TalkU is a mobile application for iPhone and Android. Using the app, you can make phone calls, send text messages, and instantly share pictures, videos, and your location with friends, family members and any other people. The sound quality on TalkU is usually better than the quality of a regular phone call. TalkU can assign a phone number to you, which can receive calls and texts from anyone.

1. Make phone calls with superior sound quality
2. Turn your iPad or tablet into a phone for calls and texts
3. Send text and multimedia messages
4. Instantly share pictures, videos, and your location with contacts
5. Get a second phone number that can receive calls and texts from anyone
6. Create group chats with up to hundreds participants
7. Get local phone numbers from over 20 countries
8. Call any landline or mobile phone numbers in over 200 countries with super low rates
9. More features like call recording, call blocking and call forwarding!

TalkU is a free mobile application. If you are using an iPhone, an iPad, or an iPod Touch, please find and download the app by searching “TalkU” at the App Store.
If you are using Android phone, please download TalkU from Google Play.

1. iOS Devices: iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, iPad, iPad Mini, iPod Touch. iOS verion 5.0 or newer;
2. Android Device: most Android smart phones. Android version 2.3.3 or newer;
3. Windows Phone or BlackBerry: no support yet, but we are working on it.

Absolutely! In fact, this is recommended for a unified communication experience. For example, you could install TalkU on your iPhone and your iPad. As a result, you can pick up phone calls, send messages and receive messages on both devices simultaneously.

Yes. A data plan from your carrier or service provider is required to use TalkU on a mobile device. However, if you use the app on an iPad or an iPod Touch and have consistent access to free WiFi, you don’t need a data plan.

The majority of TalkU’s features still work well on older 2G networks like EDGE or GPRS. Notable exceptions include the group phone call feature, sharing large pictures and sending long video clips.
If your device has consistent WiFi network connection, TalkU will work perfectly. In most situations, TalkU users can expect much higher communication quality via a WiFi connection than a 3G network.

It all depends on which TalkU features you use. Here are the estimated data usages for typical TalkU features and volumes:
1. 30 minutes phone call: 3.5M
2. 1000 text messages: 300K
3. Share one picture: 64K
4. Share 2 minutes video clip: 1.6M
5. Share a map (location): 2K
You can see your monthly data usage inside your TalkU app.

If your friends are in your address book and they have the TalkU app installed on their phones, you will be able to see them in you TalkU friends list. The Facebook integration feature allows you to see Facebook friends in the TalkU App.
You can also search for your friends via a phone number or an email address.

The TalkU app has a built-in invitation function. You can send invitation to your friends via SMS or email. You can also post information about TalkU to your Facebook wall or Twitter so that your friends know you are using TalkU.

An activation code will be sent to your phone by SMS. Your phone number will also be used to find friends on TalkU. For example if a friend has your phone number in their address book, that friend can identify you as a TalkU user in their app.

When TalkU is idle in the background, it uses almost no network or computing power. When you use low-drain TalkU features like voice call, Push-to-Talk or message, the app uses relatively little power.

Yes, you can continue using TalkU. However, it is recommended that you deactivate TalkU on your phone and re-activate it with the new phone number. If you do not do this, contacts with your new phone number may not be able to find you on TalkU.

If you subscribe to a service like iCould, you can remote-wipe your phone. After that, you really don’t need do anything special. Otherwise, you can take the following steps to stop TalkU working on the lost device:
1. Install the TalkU app on your new phone (assuming your new phone has kept the same phone number)
2. Activate TalkU with the same phone number
3. When TalkU is activated on your new phone, you will see a warning message:

Selecting “Deactivate Other Devices” will stop TalkU working on you lost device.

TalkU phone call is transmitted via high-quality VoIP, which uses a wideband voice encoding technology. In most situations, TalkU phone calls have superior voice clarity in comparison with regular phone calls.

Yes. You can call any landline or mobile phone number in over 200 countries at super low rates.

International call rates vary by country. Check the 'Calling Rates' section in the app for specific prices.

1. Enter "More" -> "Calling Rates" in the TalkU app.
2. Select the country and enter the phone number to check the exact calling rate.

1. You can earn free credits by watching commercial videos or completing offers.
2. You can purchase credits inside the TalkU app.

Yes. TalkU features seamless Facebook integration. As long as your Facebook friends have TalkU on their phones, you can enjoy phone calls and text messages!

Yes. TalkU supports group conference calls with up to 8 participants. You can invite people into the current call at any time. Moving certain TalkU contacts into a group can make the call setup process even simpler: at that point, you can simply click a button and invite all the group members into the conference call.

If you live in the United States, you can choose "Local Dial-in" to place international calls. Local dial-in does not require an Internet connection.
You can also choose "Callback". For further information, please enter "More" -> "Call Settings" in your TalkU app.

