Pinger, Inc. is a US Telecom provider for free texts, pictures, calls, and voicemails. Pinger was founded in 2005 by former
Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc. was an American company that specialized in manufacturing personal digital assistants (PDAs) and various other electronics. They were the designer of the PalmPilot, the first PDA successfully marketed worldwide, as well as the Treo 60 ...
managers Greg Woock (
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of Pinger, Inc) and Joe Sipher. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in
San Jose, California.
Products
The company has released several apps, mostly being available on
iOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also includes ...
,
Android,
Microsoft Windows
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and
Macintosh
The Mac (known as Macintosh until 1999) is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., Apple Inc. Macs are known for their ease of use and minimalist designs, and are popular among students, creative professionals, and ...
.
Textfree
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.
Sideline
Sideline is an app that adds a second phone number to your phone using technology similar to Textfree. It's available for
iOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also includes ...
,
Android,
Microsoft Windows
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and
Macintosh
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.
Their official website i
sideline.com
References
External links
*
*March 27, 2013 The Wall Street Journal
The Messaging Apps Taking on Facebook, Phone Giants* March 19, 2013 CNN Mone
* March 17, 2011 Biz Journal
Company products
* Sideline - second phone number
* Textfree - free texting and calling
{{Instant messaging
Software development