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App for Texting without Sim Card

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  • 23-07-2015 12:05pm
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    Knine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭


    My daughter is 7 & has multiple disabilities. Is there an App I can set up where she can type messages to me & other selected people? I tried Viber using the landline but the Code to activate it never arrived.

    The reason I would like to encourage her to type is because she won't be able to write. However I notice she has been googling Frozen & Barney on her ipad :-)

    Has anyone any suggestions?


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    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    facebook messenger? but that has it's own pitfalls, not least the need to have a FB account, but it's easily monitored.


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    Fluffy88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    Another one of the big messaging apps is Google Hangouts. I don't think you need a number, just a Google account


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    Knine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Knine


    Thanks. I would be afraid she would be messaging everyone on her friends list. She actually has an account but uses it just to look at my pictures.


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    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,459 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    If she has an iPad and you have and the other users have iPhones/iPads then iMessage would be ideal.


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    Knine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Knine


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    If she has an iPad and you have and the other users have iPhones/iPads then iMessage would be ideal.

    The rest of us are all Android Fans


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    paconnors
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    Skype?


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    spongerobinson
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    you could get a free pay as you go sim, and use that to set up Viber I think. You don't need the sim in the device if I'm right - just to receive the activation code. Obviously then her Viber account will be attached to that number, but you don't have to give the number to anybody that you don't want to be able to message her.


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    Kimbot
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    Knine wrote: »
    The rest of us are all Android Fans

    Well you have the option of the following:

    Heytell
    Viber
    or Blackberry Messenger is now across all devices.


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    irishpancake
    Registered Users Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭irishpancake


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    Well you have the option of the following:

    Heytell
    Viber
    or Blackberry Messenger is now across all devices.

    Telegram....

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.telegram.messenger


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    Knine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Knine


    spongerobinson wrote: »
    you could get a free pay as you go sim, and use that to set up Viber I think. You don't need the sim in the device if I'm right - just to receive the activation code. Obviously then her Viber account will be attached to that number, but you don't have to give the number to anybody that you don't want to be able to message her.

    Great idea.


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