Tether Mobile: SMS forwarding MRR, paid scope and renewal gaps

Scope and judgment

This is a public factual observation dated November 8, 2026. The commercial verdict is need_data. TrustMRR explicitly labels November Ongoing. Retention, refunds, net margins and acquisition costs remain unverified.

Product and paid scope

Tether Mobile offers dedicated SMS-receiving numbers that forward messages to Email, Telegram, LINE or Discord. The current default website quote is USD 15 per month for one US mobile number, including 50 SMS per month and up to three forwarding destinations. Extra numbers or allowance change the price. Personal plans exclude calls, outgoing texts or replies, and mobile data. Compatibility with individual services needs checking. The website describes a one-person business run by Joey Kudish; this is a publisher claim.

Comparable MRR observations

At 15:08 UTC on November 8, the same TrustMRR monthly MRR chart showed USD 179, 239, 1,346 and 2,197 for August through November. The three successive changes are 33.52%, 463.18% and 63.22%, calculated as (current min