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We’re pretty sure that a relatively new company named FreedomPop doesn’t intend to compete in the Lifeline Assistance marketplace, but the company offers a broad range of plans that are so different and so inexpensive that they should not be overlooked. They offer a completely free plan which includes a bundle of free minutes, text and even some data usage on a smartphone. They even have a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) plan where you can use their service (even the free one) on your own phone. And if the allotted free minutes are not enough, you can pay a low price for more minutes and texts, and if you really want it all, there is an an unlimited voice, unlimited texting, unlimited internet data plan. On top of all this, there are no contracts for any of the plans.

The FreedomPop Phone Plans

Every FreedomPop plan includes unlimited calling between FreedomPop subscribers. Think of it: if you and your friends and relatives all have a FreedomPop base, free plan, you can have unlimited talk time among yourselves for no calling charges whatsoever.

COMPLETELY FREE: 200 Minutes, 500 Texts, and 500 MB of Data

FreedomPop’s basic plan gives you 200 voice minutes each month, 500 texts each month and 500MB of 4G data with 3G roaming every month. Caller minutes will not be used when calling another FreedomPop user. And all of that is free. We’re not kidding, absolutely free. You have to buy one of their smartphones (one-time price) or bring your own phone, but that’s it.

Additional texts and minutes cost a single cent each. Utilizing more data costs 2.5 cents for every megabyte or $9.99 per gigabyte.

$7.99 Plan: 500 Minutes, Unlimited Texting, and 500 MB of Data

Jump up from the free plan to just $7.99 a month (no contract!), and you’ll receive 500 minutes of voice and unlimited texting each month. In this day and age when people seem to text more than call, this plan should meet the calling and texting needs of just about everyone.

Additional minutes cost a single cent each. Utilizing more data costs 2.5 cents for every megabyte or $9.99 per gigabyte.

$10.99 Plan: Unlimited Minutes, Unlimited Texting, and 500 MB of Data

Just a few more dollars a month and you’ll get unlimited voice calls, unlimited texting and 500 MB of data usage. If you only need to check the web a bit here and there, but want no restrictions on calling and texting, this is a great value.

Utilizing more data costs 2.5 cents for every megabyte or $9.99 per gigabyte.

$20 Plan: Unlimited Voice, Unlimited Texts, and Unlimited Data

Step up to $20 month and you’ll get all the the talk time you want, all the texting you want, and unlimited internet data usage. There is a bit of a catch on the unlimited data, but for most users accessing the web on their smartphones it doesn’t deserve a second thought to. You’ll get the first 1 GB on the Sprint LTE 4G network, and after that you fall back on to the slower WiMax 3G network.

FreedomPop Phone Options

The smartphones that are available directly from FreedomPop are considerably better than the phones you’ll most likeky get from the free government cell phone providers. We’re talking Android and IOS phones. You’ve got a choice of buying any of three LTE-enabled Samsung devices: the Galaxy S4 ($329), the Galaxy S III ($199), and the Galaxy Victory 4G LTE ($119); and you can also get an iPhone 5 for $399. Note that models and prices may vary after the time of this writing.

If you think some of these phones are a bit more expensive than you see advertised at other cell phone providers, remember that the phones come contract-free, and you own the phone. When you get a phone from a typical phone carrier, your will most likely not own the phone until your contract ends; end the contract early and you owe money on the phone.

FreedomPop’s Use Your Own Phone Progrm

If you already have a phone or none of the choices at FreedomPop work for you, there is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. The program is compatible with most phones that run on the Sprint network. You will have to check your particular phone model on the FreedomPop website, where they have a page to check compatibility. There’s no extra fee for using your own phone. You can choose to use any of the plans we’ve described above, including the completely free 200 minute plan if you want. If you already have a phone number, you can port that to FreedomPop.

The FreedomPop “Over-The-Top” Phone and Text App

FreedomPop App Android

Now for something really interesting. As if all of these options were not enough, FreedomPop has recently announced its new “over-the-top” (OTT) phone and text app for Android and IOS phones. With this free app, you can make voice calls and text, along with your own voicemail, for absolutely no cost — you do not even need a FreedomPop plan. In addition, they will also give you a new phone number for the phone, or port over an existing number if you wish to transfer an existing line.

