Experience Enhanced Texting With TextNow App for iPhone
5/06/2010 07:20:00 PM - 0 comments
Sending text messages is one of the most indispensable functions of a smartphone and what better than that to be able to send and receive text messages without needing an SMS plan. Yes, you heard it right – TextNow app for the iPhone has made it possible for you to send and receive text messages without an SMS plan.TextNow like most texting app circumvents the built-in Messages app on the iPhone, enabling iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users alike to send and receive text messages. This app from Enflick is priced at $1 and can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store.
How it works….
TextNow works by converting your friends' phone numbers into e-mail addresses. Here you can use a custom "textnow.me" address within the app to send and receive messages in a familiar, iChat-esque interface.
The app not only has a presentable look, but also is also highly customizable i.e. you can change the color scheme, set background images, tweak the alert sounds, use landscape mode, access your address book and even connect the app with Facebook to download images.
Besides, TextNow supports push that will give you notification on receiving a new text. If you are one of those users with iPod touch and Wi-Fi-only iPad, you can send or receive messages only with a Wi-Fi connection.
TextNow App Pricing – Deceptive?
TextNow sells its app with the "Unlimited Free Texting" tag against its pricing. Analysts however, consider both the price tag and the ‘unlimited free texting’ claim as little deceptive. TextNow grants an initial three months of unlimited texting; henceforth which you can either purchase unlimited messaging worth $4 for a year or a lifetime subscription worth $8.
The TextNow subscription besides the messaging services also offers you the option to choose from a large collection of background imagery and alert tones. Analysts opine that although the prices at which TextNow app for iPhone is offered is considerably cheaper than any mobile carrier's texting rates, the ‘Free Texting’ claim is hypothetical.
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