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Attention low-income residents of Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Tempo Wireless is now offering free government cell phones in your states.
Here is Tempo’s basic plan:
Basic Lifeline Data Bundle (Most states)
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Free cell phone
Unlimited Talk
Unlimited text
4.5GB data
South Carolina Lifeline
Get 300 minutes talk, 3GB data free.
Colorado Lifeline Plan
We won’t even bother you with this one because it costs $32.95 per month which doesn’t fall into our “free government cell phone” category.
Qualifying for a Tempo Wireless free government cell phone is easy if you are one of the many financially disadvantaged these days. In general, any of the following qualifies you:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps or SNAP)
- Medicaid
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
- Veterans Pension and Survivor's Benefit.
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance (BIA)
- Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF)
- Tribal Head Start (only those households meeting its income qualifying standard)
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
Be Sure to Compare Tempo Wireless with Other Options in Your State
This is just one of the many Lifeline Cell Phone providers in your state. Some states have over a dozen cell phone providers to choose from. Plans and phone choices often vary substantially between providers and you owe it to yourself to look at them all. To begin your comparison shopping, please see our phone providers by state page and click on your state.
Contact:
Tempo Wireless
833-998-3676
Website: mytempo.com/lifeline-wireless/
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Tammy Jean says
I am just blown away by how many people do not pay attention to the Reading part of it they see money cash or other symbols that say we will pay you or we might pay you or you will just get screwed either way you go so why don’t you just read to the bottom of the description and figure out what job where why how and if you even want that if you finish that as of me I read the whole post I see what to do how to do it when to do it why I would do it because they give good information and you shouldn’t have any problems directing yourself to the site that offers you a job not being a smart-ass but just blatantly pointing out the true facts have a great day and thank you for all the input and information and the comments are just outlandish too letters or two words excuse me be at peace with yourself and learn to read to the bottom of the paragraph or even the bottom of the page have a nice day may God bless you
Free Government Cell Phones says
From your lips to God’s ears.
Kevin Easterday says
Fellas don’t get angry at the other fellas here trying to help you. And yes there is confusion about as to whether or not tempo Telecom offers a free phone. I have most often heard their employees when I have asked maybe 20 times over three years most of them we know and if you have stated yes and there are many sources of info online which will tell you many different things. And sadly most people who are eligible some are lazy but some just don’t grasp the concept that they do have the power and choice to research. I began studying as a hobby for a medical condition and I bragging or not maybe the person with most knowledge I know but it also says how silly I am because I haven’t been paid a dime and I have worked hard earnestly over years to find those who are eligible but don’t get the best data plans or devices. So I’m going to post a gift for you all and tell you some info and tips which will help you. There are so many variables which can affect many aspects about what devices like phones and tablets and even laptops and Chromebooks you can get for free or cheaper then you can find them elsewhere and there’s also a lot of other stuff like some online journalists will post info and they will state things like certain Lenovo tablets and LG tablets and otherwise are some of the best you can get but I don’t know if any LG tablets anyone has ever given out for ebb or ACP so I believe the journalist s are doing a very shallow research project and posting info believing they are helpful to people not meaning or intending to be bad…
BEST GENERAL WAY FOR MOST PEOPLE TO USE THEIR ACP AND LIFELINE BENEFITS…
FIRST SIGN UP STEP…
Most people should probably apply both their ACP and lifeline benefits with stand-up wireless also known as global connection.
If you combine both ACP and lifeline benefits stand-up wireless may offer you a generic but very good free vortex HD 65 smartphone. And a $15 vortex 10-in tablet pretty lately it has been the z-tab 10 vortex which it has been the best ACP tablet I’ve seen in several months since anyone sold the t10 elite sky devices tablet. 810 elite in the 8-in I believe it was OCTA elite with two SIM cards and other great features are too great tablets made by sky devices but a few others of theirs I’ve seen aren’t impressive.
If you combine both your ACP and lifeline benefit together stand up wireless will give you unlimited talk and text and unlimited slow data. But they like many other tablet providers don’t give much high-speed data for free even if you combine both benefits.
So after 31 days you are allowed to transfer your benefits and it is wise choice to do so.
If you the only one free data plan on one device then I recommend you transfer after 31 days both benefits to SafeLink Wireless or Assurance Wireless. Or Tempo Telecom also known as Lingo Communications. If you use both benefits SafeLink will give you 60 GB to fast data per month for free and assurance will give you $25 and tempo will give you 20.
I would have to think and review to come up with other companies which offer 20 or more gigabytes. But there are a few or several others which will give you unlimited talk and text and slow data with at least 15 GB of high speed data per month for free if you combine both benefits.
