Buy a TextNow Account for a Second US or Canadian Line

What TextNow offers: calling and texting over data

TextNow is a calling and texting service for the United States and Canada. Its free tier is supported by ads and runs over Wi-Fi or mobile data, paid options remove the ads or let you keep a chosen number, and the company also sells SIM cards for its own mobile service. The same account works in the phone app, on a tablet or in a web browser, which is why many people use it as a low-cost second number.

Number assignment, area codes and inactivity

How numbers are handed out

A new TextNow account is given a phone number, usually from an area code picked at sign-up. A good listing states the area code, or at least the state or province, so you know where the number appears to be from when you call someone.

Why inactivity matters

TextNow can reclaim numbers that go unused and pass them to someone else. This is the single most important point before you buy a TextNow account: an account that has sat idle may be close to losing its number, and one that has already lost it will simply show a different number. Prefer listings that describe the number's status and recent activity.

Login details

Most accounts sign in with an email and password, some with Google or Apple. Check whether you get access to the email as well as the TextNow password, since the email is what lets you reset the password later.

Using a second line legitimately

Sensible reasons to want an extra line include:

• freelancers and small businesses separating client calls from personal ones;
• frequent travellers who want to stay reachable on a North American number, where TextNow permits use from their location;
• developers and QA testers checking how their own app's text messages and calls behave on a VoIP number.

What it should not be used for: many banks, marketplaces and social networks refuse VoIP numbers for sign-up codes, and using a TextNow number to get around another service's verification is not a legitimate use. Keep it to real conversations, and follow TextNow's own terms of use, including its rules on where the service may be used. TextNow is a trademark of its owner; rStock is an independent marketplace with no affiliation to TextNow.

Store reviews and listing details

Offers from independent stores are listed on the TextNow category page. Stores are approved by rStock before they sell, and listings are reviewed before they appear, but choosing the right one is still your job:

• read sales count and rating together, since a perfect score over a handful of sales tells you little;
• look for reviews that mention whether numbers stayed active, and note that refunded orders carry a label;
• check the insurance balance, which is money the store keeps with the platform as a trust signal;
• make sure the description names the area code, the login method and any paid add-ons.

Buying the account and keeping the number active

Verify your email address on rStock, then top up your balance with cryptocurrency through Cryptomus, credited in USDT. To buy a TextNow account you choose one product and the quantity you need; payment always comes from the balance. The login details then appear on your order page, linked to that order as a delivery record.

Then work through these steps:

1. Sign in right away and write down the number the app shows.
2. Change the password and, if TextNow lets you, the account email to one you own.
3. Make and receive a real call or text so the line shows recent activity.
4. Use the line regularly, or look at TextNow's own paid option for keeping a number.
5. Turn on any extra sign-in protection offered and keep the details private.

Raising a dispute about a TextNow order

Your payment is held and is not released to the store immediately. If the login fails, the number differs from the listing or the account is already locked, open a dispute within the limited window after delivery. The store gets the first reply; if that does not settle things, call a moderator. The outcome can be a full refund or a partial refund to your rStock balance, release to the store, or a split. Once the order is complete you can leave a review, which helps the next buyer choose.