COVID-19 Response
Stay connected.
Stay safe.
We're Here for You
#HelpingHands
How We're Helping
Community Partnerships
“The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to change the way we serve our community members, as we can no longer conduct in-person meetings with counsellors. Many people who rely on our services can’t access basic phone plans, so the free service provided by TextNow is truly a lifeline in keeping our most vulnerable connected to the ongoing support they need during these difficult times”
Addictions Services Director
Free Service for the Most Vulnerable
With millions of people in the U.S. and Canada losing their jobs, the economic disruption caused by COVID-19 has been unimaginable. We’re sending free devices, SIM cards, and upgraded service to as many people as we can who are no longer able to afford phone service. We want to make sure they can stay connected to the most important people in their lives while we get through this crisis.
Doing Our Part to Flatten the Curve
Keeping Customers Informed
Our Response to COVID-19
Stay Healthy and Clean Your Phone to the Touch
Staying Connected With Those Abroad
Distance Learning: How TextNow is Helping Teachers Stay Connected
COVID-19 Phishing Calls and How to Avoid Them
Stay Informed: Where to Find Verified COVID-19 Updates
We're here to help
How to Stay Connected
Stay Close, From a Distance
Free Calling & Texting on WiFi
Download our app to get a real phone number with free unlimited calling & texting to the U.S. and Canada.
Free Nationwide Talk & Text
For our customers in the U.S., our Free Nationwide Talk & Text plan offers free, unlimited calling and texting to the U.S. and Canada on the Nationwide Sprint® Network.
Add a Second Line to Your Phone
Get a free second phone number while working from home, to keep your business and personal life separate.
Call Internationally as Low as $0/Min.
If you have family or friends abroad, we offer affordable international calling rates to keep you connected.
*Sprint provides wireless service as the underlying network carrier only. TextNow is responsible to the TextNow subscribers for the service. Please call TextNow with any questions or comments about services. Sprint is a trademark of Sprint.
What People Are Saying About Us
“Thank you so much for this! I would say you don't know how much this means at this time- but I'm sure you've saved quite a bit of people with this lifeline. Truly thank you”
“Within seconds, my cell phone became a personal device and a professional one while still allowing me to maintain separation between these two parts of my quarantine life.”
“Waterloo-based TextNow is offering its free talk and text cellular phone service in Canada for the first time ever to support those impacted amid the COVID-19 pandemic”
“This is a great initiative from @TextNow, a Canadian company that operates a Sprint MVNO in the US. Free phones, free plans, and free phone numbers to those in need - in both countries.”
“TextNow … is the first non-Lifeline based or major carrier provider that I'm aware of to help consumers out by offering them both a free phone plan AND a free phone”
