Textfree update...with push [Archive]

AndrewL11

Jun 16, 2009, 10:23 PM

Can someone explain this text app to me please?
also r push notifications free for all apps? dont count as texts?

The General

Jun 16, 2009, 10:25 PM

Now they just need to make the application not fugly.

gloss

Jun 16, 2009, 10:27 PM

Is the app any good? I might consider it instead of a text plan. Or at least cut my text plan down to 200 a month.

vega07

Jun 16, 2009, 10:28 PM

I am so EXCITED!!!

22Hz

Jun 16, 2009, 10:34 PM

Can someone explain this text app to me please?
also r push notifications free for all apps? dont count as texts?

Since nobody will take a minute to answer I figure I'll try.

I believe it's a $5.99 (one time price) app but it eliminates the need to pay AT&T's ridiculous text message fees. Previously, I believe you could only see new messages if you opened the application. Now, with push, you will see a number in a red bubble like you do on messages and mail, to let you know you have new messages.

Also, I believe you have to text a person first, they can't text you first. I think I read that they were going to be fixing that though. Hope that helps.

vega07

Jun 16, 2009, 11:21 PM

can someone test out textfree's push and report back? I'd really appreciate it.

johngardiner

Jun 16, 2009, 11:34 PM

can someone test out textfree's push and report back? I'd really appreciate it.

if you pm me your phone number we can try it... i'm in canada and it only lets me text american numbers :S

vega07

Jun 16, 2009, 11:37 PM

if you pm me your phone number we can try it... i'm in canada and it only lets me text american numbers :S

I just pmed you!

prospereagle92

Jun 16, 2009, 11:38 PM

Now they just need to make the application not fugly.

hahahaha

DHarrisDBS34

Jun 16, 2009, 11:39 PM

I don't think it used to have this, but I like that they give you a unique texting address. That makes me very happy.

vega07

Jun 16, 2009, 11:42 PM

I don't think it used to have this, but I like that they give you a unique texting address. That makes me very happy.

about the unique address...can my friends now add my address to their phones and text me with that address?

I didn't know that you can use text to email.

johngardiner

Jun 16, 2009, 11:43 PM

here is what the notification looks like:

vega07

Jun 16, 2009, 11:46 PM

here is what the notification looks like:

I freakin' love your background btw. Did you draw it?

The push looks REALLY nice! Tomorrow cannot come any sooner.

IBradMac

Jun 16, 2009, 11:46 PM

here is what the notification looks like:

cool!

10% Battery Life
Dismiss

:D

johngardiner

Jun 16, 2009, 11:49 PM

I freakin' love your background btw. Did you draw it?

The push looks REALLY nice! Tomorrow cannot come any sooner.

Haha actually my girlfriend did.. cute I know lol. Yeah the push is great and it has a new sound I haven't heard on my mac or iphone before. Also when you unlock the phone it goes straight to the textfree app and into the conversation. So far so good!

edtorious

Jun 16, 2009, 11:51 PM

finally but what if we want MMS? Then do we have to subscribe to AT&Ts text plan then:confused: Unless... somebody else create an app that offers free MMS also like this free text?

DHarrisDBS34

Jun 16, 2009, 11:51 PM

about the unique address...can my friends now add my address to their phones and text me with that address?

I didn't know that you can use text to email.

Yeah I did it on my phone. I saved the address on my phone and texted my iPod Touch. It seems to work great. I don't have 3.0 yet so I don't have push yet. But it has the unique address and landscape keyboard. Works great.

DHarrisDBS34

Jun 16, 2009, 11:52 PM

finally but what if we want MMS? Then do we have to subscribe to AT&Ts text plan then:confused: Unless... somebody else create an app that offers free MMS also like this free text?

