# jmp.chat

10 Hacker News commenters recommended jmp.chat and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a cheap, reliable way to get extra phone numbers that text from a computer or XMPP client; the common caveat is weak integration with other features.

## Why people recommend it

- Texts from computers and tablets (3 comments): "I use my desktop or tablet (Daylight Computer) with a voip service (jmp.chat) when I need to use a phone number" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554836)) "I got them each a jmp.chat line and they could send and receive texts from the family computer." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48405766)) "Being able to text from my PC with a real keyboard is very convenient." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47158319))
- Reliable and seamless in use (2 comments): "the experience has been quite nice and seamless" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49424724)) "it is reliable enough for my needs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50161650))
- Chosen over other providers (2 comments): "I will be moving from US Mobile to Jmp.chat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47938977)) "For long term numbers I would use jmp.chat." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50094374))

## What people warn about

- Poorly integrated with other features (1 comments): "It has capabilities that GV doesn't have, but it's not well integrated." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47790606))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Google Voice](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-voice.md): 29 recommend
- [JMP](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jmp.md): 5 recommend
- [Ooma landline](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ooma.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://jmp.chat/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "jmp.chat", https://hackerapproved.com/p/jmp-chat/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).