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Pinger, Inc.
Company typeCompany
IndustryTexting and VoIP
FoundedApril 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04)
Founders
  • Greg Woock
  • Joe Sipher
HeadquartersSan Jose, California, U.S.
Key people
  • Greg Woock (CEO
ProductsTextfree, Sideline, Index
Websitewww.pinger.com

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

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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

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The company has released several apps, mostly being available on iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.

Textfree

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Pinger's Polite Plans For World Domination, Forbes, 13 July 2011
  2. ^ a b c d Trimble, Aron (February 17, 2010). "Pinger's Textfree Delivers Billionth Free Text Message". Engadget. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Meyers, Michelle (August 6, 2010). "How To Text Without a Cell Phone". CNET. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Textfree Web for Free Unlimited Texting From Your Computer". 29 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Developer of Sideline and Textfree | Pinger". Pinger. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  7. ^ "Index". Index. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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Company products

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  • Sideline - second phone number
  • Textfree - free texting and calling