There is a picfree app for the iPhone. Hopefully it gets updated for 3.0 also.

fabianvs

Jun 17, 2009, 12:04 AM

is there anyway to change the notification sound or is it gonna be always the same? :confused::eek:

Eminemdrdre00

Jun 17, 2009, 12:05 AM

is there anyway to change the notification sound or is it gonna be always the same? :confused::eek:

Nope I dont think so. I'm VERY dissapointed that if you have sound enabled, but have your iPhone silenced, it doesnt vibrate! I wish it vibrated if you had sound ON and your phone silenced.

EDIT: Disregard that...I had vibrate OFF in my iPhone settings for silent mode.

vega07

Jun 17, 2009, 12:06 AM

is there anyway to change the notification sound or is it gonna be always the same? :confused::eek:

I talked to a textfree rep and she told me they will have that in a future version, hopefully the next. the sound is quite annoying.

nycbhh

Jun 17, 2009, 12:08 AM

Oh that sucks. I have my phone silenced most of the time. Maybe they'll fix that in the next update? (I say hopefully)

Edit: Sorry, that was meant as a response to Eminemdrdre00's post.

Eminemdrdre00

Jun 17, 2009, 12:09 AM

Oh that sucks. I have my phone silenced most of the time. Maybe they'll fix that in the next update? (I say hopefully)

I think it might be a iPhone 3.0 limitation. We might have to wait for Apple on this one :\

Rob Mclovin

Jun 17, 2009, 12:13 AM

Quick question about Text free. When you send a text from the app, does it show your number when the person receives it, or is it like Aim where it is an Aim server number!?

vega07

Jun 17, 2009, 12:14 AM

Now they just need to make the application not fugly.

the icon is ugly, but the app itself I think looks pretty nice, especially with the individual photo of each person I text.

DHarrisDBS34

Jun 17, 2009, 12:18 AM

Quick question about Text free. When you send a text from the app, does it show your number when the person receives it, or is it like Aim where it is an Aim server number!?

After this update it sends under an email that you can pick. .......@textfree.us or something like that. People you text can then put that in their contacts under your name and it will say your name from then on when you text them.

Justen

Jun 17, 2009, 12:27 AM

Eminemdrdre00

Jun 17, 2009, 12:28 AM

Don't really like the application that much, probably because I have unlimited texting, but the push notifications are working great for it.

And whoever said vibration wasn't working for you in the app with silence on, it's working fine for me.

That was me! I'll have to try it again, weird...
Update: Its because I had "Silent Vibrate" OFF in the iPhone settings. Stupid me!

Quick question from whoever has the paid version, does it still say "-sent from Textfree" when you send a text?

nycbhh

Jun 17, 2009, 12:29 AM

Actually I just tested it and the vibration is working fine for me as well.

vega07

Jun 17, 2009, 12:30 AM

Quick question about Text free. When you send a text from the app, does it show your number when the person receives it, or is it like Aim where it is an Aim server number!?

it's a weird server number.

vega07

Jun 17, 2009, 12:31 AM

That was me! I'll have to try it again, weird...
Update: Its because I had "Silent Vibrate" OFF in the iPhone settings. Stupid me!

Quick question from whoever has the paid version, does it still say "-sent from Textfree" when you send a text?

I'd like to know this as well. Does anyone have a number I can text so we can test it out? PM me your number.

Eminemdrdre00

Jun 17, 2009, 12:33 AM

I'd like to know this as well. Does anyone have a number I can text so we can test it out? PM me your number.

Just text an email address to test it out.

Another question to those who paid for this app. I really think its worth the $5.99 with Push Notifications. But I already chose a username in the free app...will I be able to use the same name in the paid app?

Justen

Jun 17, 2009, 12:54 AM

Vega sent me a message from his full version of textfree to my iPhone. The push notification worked great. It didn't inclue anything like "sent from textfree" or anything of that sort.

Looks cool so far.

vega07

Jun 17, 2009, 12:57 AM

Just text an email address to test it out.

Another question to those who paid for this app. I really think its worth the $5.99 with Push Notifications. But I already chose a username in the free app...will I be able to use the same name in the paid app?

I think so. When you enter your name after opening the paid version for the first time, the app will fetch your information from their servers.

