Communicating

Internationally with textPlus+

By: Mike Hoye

Table of Contents
Executive Summary .................................................................................................. 2 Problem Statement .................................................................................................... 3 Description of Solution ............................................................................................ 4 Using textPlus+ ........................................................................................................ 5 textPlus+ Features ............................................................................................... 5 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 6 References ..................................................................................................................... 7

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Executive Summary
Even today communicating internationally can be no easy task. E-mail is not always as direct as we need communication to be. Text-messaging and phone calls can lead to expensive phone bills. With applications such as Skype can be difficult to find a convenient time to use when connecting with someone whose time zone is different by a couple hours or more. These options fail to offer quick, cheap, and consistent communication with someone around the world. Smartphones now have applications that allow for free text messaging. Some of these applications are several dollars to purchase while others are free. The problems with many of these applications is that they often times crash and do not allow for free phone calls to be made. The solution to this problem is the number one rated free text messaging application, textPlus+. This application is free to download and compatible with almost all smart phones. textPlus+ allows users to send and receive text messages and phone call from all around the world just by using a smart phone and an internet connection.

Users of textPlus+ need: A Smartphone

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Problem Statement
Staying in touch with someone internationally is often times expensive, inconvenient, or both. The difference in time zones makes it difficult to find a time that works for each communicator. Applications that allow face-to-face chatting over the internet face this challenge, along with having poor quality internet connections. Using your cell phone to stay in touch with someone in another country can become expensive very quickly. Phone companies charge high international rates making it difficult to stay in contact. A parent who is trying to keep in touch with a child who is studying abroad in another country will have a hard time stay in touch. Often times cell phone texting and calling plans can cost nearly $100 per month for something in another country with an international plan. Business partners face similar challenges trying to stay in touch. The challenges of using Skype include the difference in workday time schedules across different time zones. Using e- mail can be a problem because it is not very direct, and again the use of a cell phone is expensive. The solution to these problems is the application, textPlus+. With textPlus+ you can send and receive text messages and make phone calls to other users for free regardless of where they are.

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Description of Solution
textPlus+ for Android 4 textPlus+ is a simple to use application that can be downloaded for free on a large number of devices. The only requirements needed to use textPlus+ are a smartphone and an internet connection. With these requirements meant, users are able to stay in contact free of charge. textPlus+ can be used on any Android, Apple, and Windows smartphones. The textPlus+ application simply works by sending messages and making phone calls over an internet connection. It works exactly like any standard messaing and calling application that comes with a smart phone. With textPlus+ users are still able to send picture messages just as like using a paid service. Using an internet connection for text messaging and phone calls can be just as, if not more reliable than a regular service connection because if you are unable to get cell phone reception, there is a chance you will still be able to get an internet connection. textPlus+ has over 60 millions users and is the number one downloaded free text messaging and calling application worldwide.

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Using textPlus+ textPlus+ is a very easy to use application that requires little prior knowledge of downloading from app stores, creating a profile, and sending and receiving texts. Using this application is just as easy and very similar to using the pre-installed messaging and phone calling application on ones smartphone. The main difference is that textPlus+ requires no plan and is completely free. textPlus+ gives its users a new number based on the country that they are from, and it is from this number that the user will communicate with other users of textPlus+ from within the application. Whenever the user is texting or calling from within the textPlus+ application, they are automatically using the free textPlus+ number. It takes no special knowledge or action on the part of the user. textPlus+ is the number one rated text messaging and phone call application because it is easy to use, reliable, and saves users a great amount of money each year. Currently, only textPlus+ numbers that have been given out in the United States and Canada are able to send and receive free phone calls. But for example, a user who originally is from the U.S. can make calls to other textPlus+ users regardless of where they are in the world, as long as an internet connection is present. textPlus+ Features textPlus+ allows for several means of communication: Text-Messaging Users can send and receive free text messages. Users are also able to send picture messages, making it unique from many other free communication applications.

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Phone Calls Users can make and receive phone calls with one another from wherever an internet connection is present. Group Texts Group texting is becoming increasingly popular. It is essentially like 3 way phone calling, but for text messaging. It is a non-stop chat room between several textPlus+ users that can stay open for as long as needed. Cross-Platform Unlike other free communication appliciations textPlus+ is cross platform. Cross platform means that if you have an iPod, iPad, and iPhone, you can hold the same conversation across all 3 devices. User Profile textPlus+ allows the user to create a unique profile and username so users know exactly who is trying to communicate with them.

Conclusion
textPlus+ is one of the most popular, easy to use, and feature- full free communication applications that exists today. The application allows for free international communication that is more timely and less costly than other alternatives. textPlus+ can be downloaded free of charge on any Android, Apple, and Windows mobile device. Team Gogii is an extremely successful technology company and are the makers of textPlus+. Gogii continually updates textPlus+ to ensure that it is the leading option for users looking to find free communication. It is a fairly new application and Team Gogii keeps making it better. The app currently has over 60 million users, and has been on several Top 100 application lists, which communication apps rarely ever are featured in. 6

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Text References
www.textplus.com http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/reviews/textplus-has- given-out-over-381000-numbers-in-canada-update- brings-voice-notes-and-facebook/ http://www.gizmofusion.com/2012/01/top- downloaded-free-texting-app-textplus-now-adds-free- calling/

Image References
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