IF YOU NEED TWO FREE PHONE PLANS ON TWO SEPARATE DEVICES FOR A REASON SUCH AS YOU MAY BE A MARRIED COUPLE WITH OR WITHOUT KIDS OR YOU MAY BE APPARENT WITH KIDS SO YOUR HOUSEHOLD WOULD BE ONLY ONE HOUSEHOLD AND INVOLVE MORE THAN ONE PERSON. BECAUSE EVEN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LIVE TOGETHER CAN COUNT AS SEPARATE HOUSEHOLDS IF YOU CAN CLAIM YOUR ROOMMATES YOU DO NOT SHARE EXPENSES. AS LONG AS YOU ARE 18 OR IF YOU ARE IN EMANCIPATED MINOR OR A FOSTER CHILD.
So if you need two free data plans on two separate devices if I were you I would use my ACP benefit with SafeLink wireless or assurance wireless because these two may give you 10 GB of high speed data per month for free for standalone ACP. And these both may give a free phone.
And I would then use my lifeline benefit by itself probably with American assistance or terracom wireless or assurance wireless or SafeLink wireless. Because these four companies may still give a free phone for standalone lifeline service. And SafeLink wireless free phones can be unlocked through the TF unlock website after 60 days. A year or so ago terracom wireless was giving free unlocked phones. But SafeLink may give only 350 minutes of free talk monthly for standalone lifeline service and terracom has two different offers but the best one is 500 minutes of talk. Assurance and American assistance I believe may require six or 12 months to unlock your free phone depending upon whether you use or they use Metro or T-Mobile as their mvno company.
If you use lifeline by itself I believe tempo Telecom and American assistance may have the best plan and may give you unlimited talk and unlimited texting with four and a half gigabytes of mobile data.
But if you decide to use your lifeline and ACP benefits long-term separately you clearly will not get nearly as much high speed data as you could otherwise. But two people who are willing to get off their ass and learn can and will be able to get by like that. And if you keep your mobile data off and try to access that or public Wi-Fi hotspots of businesses and such. And if you have a decent home internet plan some will give you at least so much access to their public Wi-Fi hotspots.
FOR MOST PEOPLE IT IS PROBABLY THE BEST IDEA TO FIND A PROVIDER WHICH COVERS THEIR AREA AND OFFERS A GOOD HOME INTERNET PLAN FOR ONLY $10 OR $15 OR A LITTLE UNDER $20 PER MONTH EVEN WITHOUT USING YOUR ACP AND LIFELINE BENEFITS. YOU DON’T NEED TO USE LIFELINE OR ACP FOR COMCAST XFINITY INTERNET ESSENTIALS. AND IT IS THE PROGRAM FOR COMCAST ON THEIR OWN WHERE THEY REDUCE COST FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME OR IF YOU RECEIVE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. YOU COULD GO FIND ANOTHER COMPANY IF COMCAST DOESN’T COVER YOUR AREA. MAYBE. SPECTRUM ASSIST PLAN. OPTIMUM ADVANTAGE PLAN. I BELIEVE YOU CAN USE YOUR ACP BENEFIT WITH THESE PROVIDERS AND MANY OTHERS TO GET A FULLY FREE HOME INTERNET PLAN SOME HAVE ZERO OTHER CHARGES AND EVEN DEBT FORGIVENESS. THAT’S COMCAST. AND IF YOU TYPE COMCAST XFINITY INTERNET ESSENTIALS LOW COST COMPUTER YOU WILL SEE YOU CAN BUY A NEW DELL 3110 CHROMEBOOK OR A NEW DELL 3140 LATITUDE LAPTOP WHICH IS BETTER FOR ONLY $150. THESE ARE WORTH ABOUT 270 AND 330 RESPECTIVELY.
If nothing else you could buy it and make $75 to $100 profit on ebay. But I if I were you might buy this one and keep it because you can also buy two other discounted laptops refurbished but in great shape for as low as $100. From 3r technology in Washington state and another from PC’s refurbished. Many of these like many companies they will have inventory which changes. Especially refurbished. But many of the laptops I’ve seen which both offer include 8 GB of RAM and other great specs which you will typically see on devices worth $250 to $300.
Optimum advantage home internet customers can also buy a $150 laptop. But it is not a new dell. I believe it is a 14-in Asus or Acer laptop. Refurbished.
Meridian there are hundreds or thousands of companies across the country involved with ACP and or lifeline. So some of them will have inaccurate info usually only a little bit on their pages so you may need to research and ask some questions. Many companies have more than one email if you search and you can also find more than one phone number sometimes and with some companies you can talk through their actual Facebook account or their official Twitter or tiktok or Instagram account.
