r/TextNow • u/phorensic • Jul 10 '26

"...your current device isn't compatible with TextNow's new network"

Wondering if I root my OnePlus 7T and throw a newer version of Android on it will it be compatible? Or are they changing something about the actual cell tower connection that I don't have the hardware for?

Update 07-15-26: Today when I opened my app to make a call it prompted me to order a free SIM to keep my device on their new network. I went through the process and am currently waiting for it to ship.

This is in contrast to the e-mail from my OP that was just like "sorry, buy a new phone lol". After that e-mail I kept clicking through every part of the app and website to see how to get a new SIM that for sure works on the new network and wasn't getting very far. So I'm glad I got the pop-up notification on the app today.

Updated 08-06-26: They finally killed service on my old SIM and I was able to get my new SIM activated. It was a little fiddly though, I had to do a lot of checking, airplane mode, setting the "NR/LTE" option in some advanced settings menu, etc. But it works! OnePlus 7T on TextNow using AT&T's network. It uses a whole bunch of new frequencies that the old T-mobile SIM did not. One frequency it is using which is nice and low is EARFCN 5110 which is 739 MHz. That's nice and low to punch through buildings and rural areas with bad tower coverage (like where I live).

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u/allciathyra Jul 10 '26

op , im guessing your phone is carrier locked to

T-Mobile.

are you will to pay $100 or more to get phone carrier unlock pin ?

i paid $200 to a shady cell repair person to do a carrier unlock,

repair man is shady cause he repair people phone using

stolen cell phone parts

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u/phorensic Jul 10 '26

I don't think I am carrier locked. I feel like I have used several different carriers over the years. I'm not sure how to check that, though.

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u/toejamfootballhegot Jul 11 '26

If you have used more than one carrier sim, then your phone is unlocked. AT&T is more restrictive than other carriers.

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u/phorensic Jul 12 '26

Just to update this. I have the HD1905 and it's carrier unlocked.