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Travel Tip #1 – staying connected for cheap

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

My adventures in Japan included walking about town in Asakusa where locals ride bikes everywhere. Vending machines were abundant. You could even buy BEER from vending machines. Hmmm… Needless to say, I saw a lot of different customs. To combat the culture shock, I was happy to stay in touch with family and friends back [...]

Celebrate Three Years with textPlus and Win!

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

Celebrate our third birthday with us for three weeks and you can win in the process! After all, good things always come in three. Three years of textPlus Three ways to win Three weeks of contests To enter, simply invite three of your friends to textPlus for your chance to win Beats headphones. When you [...]

Save Hundreds of Dollars with textPlus

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

They say you can be sure of two things in life: death and taxes. The former is upon us today. And if you’re one of the many who owes the tax man money and looking for ways to cut back, don’t fret. Saving money seems nearly impossible to accomplish, but textPlus can save you hundreds [...]

We’ve Updated textPlus Free Calls for iOS

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

Free and low cost calls with textPlus on your iPod, iPad and iPhone just got the biggest update since we launched free calling last December. Read on! So, what’s new? + Bluetooth support so you can chat handsfree on textPlus. + Spanish language support - if you’ve got your device’s language set to Spanish, now [...]

textPlus is a Finalist in the About.com Awards!

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

textPlus is a finalist in the 2012 About.com Reader’s Choice awards for Best Texting App on the iPhone and iPod. How about ‘em apples? Thanks to all of our awesome customers -- yes, that means you -- for nominating us! Now, we need your support just one more time so that we can win. So, [...]

Texting and the “Second Screen”

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

We all know the days of watching TV and staying completely “tuned in” are over. A recent survey from our users confirmed 90% text during television shows. But what about when it comes to major events like the this weekend’s Super Bowl? Well, 62% of all users surveyed said they plan to text during the [...]

Are You Ready for Some Football? And Texting?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

Here at textPlus, we are counting down the days until Super Bowl XLVI. As of right now, the game is in 10 days, 2 hours, 54 minutes -- or just 10 nacho cheese dips and 12 pizzas away! And while many of us will be at Super Bowl parties with friends, sometimes we’re still away [...]

Happy Holidays from textPlus

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

As the end of 2011 approaches, we wanted to say Happy Holidays and a big THANK YOU to you -- our awesome customers. All of your fantastic words and support throughout the year have meant the world to us, including notes like this: Joey Warner- “I just wanted to let you know textPlus is amazingly [...]

textPlus Launches Free Calling on Android

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

Today, we’re thrilled to share that textPlus Free Text and Calls has launched for Android! Now, textPlus users on Android can make free calls to their US friends right from our free texting app. textPlus users on Android phones and tablets can make free app-to-app calls and also earn minutes to make free calls to [...]

Invite a Friend to textPlus to Win a Nintendo 3DS!

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Amy Higgins | 7 Comments

Invite your friends to textPlus this Holiday season, and you’ll automatically be entered for the chance to win something that is on every one’s wish list...a Nintendo 3DS! Just invite your friends to join you on textPlus directly from the app via Facebook, Twitter, email, or text. It’s easy: On an iOS device? Tap “More” [...]