Hello HN. I live in a third-world country where Internet speeds have historically been very poor and generally expensive. So I built an offline file transfer tool called Feem, that helps you transfer text, files and folders between your devices without passing through the Internet. Like other apps in this same category, you need to be inside the same LAN. Or share your mobile hotspot. You also need to install the... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

You can also try Feem (https://feem.io). It transfers folders, and has an Android app like you requested. It also supports resumable file/folder transfers, which majority of other tools mentioned in this thread don't support. Disclaimer: I'm the creator. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

Shameless plug: Try Feem (https://feem.io). Compared to other alternatives mentioned in here: Similarities: - Transfer files offline within same LAN. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

Just adding to this https://feem.io/. Source: almost 2 years ago

Warpinator doesn't work on my network so I use feem.io on windows to transfer things over to the deck itself then copy and paste it over to the sd card once its on there (the free version transfers it over to the documents folder). I know there is a mac client so you could try that. Source: about 2 years ago

Textnow.com is one example for online texting, and I bet you could use it on public wifi. You can use a virtual phone number (VOIP) without fees from the site. Just hope this can help a little. Source: 11 months ago

Have an independent phone service from others. You can get a SIM card for $5 U.S. (price at time of this writing) an unlocked phone -phone not linked to a phone carrier service - at textnow.com or you can get the free phone app from Google's Play Store or the Apple Store at https://www.textnow.com/downloads. If you have an locked phone (phone tied to a phone carrier service), than you may be able to ask a customer... Source: 11 months ago

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I recently moved to Texas from SF. I have 3 phone numbers with out of state area codes: my cell phone with https://www.h2owireless.com/ (which uses AT&T), a google voice, and a textnow.com phone number. Source: about 1 year ago

There are apps like textnow.com that will give you a free phone number with free texting. You could use that to text her from a different number. If she responds you'll know that your number was blocked on her phone. Source: about 1 year ago