SMS messages are the traditional messaging system that carriers use to transmit across the cell phone network. SMS messages are text only, and are limited to 140 characters. They are not an example of real-time communication. Additionally, SMS messaging can become expensive.
On the other hand, TalkU messages leverage the advantages of mobile Internet. They are real-time and interactive. They can also deliver multimedia messages. They are more versatile, too: for example, you can see your friend typing a reply.

Yes. Through TalkU, you can get a phone number which can be used to send texts to – and receive texts from – anyone whether they use TalkU or not.

TalkU can assign you one or multiple phone numbers.
These phone numbers are almost the same as phone numbers assigned by Verizon, AT&T and Sprint and can be used to call and text anyone…even people not using TalkU.

Your TalkU phone number is a U.S. phone number so you can receive calls and texts from anyone.
Get a TalkU phone number for your iPod Touch or iPad and it becomes a real phone. Get a TalkU phone number for your iPhone and you’ve got a second (or third or fourth) line.
With multiple TalkU numbers, each can be used for a dedicated purpose. Use one for selling on Craigslist. Use another for posting on Facebook. Use yet another as a private number for family only. The possibilities are endless.

No. TalkU phone numbers are the property of TalkU, Inc. We lease them to you with certain conditions and we reserve the right to revoke your number if those conditions aren’t met.
TalkU phone numbers are expensive and limited so we assign them to serious users only.
You must use your TalkU phone number at least once per month to keep it active. It doesn’t matter how you use it – make/receive calls or send/receive texts – as long as you use it.
Inactive phone numbers will be reassigned to other TalkU users without notification or refund.

Yes.
You can easily set up call forwarding for any of your TalkU phone numbers. Calls to a TalkU phone number can be forwarded to any other phone number in any country.
Note: Call forwarding involves two calls. As a result, you will be charged for both the incoming call and the forwarded call.

Yes. TalkU provides live and visual voicemail service.
You can easily set up voicemail for any of your TalkU phone numbers and use the default voice greeting or record your own.

Yes. You can use TalkU phone numbers purchased via credit card or subscription to register accounts for some apps & websites. However, to prevent fraud activity, some apps like Facebook and WhatsApp only accept the phone number from the SIM card in your device.

No. You cannot change your TalkU phone number for free. If you want to change your phone number, you will need to pay for the new TalkU number.

We will keep your phone number for 7 days after its expiration. You can get it back within those 7 days before it's recycled. After the number recycled, the number may be purchased by another user and you cannot get it back. (If you have owned the number for less than a month, we can only keep it for one or two days after expiration.)

TalkU:
Open TalkU, tap “More”.
Select the phone number from your number list.
Choose “Port Out This Number”.
Tap “I Agree” and pay the port-out fee.
Complete your information to finish port-out request.
Submit your port-in request to the phone company you are switching to.

Sorry, currently we do not support porting phone numbers to TalkU.

Phone numbers are a precious resource, but you can get up to 20 phone numbers for one TalkU account.

Mostly, this depends on your local carrier. If the carrier does not support delivering your phone calls or text messages, TalkU will use a third party to continue the service.

Yes, it will. If you neither want to use a phone number nor wish to renew it, delete the phone number so it doesn’t automatically renew.

TalkU credit is a virtual currency that you can use to make cheap calls or send cheap texts anywhere in the world.
You can earn free TalkU credits from our sponsors or you can purchase TalkU credits directly from us.

1. You can earn 1-3 TalkU credits by watching a commercial video.
2. You can earn 2-3 TalkU credits by sharing TalkU with your Facebook friends or posting on Twitter.
3. You can earn 1-10 TalkU credits for checking in on your TalkU app at least once a day.
4. You can earn 20 TalkU credits for inviting a friend to join TalkU. The more friends who join, the more credits you earn.
5. You can earn 25 TalkU credits just by joining TalkU.
6. You can earn HUNDREDS of TalkU credits by completing sponsored offers from our sponsors.
7. You can buy TalkU credits directly from us.

For Apple devices, we only accept payment through iTunes.
For Android devices, we accept PayPal and credit card.

No! TalkU credits are non-refundable.

Sponsored offers are hosted by our sponsors. If you didn't receive credits for completing an offer, please contact the sponsor for further details. Here’s how:
1. Open your TalkU app.
2. Enter "Get Credits" screen.
3. Tap ""Complete an Offer" button.
4. Tap either “?” (in the upper right corner) or “Missing Credits” (at the bottom of an offer) to contact the sponsor.

Usually the sponsor will response you within 24 hours.
Note: Please DO NOT contact TalkU about missing credits.

We take your privacy seriously. Your personal information will be securely guarded at all times. Please read the Privacy Policy for more information.

Not completely. Only the phone numbers and names of each contact in your address book are stored on the TalkU servers. Personal information in your address book, such as addresses, company names and emails, etc are not used. Additionally, the stored phone numbers are encrypted in such a complex way that information extraction via malicious attack is virtually impossible. The phone numbers and names of your contacts are used to build your TalkU friend list..

No. We care about user experience more than money.