BUT BE VERY CAREFUL. YOU MAY AS WELL GET USED TO THE FACT THAT IF YOU DON’T GET OFF YOUR ASS AND PLAN HOW TO INVEST A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME CONTINUOUSLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF FEW YEARS YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BENEFIT BECAUSE YOU’RE GOING TO END UP WASTING A LOT MORE TIME IT’S JUST LIKE THE ADAGE OF IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD $150 FOR A PHONE YOU CAN FIND ONE WHICH IS BETTER THAN SPENDING ONLY 65 OR 75. FOR HEALTH REASONS AND TIME REASONS AND TIME IS LIFE AND THAT IS EXPENSIVE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO TOP IN BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCEPTS WHICH I BEGAN TO LEARN AFTER STUDYING WHICH WAS NOT LONG AGO I STARTED LATE I DID NOT HAVE MY FIRST CELL PHONE UNTIL 35 AND HAD A S***** DATA PLAN FOR THE FIRST FEW OR SEVERAL YEARS. AND WHEN I BEGAN TO LEARN I PICKED UP THE HOBBY OF STUDYING DIGITAL INCLUSION. NOT ONLY ACP AND LIFELINE BUT A COUPLE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR I GAVE A GLANCE RECURS TO MANY OF THEM LIKE MIDDLE MILE AND LAST MILE AND THE EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND WHICH IS NOT THE EMERGENCY BRABAND BENEFIT. I THINK THERE’S ALSO ANOTHER SIMILAR ACRONYM CALLED THE CALIFORNIA EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND WHICH IS OFTEN MISLABELED AS THE CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY TECHNOLOGY FUND. THERE’S ALL KINDS OF S*** OUT THERE MAN AND IT’S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO NOT HAVE ONE DIME BUT TO LEARN ENOUGH TO WHERE YOU CAN SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE LIVES OF OTHERS IF THEY HAVE THEIR EARS OPEN IN OR WILLING TO GET OFF THEIR ASSES. BUT I HAVE GIVEN A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS WHICH PROVE THAT I WAS AN IDIOT IN GROUPS ON FACEBOOK AND I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU TO BEWARE OF THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY GROUPS AND PAGES ON FACEBOOK LIKE THIS THIS IS THE LAST BASTION HERE THAT YOU CAN TRUST. BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS FULL CONTROL OVER IT AND THAT MIGHT SOUND LIKE A TYRANT BUT IT’S THEIRS AND IT IS ACTUALLY A GREAT THING BECAUSE THE FACEBOOK GROUPS AND PAGES ARE STEALING ACTUAL AMERICAN FACEBOOK PROFILES BECAUSE IT HELPS THEM FOOL PEOPLE AND USE THEM. AND I HAVE GONE ON FACEBOOK AND MADE SOME POSTS AS HAVE SOME FRIENDS OF MINE AND WE HAVE WARN PEOPLE AND POINTED OUT CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THESE FAKES OFFERING IPHONE 13S FOR FREE NO ONE’S DOING THAT. I THINK I’VE HEARD OF THREE COMPANIES OFFERING IPHONES FOR FREE AND THE NEWEST ONES WERE EIGHT PLUS. BUT RECENTLY I HAVEN’T SEEN ANY OF THOSE. MAYBE FOUR COMPANIES YEAH NEW PHONE WIRELESS AND AIRTALK WIRELESS AND I THINK WRAZLEY MAY DO IT AND I THINK A COMPANY MAY MAYBE NAME GALAXY DISTRIBUTION MAY HAVE SOME IPHONES. CAN’T RECALL EXACTLY. BUT THERE ARE SOME DAMN FAKES ON THERE THEY WILL NOT CARE IF THEY TAKE THE BOTTLE FROM YOUR INFANT CHILD. THEY NEED A BOOT THROUGH THEIR PUSS…
AS I WAS STAYING IN HIS BEST FOR MANY PEOPLE TO FIND AND USE A HOME INTERNET PLAN PROVIDER IF THEY HAVE AN OPTION FOR A PLAN ONLY $10 TO $15 OR MAYBE $18 PER MONTH OUT OF POCKET WITHOUT USING YOUR ACP OR LIFELINE BENEFIT….
BUT IF YOU CAN’T DO THAT YOU CAN AT FIRST THE FIRST MONTH AVOID SIGNING UP FOR HOME INTERNET AND WAIT ONLY ONE MONTH SO YOU CAN GET A GOOD DISCOUNTED TABLET WITH ONE OF THE BEST TABLET PROVIDERS BUT MOST OF THEM DON’T GIVE MUCH HIGH SPEED DATA FOR FREE IF YOU’RE USING ONLY YOUR ACP BENEFIT WHICH I THINK ALL COMPANIES WHO OFFER TABLETS REQUIRE ONLY YOUR ACP BENEFIT BUT SOME OF THEM GIVE RIDICULOUSLY LOW AMOUNTS OF IT. AND THEN IF YOU NEED TO USE YOUR ACP BENEFIT FOR HOME INTERNET YOU COULD AFTER 31 DAYS AFTER YOU GET THE TABLET TRANSFER TO A HOME INTERNET PROVIDER.
But if you use ACP benefit for home internet you will have only your lifeline benefit to use for a free phone plan. And that’s fine for some people especially if they’re not out of the house much or if when they’re out of the house they have access to public Wi-Fi hotspots.
