[agwa]

Except you can't call out or use SMS - there aren't any free services that provide those - which constrains the apps you can build. I have to agree that this announcement is a little underwhelming especially compared to what Twilio used to offer.

[rohit6223]

Plivo Endpoints works just as great as real numbers. So, you can just build your app using endpoints and use real numbers when you are good to go.