Now, you’ll have to get to a WiFi area to use this app, unless you want to connect via an existing phone connection you might have, but with WiFi everywhere these days, it might work for you. If you have a home internet connection already, this is an easy way to have a phone working at your house — absolutely free of monthly charges.

How can FreedomPop Give All This Away?

You may be wondering, just how can FreedomPop afford to give away so much for free? Why do they do this? Simple: as with all “freemium” programs, they introduce themselves to you with free services, and then hope that you want to upgrade to more minutes, more texting, or more data usage.
But their calling service is considerably less expensive to run than a traditional phone carrier. FreedomPop uses a VoIP system to convert calls into data, which are transferred over the internet lines the company bought from Sprint. This cost of this method is about a quarter of the cost legacy services.

In addition, if you are interested in other mobile internet options, check out the FreedomPop mobile internet page at CheapInternet.com.

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    • “We” do NOT have an unlimited talk, text and data plan NOR any plan of any type. This is an independent informational website. You need to contact the service provider whose plan you are interested in. Here’s where you can find all the free government cell phone plans in your state:

      https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/states

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    • Sorry, Rennis, but we have no idea what happened to your account because we are not your free government cell phone service provider. This is an independent informational website.

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    • Only FreedomPop customer service or tech support can answer that question, Edna. Contact them with the info we provided in the article.

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  5. can I port my android 4.1.1 phone # to freedompop. and then buy one of there phones later and keep the same #? also, do I need to use my lifeline to get free service?

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    • FreedomPop and Lifeline are completely different programs. You should be able to port your number over from one system to another, but we don’t want to go out on a limb and confirm that. You should speak to both FreedomPop and your free government cell phone customer service team to get an accurate answer on that tech question.

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  8. I have freedom pop, was guaranteed a local number and free texting. Won’t give me a local number and trying to charge me for texting. I paid for premium plan. Not got shit been promised. Liars and scammers. You won’t publish mine, cause then can’t keep the scam up!

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    • There. It’s published. I think we just made a liar out of you, Jill.

      Off the top of our head, we think this may be the first complaint we’ve heard about FreedomPop.

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    • No. FreedomPop is available to anyone regardless of income or participation (or non-participation) in government aid programs.

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  11. Is nexus 5 cellohone compatible?
    Does ceremonial make calls to countries like Mexico or Belize?
    Does it cost more?

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    • Maybe, maybe not. Not all cell phones are compatible with all cell phone networks. Your best bet is to contact your service provider’s customer service team before you purchase a phone that may not be compatible.

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  14. How do i go about seeing about, a freedom pop cell phone here in Fort Wayne IN 46815 the address is ************** please let me know?

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  16. I buy pop mobile from uae dubai but i have a problems in mobile mistakely i did reset but i didn’t have a google account in this mobile now its lock i cannot unlock so how can i do please help me any repairs center can’t do anything please help

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    • Quick question, Nate. Are you looking for a free government cell phone plan or are you only interested in FreedomPop?

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  19. The $20.00 unlimited package you mention is not listed on their web sight as an option..
    You had me excited for a second ,.If you know of
    a different way to access the information PLEASE let me know
    Thanks

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    • We went to the FreedomPop website and found a $19.99 plan that offers unlimited talk, unlimited text and one gigabyte of data.

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  20. My email is empath1229@********.com I provided proof of snap and Medicaid etc. I ALSO PAID 50..00 extra dollars to upgrade to an Internet nicer phone. Never got it. Can someone email me pleasee

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    • As long as you can unlock it? YES
      I think you can check by entering your email, Zip, and your MEID (Apple phone MEID can be found in your settings)

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  25. freedom pop does offer free talk and text when you bring your own device but freedom pop should specify that they charge for activation of your phone. false advertising if freedom pop says that its absolutely and its not true.

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  27. I have a Kyocera Hydro Icon using Sprints network but when I put in phones meid number says that its not compatible with service. But tryes to sell me the same phone for$99 what’s up with that.Want to know what is reason I can’t bring my own phone cause you sell exact same thing

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    • Is your phone unlocked? I would check that. Not sure about ATT but Verizon has instructions on both how to check and how to unlock your phone

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  28. like to join, but the question is no contract, and if i dont like the service, can i get out when i want. wait your reply

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  29. I applied for a free phone from you and it never came to me. I’m a Veteran and I was at the Jesse Brown V.A. Medical Center in Chicago. This was about 6 weeks ago. So, was it lost in the mail, I don’t know. So what gives, I mean what can you tell me. Can you pleaselook into this ?