Comcast Xfinity Internet essentials has tons of Wi-Fi hotspots in public if it’s a bigger town. I believe you are allowed to sign into your account 10 different devices. I believe you should advice may have access to 40 hours of public Wi-Fi hotspot access per month. That’s 10 hours per week. So there you go…
And if you use the lifeline benefit by itself I already covered four companies which may or may not still give a free lifeline phone. But there may be some another States I have not seen yet. If you use a lifeline by itself most of it cuz have at least a few companies which will give you a free monthly plan which includes unlimited texting with four and a half gigabytes of mobile data plus 350 up to unlimited minutes of talk per month.
But I was under the impression there were mandatory minimum service standards for the lifeline benefit which stated if you applied it toward a home internet plan or fixed plan you were supposed to get at least 1200 GB of data per month and at a speed of at least 25 megabytes per second download and three megabits per second uploads. And yet safely gives only $350 if you use lifeline loan and terracom gives 500. Actually terracom in my area offers two options for standalone lifeline. They offer unlimited texting with a thousand minutes I believe and they offer another with 500 minutes of talk and unlimited texting plus 4.5 gigabytes of mobile data. Screw the first plan. Terracom used to be such an awesome company when the ebb program came out. And they got bitten in the ass for it but I believe most customers did not realize much about technology because it might have been the first time most had a decent tablet or a tablet at all. The tablet Tara come offered was a $300 Samsung tablet. Probably as good as any $550 tablet. Other than it wasn’t rugged. That’s another thing if you have a mobile data plan you can use without the benefits and it can get you through if you’re very poor I would combine both benefits if I were you and every 31 days I’d flip those bastards and get a new free phone from this company or that you just have to do some research to find out what model each is giving and then figure out how much you could expect to get on eBay out of it. a laptop each from PC’s refurbished and from 3r technology and probably make $75 to $100 of profit. And then keep your new Dell laptop which you buy for $150 worth $300 from the Internet essentials plan.
CHROMEBOOKS R US SELLS REFURBISHED CHROMEBOOKS AS LOW AS $40 SUPPOSEDLY IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. I DON’T KNOW THAT THEY ARE LEGIT OR NOT BUT I AM PRETTY SURE I WOULD HAVE SEEN INDICATORS OF PEOPLE BEING RIPPED OFF AND I DON’T MEAN SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINTS.
Learn how to shop on Alibaba in aliexpress. If so you can learn how to use the search parameters to find certain rugged smartphones such as the blackview oscal S60 pro or the oukitel wp20 pro or wp5 pro. You can find these for as low as $90 for one sometimes if you learn how to shop properly on alibaba. And if you buy a few of them they may drop the price for each a bit. These most often sell in America for 40 to 60% more. And that’s where I would start the bid or the price out if you’re paying $90 per unit I probably started at 160 and make 125 my bottom. But usually you sell it before then. These are still selling fairly well but they’ve been out for some time and there are some other devices in the rugged smartphone arena which you might want to transition to.
HOTWAV makes a cyber smartphone series and they also make an incredible R6 pro tablet which may have outshine the oukitel rt1 and rt2 tablets. All three are 10 in and have incredible battery capacities. And other specs.
OUKITEL makes not only the rt1 and rt2 10-in legendary tablets but they also make an 8-in rt3 tablet which can be found under $150 I don’t know if it’s still sells most of the time for over 250 to 300 in america.
Ulefone makes a rugged smartphone series called armor. They a few months ago or less came out with an 8-in tablet called armor pad. I’ve seen it now for as low as $140 on alibaba. And in America most prices I’ve seen wherever it includes some kind of medical equipment when you buy it.
Like the rugged smartphones most of these rugged tablets and some others will sometimes include the capability to make actual phone calls and texts. They most often will have an IP rating of 67 or 68 or 69k. The higher the better. And these devices should have mil spec ratings like m i l – std-810. This is theoretical damage protection. even many devices with the specs can get damaged so it’s best to get a protective case and screen protector. I’ve seen a company which has come out with some which isn’t very different than some we’ve seen for a few years but I think they’re called TJ something these things are awesome and you can often find them for 10 to 12 dollars on Walmart or other places.
They often include rotating kickstands and belt clips and tempered glass screen protectors with a typical and successful formula of three layers of hard plastic and soft silicone.
There are a few devices which have good water and dust and damage protection which are better known in America here and there. The Moto defy came back out in 2021. It’s affordable now. The 2021 version of the Samsung x cover pro can often be found as low as well under $100 in great shape and I believe sometimes you can find them a hundred and maybe 125 at the most with dual SIM card capability and 5G capability and unlock status. And the LG thinq series is known for great water and damage resistance with great price. The LG velvet overall is probably the best. But it gets only 6 GB of RAM which is good compared to the poor phones of poor people. And there are LG thank you v50 or v60 phones which are incredible. And I wish it had gotten one couple years ago but they are now very very affordable but I don’t know if I agree or not with the three-year security thing about phones. But the the 50 and v60 have options for a dual screen case setup where side by side and 5G and these devices have 8 GB of ram.
