Hobby phone

So I turned on my hobby phone after being off for about a year and can’t seem to get it to upload a new phone card on it. It’s pretty old and probably needs replaced. But are there any trust worthy apps now a days, or is the burner stil the best way?

I like a burner phone. The only problem is you then have two phones to carry around. lots of good apps and ways to hide them on the phone. I would google phone apps and try a couple.

Some guys like pinger because you can use several numbers.

Google voice, pinger / textfree, textnow

I use text now. But u gotta use it once in a while to keep it active

I use two phones. Burner and personal. Worst case scenario its easy to discard a burner if there are ever any issues with johnny law. Or in case the "pimp" or "BF" comes in the door and grabs it, no real loss. For those with a SO, no need to risk anyone seeing or asking what that textnow app is on your phone either...