Eminemdrdre00

Jun 17, 2009, 01:09 AM

I think so. When you enter your name after opening the paid version for the first time, the app will fetch your information from their servers.

I think I'm going to pull the trigger. $6 for unlimited texts, with push notifications is definitely worth it. I wish the icon was prettier, but its not a deal breaker. I just hope this app doesnt just disappear like that other free text app "InfiniteSMS".

gloss

Jun 17, 2009, 09:57 AM

it's a weird server number.

This alone makes the app not worth it for me. I'm kind of disappointed I bought it.

When you text with someone who's using an iPhone but not TextFree, every single text starts a new conversation. When you text other phones, it comes from a server number instead of a recognizable, constant number, and always includes FRM: and MSG: fields, which are obnoxious.

Buschmaster

Jun 17, 2009, 10:09 AM

Damn, and I was hard at work on my version because of some interest it was generating.:(

natechs

Jun 17, 2009, 02:19 PM

What does it mean when I get this message:
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It comes up every time I open the app. Plus I don't get any notifications!

johngardiner

Jun 17, 2009, 02:36 PM

Maybe make sure your iphone is logged onto your itunes account in the app or music store (just scroll to the bottom)

ajbart

Jun 17, 2009, 03:38 PM

hadn't seen this until this evening, being able to text american friends free of charge is pretty good, and with the push notifications of replies is better, but when i installed the lite version there didnt seem to be an option to receive notifications. i opened the app as this seems to promt the app specific push section in settings to appear, but to no avail.

am i missing something?

Sweetsorrow

Jun 18, 2009, 07:51 PM

how is the battery life looking while using Push

aerospace

Jun 19, 2009, 05:07 AM

TavisB

Jun 19, 2009, 07:48 AM

So to clarify...

Lite version has no push/paid does, but both allow unlimited texts?

Also am I right that it basically sends as an email to avoid the text fee, does that mean whoever Im sending to needs to have email on their phone?

Lite has push :) It does limit you to 15 OUTGOING messages a day though. And messages go right to the recipients sms/mms inbox, not to email. Just like a regular text.

macrumors12345

Jun 19, 2009, 12:08 PM

Lite has push :) It does limit you to 15 OUTGOING messages a day though. And messages go right to the recipients sms/mms inbox, not to email. Just like a regular text.

The problem is that, according to my friend, each textfree text that I send him starts a new thread in his Messages app rather than continuing in the same thread. Anyone know a way to fix this? Maybe if he adds the textfree e-mail to his contacts as suggested above? Or if I register my mobile number with textfree? Or maybe there's just no way around it.

DHarrisDBS34

Jun 19, 2009, 01:43 PM

The problem is that, according to my friend, each textfree text that I send him starts a new thread in his Messages app rather than continuing in the same thread. Anyone know a way to fix this? Maybe if he adds the textfree e-mail to his contacts as suggested above? Or if I register my mobile number with textfree? Or maybe there's just no way around it.

I think if you do both of those things it should be fine.

I'm using the app now and it works great. The keyboard works great for me too. I have a keyboard on my phone, but the free texts are nice. I would absolutley recommend this app for anyone.

xsecretfiles

Jun 19, 2009, 02:25 PM

I'm tempted, but not all my friends are good at remembering stuff

They will basically have to remember which contact to text and which contact to call...am I right?

macfan881

Jun 19, 2009, 02:35 PM

great app i got this app even though i have a ipod touch i got it cause im not sure how long att will suport this app and i plan on upgrading to a 3GS this summer and this will save me alot on txt messages

cprh

Sep 17, 2009, 08:55 PM

Maybe make sure your iphone is logged onto your itunes account in the app or music store (just scroll to the bottom)

Hi,
I do not get any push notifications anymore. All my settings/notifications are set to alert me of new messages. It used to work, but since I upgraded to 3.1, push stopped working....I've tried deleting, re-installing, re-syncing, then deleting, nothing works. My itunes account is logged in, but I still can't figure it out. I'm from Canada and using the Rogers network. I find this app useless without push notifications