AFTRR stands for the alliance for technology refurbishing and reuse. Maybe 100 refurbishers. In general most seek to help people with low income and struggles of the poor American some specialized or most of them angle toward kids in school. But you still may find some if you have low income and are able to prove it and prove your identity and also some will give you favor if you have a particular ailment or illness. But like I said many of them you can find better deals on your own but they have some which specializing assistive technology also. This is different things to different people but basic example is if you type in this phrase you will find one of the premier organizations in my state which will give a great Samsung or Apple tablet to people who have significant hearing or speech problems whether it is total deafness or just hard of hearing significantly or if you have a speech impediment from stuttering or even autism.
TYPE
INTRAC RELAY INDIANA DEATH IPAD
You could also substitute the word autism or speech instead of the word death. This organization gets totally free tablets to people who are eligible and very very nice ones and recently..
I’ve got to go but in short the best thing for most people to do is to see if you can find a home internet plan which is discounted for poor people without having to use your ACP or lifeline benefit at $10 a month to 15 or $20 a month. And this way you can use your ACP and lifeline benefits for mobile data plans with your more expensive most often.
If you stand up wireless covers your area if I were most people I would probably use both benefits first with stand-up because they give a very good generic but great free phone and it is recently usually and HD 65 vortex. But I have seen them a couple of few months ago giving vortex z22 or v22 phones which were pretty damn good for generic free phones.. that impressed me because I was never impressed with Max west. They and sky devices and vortex and another company made plenty of less than impressive devices but it seems each company makes at least one or two impressive phones and one or two impressive tablets. Vortex seems like they are making only good Junior tablets. Coolpad had a tablet which I have never seen but I believe it was a very good one. Assurance wireless was giving that one out for the emergency broadband benefit program. But the way assurance did their tablets was they should have done it differently.
If you want to sign up with assurance wireless I believe they have a very big surplus pool right now a very good phones for free I don’t know if you can get these phones for free by signing up on the website or if they still just check out those shock and UCL phones and wiko phones. But there are many field agents right now the legitimate field agency Glover on Facebook who lives in Ohio he is the best field agent I have seen. Out of the field agents who are giving assurance wireless revvl 5G 5 plus phones the average price is $40 to $80. Johnny has been charging people $10 to $20. Most often well over 150. Sometimes over 150 refurbished. Awesome phone too. And Johnny also does sign ups for tablets for excess Telecom and I believe those are either free or they are only $10. If you cannot forward the $10 to $15 for a tablet most of the best ones are $10 to $20. There are probably several companies at least in any area which will give you a totally free tablet but q Link wireless and truconnect wireless and some other companies have tablets not even worth $40. And if you can’t do the copay you might
If you cannot get a tablet from stand-up wireless you might use your ACP benefit to get a tablet from rogue mobile or sarver wireless or unity wireless or airtalk wireless. These companies have tablets with some of the best specs for the ACP program. 4 GB of RAM with 32 or 64 GB of rom. And octa-core processor with 2.0 GHz processing speed.
so after 31 days it is a good idea to transfer your benefits to SafeLink wireless or assurance wireless or tempo telecom. Because SafeLink will give you 60 GB of high speed data and insurance will give you 25 gigabytes of high speed data and tempo should give you 20.
R. Patterson says
Just called Tempo Commnications. (I’m in Kentucky) Said I had a few question to decide if I wanted to use their service. Gentleman rattled off text and talk amounts and said we don’t have free phones!!! I said your web site says you do. He was very insistent that they do not give free phones… He didn’t even let me ask if under the government plan. Was rude so I hung up on him.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Good for you.
These Nutz says
Wow! Are you hiring over there? It seems like all you need is a second grade education and a don’t bother me I’m doing some lines of crack attitude….
Free Government Cell Phones says
Always a pleasure doing business with you.
Henry says
I think you might have mixed up Tempo Communications (based in CA) versus Tempo wireless (based in GA under the Lingo Company). Tempo Communications is not a participant of Lifeline.
From the Tempo wireless site:
Applicants who qualify and are enrolled in the Tempo Lifeline Program have the option to either receive a free cellular phone provided by Tempo or purchase an upgrade (if desired); together with a free allotment of airtime minutes and data usage each month for up to one year until recertification is required. Tempo, along with State Lifeline Administrators, will determine whether or not You meet the eligibility requirements to participate in the Tempo Lifeline Program. Please call Tempo at 1-888-565-1011 or visit our website at mytempo.com for further information.
This company does offer prepaid phone plans where you have to purchase a phone if you don’t have one already. If this is who you called, refer them to the Lifeline information on their website.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Go to the website shown on the page above, Henry. Lifeline, Lifeline, Lifeline.