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  30. I have a galaxy s 3 i want to use on the BYOD program… $20 Plan: Unlimited Voice, Unlimited Texts, and Unlimited Data what will be my total out of pocket expense

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  31. Good afternoon, I am looking for a cell phone for my mother. She is 72 and lives alone. Could you send me what she may qualify for? I appreciate you time.

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  34. Got this wifi phone (landline replacement if you will). Seems to work provided that the wifi works consistently as well. However, the call signal is something to be looking forward to. I suggest that you keep the screen active at all times. One of my relatives was super pissed off for my failure to receive the calls and gave me a ton full of lecturing. Very enduring. I blame the variance of the cellular strength network than my wifi signal though.

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  36. They sell wifi hotspots to connect to the internet from around 50$ to 120$. LTE is free for wifi hotspots but 3g costs 4$ a month. When you sign up make sure you tick the free plan or you may have to call later to downgrade your account. **make sure you go into settings to turn off auto-top up so it doesnt auto charge your card when you start to run out of minutes or data.

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    • “make sure you go into settings to turn off auto-top up so it doesnt auto charge your card when you start to run out of minutes or data.”

      Good point!

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  37. I would like to have use of my tablet without paying a arm and leg. Do you have devices so that I could use my tablet?

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  40. i get food stamps, assurance wireless, and low income electric assistance, i was given an iPhone 4 by my daughter can i switch from assurance wireless to Freedom pop and the $20 plan ?

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    • I believe that is one of the phones you can use.

      Go to freedompop.com/byod

      It might be slightly intimidating to get signed up with your own phone, but once you’re all set up, you’re getting free phone, text and data. Just pay close attention to what you sign up for. Some people “claim” to have been scammed by freedompop. In reality, they were simply careless. Read through everything carefully before you “click here”, and give your credit card.

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  42. I have previously attached a Samsung Galaxy S2 to their service & was sadly disappointed. The initial fee for setup was okay, but I wanted to receive the basic/free service.. They bumped the free service to the $20 unlimited talk and text. After that, I couldn’t revert to the free. I took my credit card from their site after they withdrew for an additional month, but turned off my service in that same week.

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  43. if I buy a Freedompop phone from ebay but the seller not promise what kind of plan I can get, are you sure I can get your free plan?

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  44. We Are A Senior’s Both On “SSI” & Live In Victorville,Calif 92392 Area. We’de Both Like To Each Get A Plan With Unlimited Everything For $20.00 Per Phone. Sam & Linda

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  47. My Husband already has a Free Government Phone but I don’t have one. I was told I can’t get one only one per household. I can’t afford to buy another phone I already have a cell phone but can’t afford to add minutes to it. Can I use this phone on your Program even if it isn’t sprint? It used to be A.T.&T. then I took it off A.T.&T. then it was on H2o but I haven’t has H2o on it now for about 5 months. I already have a cell phone number of my own on it. Can I use the cell phone number I already have? I would like the $7.99 a month plan if possible?!?!

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  48. In the article you say that FreedomPop cuts costs by using VoIP “instead of sending calls over typical cell phone tower[s] and wire networks.” Do you mean that phones set up to use FreedomPop’s mobile phone services are programmed to preferentially connect to open Wi-Fi networks, where available, rather than cellular networks?

    If so, is the technology the same as, or different than, the technology used by Republic Wireless?

    Thanks much…

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    • Yes, it “preferentially connects” and not sure if the same technology as Republic.

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  49. Can you buy a decent Sprint phone off eBay or for cheap and use it with this service (Freedom Pop). The HTC Evo has a larger screen that I need! Please let me know.

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    • Yes, I purchased a used phone off Ebay, but make sure it is a phone that works with freedompop as things change over time. If the phone has a bad ESN or wasn’t set up to work on Sprint, it won’t work, so be cautious what you’re buying

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  50. Hi my name is farah iam a single mother I would very much like to get one of these phone for my son school to be able to contact me..

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    • If you’re in Virginia, go to assurance wireless. They send you a phone for free and the service is free for 200 minutes and some text.

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