jmp.chat
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 5 phone number services by recommenders
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.
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.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Texts from computers and tablets
“I use my desktop or tablet (Daylight Computer) with a voip service (jmp.chat) when I need to use a phone number”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Kagi releases alpha version of Orion for Linux” “I got them each a jmp.chat line and they could send and receive texts from the family computer.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “Retro-Tech Parenting” “Being able to text from my PC with a real keyboard is very convenient.”
Comment from 25 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: Who Is Using XMPP?” Reliable and seamless in use
“the experience has been quite nice and seamless”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Jabber/XMPP: 25 Years of Digital Independence” “it is reliable enough for my needs”
Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “Anyone migrate off Google Voice?” Chosen over other providers
“I will be moving from US Mobile to Jmp.chat”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Phone is about to stop being yours” “For long term numbers I would use jmp.chat.”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Poorly integrated with other features
“It has capabilities that GV doesn't have, but it's not well integrated.”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data”
Other phone number services people recommend
The four most recommended other phone number services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Voice | 29 | 29 | 50% | 11 | 15 yrs4 owners | — |
| jmp.chatThis page | 10 | 1 | 91% | 7 | — | Approved |
| StatPhone | 8 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| JMP | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Ooma landline | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it is reliable enough for my needs”
“For long term numbers I would use jmp.chat.”
“I've been using it for years now.”
“the experience has been quite nice and seamless”
“I got them each a jmp.chat line and they could send and receive texts from the family computer.”
“I will be moving from US Mobile to Jmp.chat”
“It has capabilities that GV doesn't have, but it's not well integrated.”
“didn't really inspire confidence on the security front”
“is a cheap option for numbers.”
“Being able to text from my PC with a real keyboard is very convenient.”
“It has the bonus feature of using standard XMPP clients.”
“I use my desktop or tablet (Daylight Computer) with a voip service (jmp.chat) when I need to use a phone number”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.