Henry says
My quote was copied from the Mytempo.com website. The original comment said that he contacted Tempo Communications (a company based in CA). He did not specify the phone number that was called, so not sure if he contacted the correct company.(Tempo Communications or Lingo).
Free Government Cell Phones says
Gotcha, Henry
E Lee Cox says
One last thing you guys can switch companies and get another phone from a different company. And if you want a decent phone if 15 GB of high speed data is enough for you each month you can commit both your benefits together and sign up with cintex wireless or airtalk wireless or new phone wireless. Check the data plan to make sure I’m right. Although they are sister companies the data plan may be a little different. But if you use both your benefits that’s the plan you can get unlimited talk and text and slow dad I would at least 15 GB of high speed data per month. Plus you can pick a free phone.. some of the best phones they have are often out of stock so you must make sure they are in stock because some of them will show up but you have to know which ones are in stock. And you must do your research and get off your butt and compare specs. If you are signing up with one of these companies I would make sure if you are getting a tablet it has at least 4 gigabytes of RAM with at least 32 or 64 gigabytes of ROM at least a quad core processor with around 1.6 to 2.0 gigahertz processing speed. And a battery of at least 5000mah if it’s a tablet. If it is a phone I would look for four or six gigabytes of RAM with at least 4000 mAh battery capacity and 2.0 gigahertz octa core processor. With a 6 inch screen. Some of the best phones they have changed but lately it has been a 51 Samsung or Samsung a50 or Samsung a32 or sometimes a13. They also have Moto stylus sometimes or Google pixel 4 XL or iPhone 8 plus. The best I’ve seen is the LG then q the 50 which has good resistance to water and damage plus great specs. The OnePlus 7t maybe the best stats or specs but it might be fragile so like any phone you should get a great protective case and screen protector. Google pixel 4 XL and iPhone 8 plus also have good water and damage resistance with decent performance. And they have some 5G phones by revvl and Nord and TCL but you have to see what’s in stock and if you give them a dollar a month they give you 10 gigabytes extra fast data.
E Lee Cox says
ATTENTION CONSUMERS. I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH THIS SITE BUT THEY ARE VERY HANDY THESE TYPES OF SITES ARE GREAT. READ ON FOR SOME INFO. I AM A CUSTOMER LIKE YOU.
READ THOROUGHLY TO THE END FOR A LOT OF VERY HANDY INFO PEOPLE. PLEASE COPY AND PASTE IT IN OTHER FORMS ON HERE WITH THE OTHER PHONE COMPANIES BECAUSE I PUT A LOT OF INFO INTO THIS AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOMEONE ELSE DO SO SO PEOPLE CAN MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR BENEFITS. BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY WAYS YOU CAN USE YOUR BENEFITS AND THERE ARE HUGE DIFFERENCES IN HOW MUCH DATA YOU RECEIVE INCLUDING HIGH-SPEED DATA WHICH IS PRAGMATICALLY WHAT EVERYONE WANTS. IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO USE YOUR BENEFITS THE BEST WAY YOU WILL GET A MUCH CHEAPER OR WORSE DEVICE AND LESS HIGH SPEED DATA.
Tempo Telecom also known as Tempo Wireless or My Tempo maybe owned by lingo communications. Ive not used them or helped anyone sign up for them. But I believe they give a fairly decent plan if you use your lifeline benefit by itself.
In most zip codes if you use your lifeline benefit by itself you can find at least a couple or few companies who will give you unlimited texting with four and a half gigabytes of data for internet plus $350 or 500 or 1000 minutes of talk per month for free for standalone lifeline service. I believe I read this company tempo gives 1,000 minutes which should be the new mandatory minimum service standards for the lifeline plan set by the usac. They are supposed to give 4.5 GB of data at 25 Mbps download speed with 3 mb per second upload speed. And 1000 minutes of talk per month. I don’t know about texting but I believe most companies throw it in or it’s mandatory to have unlimited texting. The mandatory minimum service standards at the end of 2020 or 2021 were supposed to become 18 GB of data which I believe would be 4G speed along with a thousand minutes of talk and I believe that was supposed to be just for the lifeline benefit which sounds awesome especially if we can keep the ACP benefit also.
The lifeline benefit and the affordable connectivity program ACP benefits pay $9.25 per month and $30 per month respectively toward data plans. You can choose either and fixed home Wi-Fi or fiber data plan for home internet or you can choose a mobile data plan for a phone or tablet or mobile hotspot for either of these benefits. You can combine both for a mobile plan or a fixed plan or you can split them up. Many people don’t realize you can split both benefits and have two separate free data plans on two separate phones.
If you can find home Wi-Fi or fiber internet at a discount and you apply for it because your income or if you receive public assistance then you can get your home Wi-Fi or fiber home internet down to a price you can pay out of pocket. Comcast Xfinity Internet essentials basic plan is the best example. It cost $10 per month out of pocket only. And you get unlimited data fast enough for four people.
