Are you looking for an affordable way to get a phone number without paying a dozen extra fees that most popular providers add on?
In this post, I’ll show you how to get a free phone number without dealing with extra costs.
We have compiled a list of all the best apps and services out there that give you a free telephone number.
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Why Do Companies Give Free Cell Service?
On the surface, this may seem like a strange thing for these companies to do. However, there is actually a quite simple explanation.
Almost every site listed below has small ads somewhere on their site or apps. The more users that use their apps, the more ads are seen. This is how they make their money.
In the end, everyone wins. You get free cell service and they earn enough money to keep their servers running and make a profit.
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Services that Give You a Free Phone Number
Here are the places you can get a free number with no catch, no fees, and no subscriptions.
1. Google Voice
- Available on: Desktop, iOS, and Google Play
Looking for apps that give you a free virtual number? Google Voice is your friend!
Stay in touch with anyone you need through the Google Voice app. It works on any device, so you can call, text, and check voicemails from your phone, tablet, or even desktop.
The only downside of this service is you can only use it when you have data or WiFi available.
2. Freedom Pop
- Available on: iOS and Google Play
Get a 100% free internet service (yes, high-speed!), mobile phone and phone number with Freedom Pop, depending on the area you live in.
Some of the benefits of the service are:
- WiFi calling and texting from anywhere
- Free unlimited calling and texting between FreedomPop phones
- Free international calling
- Over 8 million hotspots
- A free phone number
- Free 4G LTE data when you refer friends
- Unlimited free data when you do partner offers
For more info and how to get the best out of everything they offer, read my review of Freedom Pop.
3. TextNow
- Available on: iOS, Google Play, Microsoft, and Mac
When you use the TextNow app, you can get free texting and calling through WiFi. You get:
- A free phone number
- Conference calling options
- Group texting
If you like the service, you can also upgrade for more features for just $9.99 a month.
4. Pinger
- Available on: iOS, Google Play, and Desktop
Get a free phone number for free SMS & calls with TextFree. All you need is a WiFi service to connect to, and then you can contact anyone you want.
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With Textfree you get free SMS texting, totally free and unlimited.
To keep the service free, they do have ads on the app. However, for just $2.99 a month, you can pay to have ads removed.
5. Text+
- Available on: iOS and Google Play
Call and message your friends and friends with this free service.
You can also SMS text any US or Canada number in the world. Features of the app include:
- A free US phone number to call and text
- Your choice of the area code
- Free inbound phone calls
- Works over WiFi
- No contracts or surprise fees
6. Line
- Available on: iOS and Google Play
Make free video and voice calls anywhere in the world for free. They have mobile and desktop versions which sync seamlessly, so you never have to worry about trying to find your contacts.
You can also host conference calls that reach up to 200 people, regardless if they are international or not.
If you like sending group messages or pictures to your friends, the app also allows you to do that too.
7. TextMe
- Available on: Amazon, iOS, and Google Play
Get unlimited text and calls to the US and Canada with this app.
Features of the service include:
- Your own phone number
- No catch or hidden costs
- Unlimited texting and calling
Free Trials
These are services which you can use to get a temporary free phone number. However, if you end up liking them, their monthly costs are still much cheaper than most cell service providers.
Every service listed below costs less than $10 a month to use, and most of them are under $5!
8. You Mail
- Available on: iOS and Google Play
This is an incredibly helpful and polished service. Get a free number for your tablet or mobile device, thus preventing you from needing to get a second device or paying huge monthly costs.
You Mail lets you try the first 30 days for free. After that, it costs only $5 – $6 a month, depending if you buy an annual or monthly service. You can also upgrade to a premium membership if you wish.
9. Sideline
- Available on: iOS and Google Play
This is used for people who need to have two phone numbers but don’t want to pay for a second phone.
You can get a 7 day free trial for their second phone number service. After that, it costs only $9.99 a month to maintain.
10. Flyp
- Available on: iOS and Google Play
Try your first Flyp number free for 7-days, after that, it costs $7.99 a month. Features of the service are:
- Instantly add new lines
- Get unlimited calling
- Get unlimited texting
- Send pictures through messages
- Customize your voicemail
- Choose the area code you want
11. Hushed
- Available on: iOS
Get private text, calling, and a private phone number with Hushed. Everything is encrypted and you can get unlimited disposable phone numbers.
For free, you can call and text anyone else that uses the Hushed app with no limitations. However, to contact people outside the app, you do need to purchase a plan.
For the first three days, you can try the service for free. After that, you can choose to get an unlimited plan for $4.99 a month. They also have temporary plans that cost as little as $1.99 for a week of service.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully, after reading this list, you’ll find the perfect service that meets your needs and saves you lots of money.
Are there any apps you use to get a free phone number for your tablet, phone, or computer? Have you used any of these services listed above? Let us and our readers know about your experiences in the comments below.
You need to include in your snips which of these can be attained without having to attach it to my real phone number. Most people using this type of service either do not have a cell phone or do not want to give out their personal phone number to anything online. I have looked at a couple of them and they require you to have a cell phone and give your real number. There use to be a way to do this and the text was attached to an email address and the texts were sent to email. That is what I am looking for.
I haven’t looked at the whole list yet but I can tell you right now that you need to have a cell phone number already in order to get a phone number from text now because they asked for a number that they can text a 6 digit code to.
Talkatone and TextNow don’t require a phone number. to get a phone number, they do require an email address, you can get disposable phones now, that work on Wifi, you don’t need to activate, I believe they are in both Android and Apple OS play stores. The phones used to be really cheap, $10 – 25 range, but now, it will cost you about $50 and up for a deceit phone. I prefer a phone with USB C, It’s basically a small tablet with a GPS. The GPS will work with any OFFLINE Map app so they are still worth it, since it works everywhere there is Wifi. Don’t forget to use a Free VPN in public Wi-Fi places though.
You can always use your old phone it it is still working good, You can always reset it and refresh it to factory fresh start, and add a new email address. Be sure you backup any import files before wiping out the phone.
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I was wondering if all of those phone numbers have a customizable voicemail greeting??
I know that Google Voice’s customizable voicemail greeting is not working because the default greeting is kind of frozen as active and does not let you use the delete button to delete it and use your customized one. It seems it is more than 3 years like that (I read many old reviews that date 2018 at least, of people asking how to get rid of the default one.) I created a customized one or 2 before trying to delete it and it is still going to the default one no matter what. Does anyone know how to delete it??
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I tried a bunch but…after sending the verification code to through Whatsapp the free number app said I needed to get premium to access my verification code..😠 what’s a app that doesn’t require that….
Hmmm… which ones told you that you need a premium account, Samantha? I just tried Google and was able to set it up with no issues.