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TextNow offers unlimited nationwide talk and text service for $0/month. The company recently launched its free Essential Data plan, which adds free data access for must-have apps, such as Waze ...

That need inspired Derek Ting to start TextNow, the only free phone service provider in America. “Our mission is to democratize phone service, to make it accessible for everyone,” Ting says.

TextNow is expanding its free talk and text offer to work over cellular in addition to Wi-Fi. You'll still have to pay for cellular data, though.