If you use your ACP benefit with Comcast you can get totally free Wi-Fi and you can get a respectable totally free Wi-Fi plan with at least 20 companies across the Nation now if you use your ACP benefit. But there are also many companies which give a discount without using your benefits. Not only Comcast but AT&t has a plan called access. Spectrum has a plan called assist. Optimum or Suddenlink have a plan called advantage or Altice will give you a totally free decent Wi-Fi plan if you use your ACP benefit and optimum or Suddenlink will give you option to buy a refurbished 14-in Acer or Asus laptop for $150. I believe they may still do that.
If Comcast covers your area it’s probably best to sign up with Xfinity Internet essentials and whether you choose the basic plan and pay $10 per month out of pocket or whether you choose the plus plan and use your ACP benefit to get it free you can choose to purchase a new Dell laptop worth $300 but it cost $150. Buying it so you need to contact someone live and find ways to reach them through email and chat. You can also contact many companies on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram or tiktok but be very careful do your research and don’t be lazy because you can very easily find groups for customers which have been taking over by fakes from other countries who get people’s info and steal their Facebook pages. So don’t be lazy and check out anyone there are legitimate field agents on Facebook especially Facebook marketplace and if you’re experienced like me with these programs you can tell the difference. I have spent countless hours helping people so has the owner of this site I believe he contacted me wants to ask me if I wanted to do an update on a lot of the companies it was either this side or one like it and I think that is a hell of a person I didn’t have the time because of a lot of hardships but what kind of man uses his own time and time to let people know about something like this? I’ll tell you it’s a hell of a person and very admirable so people please be patient with the admin or owner of this website because they are doing a great service and I know how much energy it can take out of a person because I’ve spent thousands of hours and I just became knowledgeable within the past 3 years about digital inclusion and I got a cell phone very late in life and did not have much access until the emergency brought the benefit program came along.
So they may seem a bit tired when they hear people complaining as if this is the website but I would tell that person to try to remember also that these people are in the lower income bracket and have less experience in education and do not understand the wide array of variables and nuances involved in the digital inclusion field.
BUT BACK TO TELLING YOU HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR BENEFITS..
AS I STATED IT’S BEST FOR MOST PEOPLE TO SIGN UP FOR REDUCED COST HOME WI-FI OR FIBER HOME INTERNET. AND YOU CAN QUALIFY THE SAME AS YOU QUALIFY FOR THE LIFELINE AND ACP BENEFITS. AND THEN IF YOU GET HOME INTERNET LOW ENOUGH YOU CAN PAY OUT OF POCKET YOU SHOULD PROBABLY USE YOUR ACP AND LIFELINE BENEFITS FOR MOBILE DATA PLANS WHICH ARE OFTEN MORE EXPENSIVE. ALTHOUGH MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USING THEIR ACP BENEFIT TO GET FREE WI-FI AND THEN USING THEIR LIFELINE BENEFIT FOR MOBILE DATA PLAN.
But if you use your lifeline benefit by itself which is called standalone lifeline service the most you will probably get for a free monthly data plan would be unlimited texting along with 4 and 1/2 GB of internet data unless you live in California and then it would be 6 GB unless you get only data which would be 8 GB with some companies and then most companies will also give you 350 or 500 or 1000 minutes of talk for free each month.
Years ago many companies would give you a free phone for using your lifeline benefit by itself but it also went with the rules that you got one phone from one company but did not get a second free phone even if you change companies. Now you can get a second free phone or more if you switch companies and some companies will give you a free phone maybe every 6 months or every year.
ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS… If you want to qualify for reduced home internet fiber Wi-Fi it is about the same as qualifying for the lifeline or ACP benefit. you qualify for the ACP benefit if you make under 200% of the poverty level which is about $2,200 a month for a one-person household or $3,000 a month for a two-person household and so on. And you can qualify for the lifeline benefit if you make under $136% of the poverty level which is about $1,530 per month for a one-person household and 1800 or $2,000 per month for a two-person household and so on. And even if you make a little more than these income limits you can qualify for one or both benefits as long as you receive public assistance such as food stamps, medicaid, rent or utility assistance, veterans benefits, wic, or if you have a child in school lunch program. And foster children and emancipated minors qualify and they may qualify as separate households also. And many people don’t realize that the only people who are mandatory to count as a single household are either a married couple or a parent with kids. That means even if you are immediate family brother and sister father and daughter whatever you can qualify as a separate household as long as you can claim you do not share expenses.
