Pinger
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| Company type | Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Texting and VoIP |
| Founded | April 2005 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | San Jose, California, U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | Textfree, Sideline, Index |
| Website | www |
Pinger, Inc. is a US Telecom provider for free texts, pictures, calls, and voicemails.[1] Pinger was founded in 2005 by former Palm, Inc. managers Greg Woock (CEO of Pinger, Inc) and Joe Sipher. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.[citation needed]
History
[edit]Pinger was founded in 2005[2] by Greg Woock and Joe Sipher.[3] At first, the company created the Pinger Phone in 2008, which consolidated phone, email, and messaging contacts and communications.[2][4] The free texting features were converted into a separate iPhone app called Textfree.[2] Pinger was initially focused exclusively on mobile messaging, but started developing other smartphone apps after Apple released the iPhone software development kit (SDK).[2]
Products
[edit]The company has released several apps, mostly being available on iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.
Textfree
[edit]Textfree 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.[5]
Sideline
[edit]Sideline is an app that adds a second phone number to your phone using technology similar to Textfree. It's available for iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.[6] Their official website is sideline.com.
Index
[edit]Index is an app that provides a designated business phone number with voice and text capabilities. Index also provides automated text messaging for businesses.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Pinger's Polite Plans For World Domination, Forbes, 13 July 2011
- ^ a b c d Trimble, Aron (February 17, 2010). "Pinger's Textfree Delivers Billionth Free Text Message". Engadget. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Saint, Nick (February 17, 2010). "Free Texting App Textfree Is Disrupting AT&T With Over A Billion Messages Handled". Business Insider. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Meyers, Michelle (August 6, 2010). "How To Text Without a Cell Phone". CNET. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Textfree Web for Free Unlimited Texting From Your Computer". 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Developer of Sideline and Textfree | Pinger". Pinger. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Index". Index. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
External links
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Sideline - second phone number
- Textfree - free texting and calling