Tablet/Telephone Apps that give you a separate number for calls?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by tsquar, Nov 17, 2021.

  1. tsquar

    tsquar Bobtail Member

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    Tired of giving brokers my personal number. Would like to use a telephone app on my tablet with its own separate number. Anybody have any suggestions on which one works best for 'Droid OS? Thanks!
     
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  3. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    Why don’t you peoples get another phone when you get an authority or for brokers?

    $15 to $45 a month is better than getting a gazillion calls.
     
  4. Lunatic Fringe

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    There aren't any apps that let you use a tablet as a phone. Your tablet would need a built-in native dialer then you would just pop in a sim card like you would with your phone. Cheap Android tablet phone.

    Your best bet is to just get a cheap prepaid plan. When your number starts showing up on men's room walls just pop in a new sim / start a new plan and get a new number.

    PagePlus Standard Plan - $80 gets you 2,000 minutes that last for a year. No monthly fees. You can start a new plan online or at any of their stores.

    UltraMobile PayGo - $3/mo. gets you 100 minutes of talk, 100 texts and 100MB 4G LTE data. You can buy more minutes/texts/data as needed.

    Net10 - $199.99 up front gets you 12 months of UNLIMITED talk and text and 5GB/mo of 4G data. Options for AT&T or TMO.
     
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  5. ProfessionalNoticer

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  6. tsquar

    tsquar Bobtail Member

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    Thanks to all for the input!
    Got a few suggs from some of my meta-peeps. Google Voice has gotten some high praise, and there's another called "2nd Line" that you can actually setup as a "business line"... Prolly gonna try both for a bit and see which one I like better. I'll share my findings.
    Thanks again!
     
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