.... I stop texting with this number for 30 or more days. can I have anew number
cant even log in anymore all it does is spin when I try a just click log in.
NOT FREE
terrible app. I tried calling scary numbers, and it restricted my account, and when I tried to sign in with another account, it just gave me an error message, so I'm pretty sure it IP banned me.
can't even log in.
The phone is a joke. Nobody can hear anything, the audio is SO BAD! Every call is same.
Wouldn't allow me to create a password. It kept saying error.
This app doesn't even deserve a star. It’s a deceitful app. a waste of time. It has the word "free" on it but its a lie. Its not for free. $4.99 just to activate the sms texting. Save yourself some precious time. Look for a better app. That is, if there's one out there. I'm doubting it.
it won't work when I went to create a password it keeps saying error. I keep changing different kind of passwords that are still in error so it doesn't make any sense at all. this is fake.
half my calls don't ring in and a notification will pop-up saying missed call, then when my calls do ring in it won't let me answer it. when making an outgoing call a box pops up saying it can't complete the call and I have to close the app out and make the call again. And the ads are utterly rediculous and constantly causes the problems with the entire app, the ads are over excessive
it's too complex
App is broken, it fail after creating a password
l download it it sometimes tells you to pay and Do not download it and your phone gets hot so fast
The app is garbage. When I enter my email and get a code 4 diffrent times and it keeps saying I entered a wrong code Everytime, that's there garbage app. Can't even log into use it so how else can I describe it other then garbage.
scam app not recommended
Calls aren't going through. Phone rings but calls aren't being answered.
Have had this number for years, now im getting error 5962 and it wont work. supposed now I'm considered a "Bot", doing suspicious activities. Joke
less than 1 foot from the wifi router and the call quality is so abysmal it's unusable.
must pay to read text
Scam. Doesn't allow you to receive verification codes without paying for the plus membership.
why do I have to go check my email for a code to log in after my password, and I have only 25 seconds to do it, wtfisthisshit? Even with this 2 step verification, my account was blocked, for using VPN, lost everything.
this app is garbage. why offer a free version with ads while only blocking verification texts unless you pay? immediately uninstalling
It's not free,nothing is..
I got banned
another awful app. freezes and doesn't work. also I need my original phone a d number to set it up but that's why I was getting another number bc my phone e doesn't work
they really need to take the word free out of their name. they hold your messages hostage unless you pay them for non service that uses your wifi that you already paid for and then they want $4.99 a week before they stop holding your messages hostage. especially if your trying to conduct any sort of business with a number you brought to them which also held hostage for payment. because of how false the advertisement and name is I would of I could give this negative stars. one star is too many
can't create an account at all just same error with no explanation.
let me send only a few messages then stopped sending
same thing as textfree second phone number app
very bad app it wasted the time calling 👎👎👎
Stopping you from getting on the phone because of a glitch, really sucks. You guys need a little empathy. When you are told your wrong about VPN.
sends me a incorrect code and won't let me change it
WARNING AVOID!!! with no warning and no notice have not been able to receive texts Stay away! Calls horrible even with full bars & 4-5g. Text if they go through takes an hour or more! Yet shows sent! Look around much BETTER apps out there. BTW have tried on several different new phones. Even worse if not an Octa Core processor. Latest update makes app even worse! Update should b zero stars look at all the new 1 star reviews. force updates & now worse!!@
it's a lie it is fact not free. Just another scam
way to many adds
why does it say text free. not text pay. I'm not paying to be held hostage by some text app. that's literally the point. quit data mining too.
drop calls all the time
How exactly is this a text free app when they charge for texting? And the incoming calls do not notify you.
Sentiment summary
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Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)