2ndLine gives you a free US or Canadian number with unlimited talk and text in those two countries, running over the data or WiFi you already have. It is the same company as TextNow. Numero eSIM sells numbers in 39 countries from $3.99 a month, and sells the connection as well: a data eSIM in 181 countries and a full eSIM in 188.
2ndLine's own phrase sums up the comparison: it “uses your Data or WiFi connection”. It adds a line to a connection you are already paying for, in two countries, for free. That is a good deal on home ground. Away from it, the app needs roaming or local WiFi to work at all and has no product for either, and its numbers stop at the US and Canada.
Can you get a 2ndLine number outside the US and Canada?
No. 2ndLine's offer is “Unlimited Talk & Text in USA / Canada” on a free local number from those two countries. Numero eSIM sells numbers in 39 countries, including the US and Canada, with toll-free lines in eight.
Does 2ndLine work when you travel?
Only where you already have data or WiFi; it provides neither. Numero eSIM sells a data eSIM in 181 countries and 7 regions from €3.50, and a full eSIM in 188 countries that carries data, minutes and a real number on one line.
Is 2ndLine the same as TextNow?
Yes: 2ndline.co redirects to textnow.com and the footer reads (c) TextNow, Inc. A reader weighing TextNow against 2ndLine is comparing two products from one company, both US-only. Numero eSIM is the option from outside that pair, with the number in 39 countries and the connection on the same account.
2ndLine is a second-number app owned by TextNow. The table compares it across all four Numero eSIM product lines; 2ndLine competes in one of them.
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | 2ndLinenot published |
|---|---|---|
| Countries with a numberWhere you can get a local line of your own | 39 countries of numbers: 12 mobile-number countries, 32 additional countries and 8 toll-free countries, some appearing in more than one list | USA and Canada: “Unlimited Talk & Text in USA / Canada” |
| Receive SMS and OTP codesWhether verification codes arrive | Varies by number. The US, Canada and Nicaragua numbers receive SMS; most of the additional countries do not, and each page says so before purchase | |
| Send SMS from the numberWhether you can reply, not only receive | Sends from every number in the 39 countries | |
| WhatsApp verificationNarrower than receiving: not every number that receives SMS | A shorter list than SMS receipt. 11 of the 12 mobile-number countries (not Nicaragua) plus the Denmark and Colombia toll-free lines | Not stated |
| Make and receive callsWhether it behaves like a real phone line | over data or WiFi | |
| Toll-free numbersA 1-800 style line customers call for free | 8: Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Serbia, South Africa | Not offered |
| Monthly priceWhat one number costs per month | Mobile $3.99 to $38.00 · More Countries from $4.00 · Toll-Free $7.00 to $78.00 · USA areas $3.49 | Free: “Your own free local number” |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | 2ndLinenot published |
|---|---|---|
| DestinationsWhere mobile data works when you travel | 181 countries + 7 regions | Not offered; it runs on your existing data or WiFi |
| Unlimited data, and where Which destinations offer an unlimited plan | 14 countries (USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia) plus the Europe region. 6 durations, 3 to 30 days. From €9 (Turkey, 3 days); Europe €9 to €59. 5G in 13 of the 14; Egypt is 2G/3G/4G | Not offered |
| Fair-use capWhat happens after the high-speed allowance | Published in the terms: 2 GB of high-speed data in every 24-hour period, then 1 Mbps for what remains of it | No data product |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | 2ndLinenot published |
|---|---|---|
| DestinationsOne line carrying data, minutes and a number | 188 countries + 2 regions | Not offered |
| Entry priceCheapest way into the bundled product | €16.00 (20 GB, 30 days, number included) | Not applicable |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | 2ndLinenot published |
|---|---|---|
| Calling plansCheap minutes to landlines and mobiles abroad | 17 local and 2 international plans | “Affordable international rates” |
Last verified: September 2026
2ndLine is TextNow under a second name: the domain redirects to textnow.com and the copyright line names TextNow, Inc. The offer is the familiar one, a free local US or Canadian number with unlimited talk and text in those two countries, on whatever data or WiFi you already have.
2ndLine adds a line to a connection you already have; Numero eSIM sells both: a number in 39 countries, a data eSIM in 181 countries and 7 regions, and a full eSIM in 188 that carries data, minutes and a real number at once, from €16.00 for 20 GB over 30 days.
A free US or Canadian line with unlimited talk and text in those two countries is exactly what many people want, and 2ndLine gives it away. If you live in the US or Canada and never need the number to work anywhere else, it costs nothing to try.
Numbers from around 180 countries rented per activation from $0.008 to receive one code; no outgoing SMS or calls. Numero eSIM sells a number you keep.
Virtual numbers that receive SMS in four countries; its own page says outgoing SMS is unavailable. A Numero eSIM number sends, receives and calls in 39 countries.
A free US number with talk and text on its own network; the number, the plans and the 5G data are US products. Numero eSIM works for people who are not in the United States.
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