Missing someone who is incarcerated is hard. Moreover, if the person is incarcerated in a facility which is far away from your house. However, the existence of platforms that enable people to communicate with an incarcerated one can help. There is also an app that allows people to share the same feelings with other people who have the same experience to be impacted by incarceration and it really helps as well. Cidnet has an app named CidSpace that can be used by people who have been impacted by incarceration.
Downloading CidSpace
CidSpace is an app that can be downloaded from Google Play Store or App Store. CidSpace is a social engagement portal which is provided for people who have been impacted by incarceration. As explained on the official website of Cidnet, on this app, people can follow pages, add friends, join groups, access resources, and engage with other users to find community. There are also contests that reward users with free Cidnet Data, for engaging and sharing their thoughts.
If you want to use the CidSpace app, you are able to download it. If you are an android user, you can download it by accessing the Google Play Store. If you are an iPhone user, you are able to access the App Store to download the app. In the Google Play Store or App Store, you are able to search CidSpace and then you will find CidSpace Engagement Portal. You can tap on it and then install it on your smartphone.
According to the App Store, if you are an iOS user and you want to download this app, your iOS needs to be at least 11.0 or later. The size of the app is 111 MB.
If you need help related to the app or Cidnet, you are able to call at (888) 984-1903. When this number is called, you have to choose prompt 2 and leave a detailed message, your name, phone number, email address, the facility where the person is incarcerated, and tell if you have had an account. Alternatively, you can contact the support by filling in a form provided on the website. As explained on the website, if you have had a Cidnet account, it is better to contact the customer service team by submitting a Cidnet Ticket because it is responded to first before any other channel of customer service. On that site, it is also explained that if you do not have a Cidnet account, calling the customer service by phone or submitting a message through their contact form is recommended.
Reviews About CidSpace
If you access CidSpace on the App Store, you will be able to read that there are not many reviews about the app, but there are only a few reviews and most of them gave negative reviews and here are some of them cited from the App Store.
- not otll, 08/10/2023
“Won’t work. Don’t work won’t let me login.”
- s.parson2020, 06/16/2023
“Same issue as other review. The app won’t take your login information so you have to keep signing in through the website. What’s the point of having an app if you can’t sign in? Maybe you guys should fix that!”
- nyugfjh, 07/04/2023
“Won’t allow log in. Having the exact same issue it will not allow me to login tells me invalid but I can get on safari and it works just fine.”
- Nikkiharleyz, 06/01/2023
“Perfect. Works great on my pc and phone.”
- Kammii97, 08/12/2023
“Horrible. It does not let you login!”
- Notsosane1010, 03/24/2023
“Won’t accept email. It won’t accept my email as valid. It will accept my Apple ID——BUT this is not how I signed up on the website and where my credits are currently located.
This is broken…. Fix it.”
The rating of CidSpace on the App Store is 1.9 out of 5.
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