Have you ever thought of forgoing the SIM service plan but still use the smartphone in smarter ways? Maybe not the new phone but the old phone that you are about to discard? It is all about making your tools serve your goals and explore their potential. However, the service plans are country specific so many of our readers may not have thought of using a smartphone minus the SIM card services.
The potential benefit of using a smartphone sans the SIM are powerful and worth exploring. Let us take a look at how to use a smartphone without a SIM card or an active service plan. Yes, a smartphone can work without a SIM card if it is connected to a Wi-Fi network as it can route its calls through that network. Most of the Android based apps need an active phone number to create and authenticate the Google account. After verification, the SIM can be removed as the apps do not require a SIM card or a service plan to functions seamlessly.
It is the main database of permanent subscriber information for a mobile network. Now let us take a look at how to use a smartphone without a SIM, or an active cell phone plan.
These tips are also handy if your phone is not getting enough signal strength. As long as you are near a local Wi-Fi connection, you can use your smartphone to:. Most apps can be downloaded and installed without a SIM card. However, WhatsApp is slightly different. When you install WhatsApp on your phone , it asks for a phone number to send the verification code required to activate your account.
After the verification code is sent to the phone number and the account successfully verified you do not need the SIM card to send WhatsApp messages and calls. All you need is an internet connection to continue using WhatsApp to send and receive messages and calls. The SIM card that you used to activate WhatsApp on your smartphone can be used on another regular phone without internet to send and receive GSM calls.
After all you do need to keep in touch with friends who do not use WhatsApp! Please note there are quite a few tweaks available on the internet to install and activate WhatsApp without a SIM, activating the airplane mode and bypassing the phone verification and using the landline number for verification.
In spite of multiple attempts, unfortunately, none of the tweaks worked for me. Therefore, as a user my experience is that you do need a SIM card and phone number to activate the WhatsApp service. In some countries, you can download and use a free messaging app called TextNow. The app gives you a unique phone number that you can use to verify WhatsApp. PopTox is the only web browser based application that lets users make free internet VOIP calls to mobile phones.
With PopTox, you no longer have to sign up to make international calls. No payment is required. You will not go through the hassle of paying fees and poor quality of calls. We connect your call directly from the web browser to the mobile or landline phone number. We realize that it is very important for you to stay in touch with your loved ones and we are constantly stiving to make international calls affordable and hassle-free. PopTox is different from other over the top services such as Skype and Viber in that it offers WIFI based calling service to mobile and landline phones.
We route all calls from the web browser to a phone based endpoint via VOIP technology. PopTox is built using emerging and proprietary web and VOIP technologies and the platform is entirely web browser based. You do not need to download an app to use PopTox as long as you have internet connection and a standard modern web browser such as Chrome or Opera. Yes, we currently limit the number and duration of free calls that can be made in a single day. This is because international calls cost us money and we can only offer so many free calls every day.
You can make unlimited calls if you like our service by registering and adding money to your account. Signing up and making a payment is very simple and only takes a few minutes. We accept payments via all types of credit and debit cards including AMEX. Our refund policy is very simple: if you are not satisfied with our service, we will refund your entire payment back to your account. Refunds take business days to process. You can also add new people straight through Messenger now too.
All of these apps offer free calls and texts, but the functionality differs between each app. Ollie stumbled upon writing online whilst participating in a mobile network forum back in Since then, he has developed an incredible passion for writing about all sorts of tech from smartphones, PC hardware, software, and everything in between.
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