Pinger, Inc. is a US Telecom provider for free texts, pictures, calls, and voicemails. Pinger was founded in 2005 by former
Palm, Inc. managers Greg Woock (
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of Pinger, Inc) and Joe Sipher. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in
San Jose, California.
Products
The company has released several apps, mostly being available on
iOS,
Android
Android may refer to:
Science and technology
* Android (robot), a humanoid robot or synthetic organism designed to imitate a human
* Android (operating system), Google's mobile operating system
** Bugdroid, a Google mascot sometimes referred to ...
,
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
and
Macintosh.
Textfree
Textfree
TextFree (formerly called Pinger and sometimes stylized as textfree) is a mobile application and web service that allows users to send and receive text messages, as well as make and receive VoIP phone calls, for free over the internet. The servic ...
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.
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
Android may refer to:
Science and technology
* Android (robot), a humanoid robot or synthetic organism designed to imitate a human
* Android (operating system), Google's mobile operating system
** Bugdroid, a Google mascot sometimes referred to ...
,
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
and
Macintosh.
Their official website i
sideline.com
References
External links
*
*March 27, 2013 The Wall Street Journal
The Messaging Apps Taking on Facebook, Phone Giants* March 19, 2013 CNN Mone
* March 17, 2011 Biz Journal
Company products
* Sideline - second phone number
* Textfree - free texting and calling
{{Instant messaging
Software development