What do you mean by unconnected?
are you logged in?
You need a WiFI connection and download an app that allows free texting such as Google Voice. Google, there’s lots out there.
This may be the oddest question ever on FR.
Did you get a new phone or cut service. If you have a cell account and just updated phone then yes for sure. If you cut the line then not sure. Maybe can use internet but not sure about text.
The phone needs to be activated - with a number - so as to transmit and receive. That said, you don’t have to connect to your provider, you can connect to a local WIFI or something, but your phone needs a “number”.
2) As long as you are connected to wireless, you can send and receive text messages.
You can download TextFree, it creates a phone number for you and you can text through that but you need to have internet wifi
You can get a free Google Voice account and use it for texting. You can connect to it with your old cell phone using WiFi. Your number will be the number assigned to your Google voice account.
“I have an unconnected cell phone I want to use text. Is there a way to do normal texting without a cell phone line?”
You have to have a WiFi connection.
One way is to get a Google Voice number, then you can send and receive texts using that number with the Google Voice app on the phone through WiFi.
You can also make and receive phone calls using the Google Voice app through WiFi
I have two phones because when I travel to my farm, my Verizon phone doesn’t work, so I have a prepaid phone using the local cell phone service. I use my Google Voice number from both phones to send text and make calls, so it appears that I’m always using the same phone and I only have to give out one number.
Wow Chick,,
This makes my Eyes rain.
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Text now has an app that gives you a number to,use free or you can buy the number cheaply. You can text for free, and make calls for free if you find a wifi you can log into somewhere. I’ve been using it for texting when needed. But you can’t text without connecting to a wifi somewhere. So that limits the app usefulness.
https://thedroidguy.com/send-receive-text-messages-without-phone-plan-sim-card-1063532
Use Google Voice, it comes with SMS texting. And it is free!
I looked at some web based text messaging services after reading your post.
Think some caution needs to be taken about the service you choose might spam you a lot with advertising or even worse, sell your number.
I never have liked cell phone companies. Was last person in the company I worked for when I finally got one. (have been Ham Op for 45 years, cell phone did not interest me)
I don’t like/trust google, but they own Verizon, my cell phone carrier. I know the local agent very well and he helps me avoid unnecessary stuff.
Best of luck to you.