Pinger
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| Developer(s) | Pinger, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2006 |
| Operating system | Android and iOS |
| Type | Texting and VoIP |
| Licence | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Pinger is a leading US Telecom provider for free texts, pics, calls, voicemails.[1] Ad-supported Pinger was founded in 2005 by former Palm, Inc. managers Greg Woock (CEO) and Joe Sipher.
Pinger is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, DAG Ventures, Deutsche Telekom, and T-ventures and has raised US$18.5M.[2]
The Pinger software runs on iOS,[3] Android, Windows and Macintosh devices.
Competitors are GOGII, Optini and WhatsApp.
Pinger, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Pinger's application, Textfree, is a proprietary, cross-platform texting and calling application for smartphones. Users can communicate with others who do not use Textfree via texting and calling. Users can call within US and Canada, while texting is free in 35 countries. New accounts receive a new phone number and 10 free minutes. Users may also communicate with any other user worldwide. Moreover, Pinger has a web based version of its application that allows users to send and receive text messages directly from computer. They provide a permanent number to their users, which they can use to send free texts for lifetime.[4]
References
- ^ Pinger's Polite Plans For World Domination, Forbes, 7/13/2011
- ^ http://www.crunchbase.com/company/pinger
- ^ Textfree is now Pinger App Review, AppPicker
- ^ "Textfree Web for Free Unlimited Texting From Your Computer". 29 July 2015.
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 iTunes App Store
- Sideline - second phone number Google Play
- Textfree - free texting and calling iTunes App Store
- Textfree - free texting plus calling Google Play
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