Many people were misled by companies who probably weren’t aware and telling people in the early days of the emergency brought them benefit program the only one person in an address could apply. Or a family. And if you are in a poor family more than one person needs a phone and connection. But one person in the home could get a router I don’t know maybe more than one if you can claim separate households maybe more than one person can get a router with Xfinity or other companies. If you apply for home reduce the internet try to make sure you have a data plan with at least a thousand gigabytes a month which is a terabyte or preferably unlimited data. And you can make data last if you have limited data if you learn and research and get off your tails. You can disable or uninstall many apps and most apps will have a desktop or browser version so you do not have to install a bunch of apps which eat up background data and battery. You can also learn how to go into your app settings and there are also hidden app settings that you must click to access. you can go into the settings of your apps and on two-thirds and more of them you can reduce the background data and battery usage but I wouldn’t do so in your browser or a few others because if you’re doing emails and you skip off the page and you have restricted access to battery and data then it might put your emails in the draft folder and not send them out. I learned this the hard way. But you can save your sites to bookmarks or favorites and use your browser like Xfinity has a Wi-Fi hotspot finder map but you don’t have to download the app. You can type browser or desktop version after you’re searching for an app and see if there is a browser version.
And if you can’t afford the discounted computer then you can get a great refurbished Chromebook 14 inch under $60 on Chromebooks r us. They also have 11.5-in $40 or $50.
.. IF YOU WANT TO USE BOTH YOUR ACP AND LIFELINE BENEFITS TOWARD MOBILE DATA PLANS BECAUSE YOU GOT A WI-FI OR FIBER HOME INTERNET PLAN CHEAP ENOUGH TO PAY OUT OF POCKET…
first, if you have to use one of your benefits you could use your lifeline benefit which pays 925 a month if that is all you need to bring down the cost of home internet so you can use your ACP benefit toward a mobile data plan. But if you must use one or the other benefits especially the ACP benefit you might first want to use your ACP benefit to get a discounted tablet and then after you activate the data plan on the tablet you must stay 30 days without company and the 31st day or later you can transfer benefits. You can transfer both benefits after you’re with any company for 30 days together or separately.
TYPE THE PHRASE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM PROVIDERS NEAR ME. Enter your ZIP code or your city and state not both. Then click on lifeline to see who covers lifeline in your area. Some rural areas only have a couple or three but if you are not covered by sayterra come wireless in West Virginia but they do cover some others in the state you might be able to sign up using if you give Tara come an address for another town in West Virginia where they do have coverage they may also cover yours even though they aren’t listed. but if you have to do that to sign up and get a free phone then do so but you can give them a second delivery address as long as it is in your state is in the same state. So if you live out in the boonies and you type in your zip code and the ACP provider finders page on the USAC website and a company who gives a free phone does not come up but if they do give free phones out in other parts of your state you may be able to tell them you live in another part of the state and use your actual address as a second delivery address where you will receive the device.
If you need only one phone plan free if you want to put both your benefits together and you need a lot of high-speed data assurance wireless and SafeLink wireless and tempo Telecom or three companies which give the most high speed data as far as I know. I don’t know if tempo Telecom or tempo wireless gives unlimited talk and text or if they give unlimited 2G speed data after you use up the high-speed data but they do give 20 GB of data I believe. They may be owned by lingo communications. And SafeLink wireless and assurance wireless give unlimited talk and text and slow data Plus insurance gives 35 gigs or gigabytes of high-speed data per month for free if you use both benefits and SafeLink may give 25.
But a company called tone communications gives unlimited talk and unlimited texting with 20 GB of data and I believe they require only your ACP benefit. This means you could use your lifeline benefit with another company like tempo or another company who gets 4.5 gigabytes of data with unlimited texting plus 350 to 1,000 minutes of talk for free each month for standalone lifeline service.
If tone communications does not cover your area they have two sister companies which may but I don’t know if they give the same data plan you have to research and confirm this stuff just like you want to research and confirm what device you will be getting and if you’re getting a free phone for lifeline or a free phone for ACP some companies will give you a free phone if you use your ACP benefit by itself. Some companies will give you a free phone if you use both benefits together and a few companies will give you a free phone if you use lifeline benefit by itself. some companies who give a free phone for standalone lifeline service or rare but assurance wireless and terracom wireless may give you a free phone if you use just lifeline by itself. American assistance also known as your call wireless or American broadband telecommunications may also give a free phone for standalone lifeline and SafeLink wireless may or may not. The first three will give you 500 to 1,000 minutes of talk with unlimited text and 4.5 GB of data. SafeLink gives the same plan but they give only 350 minutes to some people while they give a thousand to others. I have seen a person two people in the same town with the identical qualifications in one got 350 minutes while the other one got a thousand minutes from safelink.
So if you need to use both your benefits together another company which gives a good plan and a good phone if you do your research is airtalk wireless which has two sister companies called cintex wireless or new phone wireless. They are owned by HTH communications which refurbish his phones and tablets. They sell tablets for $10 to $25 for the ACP program. The best ones I’ve seen they have if they have them in stock because they have changing inventory and you got a research. The Samsung tab S4 which may still be an awesome tablet to get even if it is refurbished because it was worth 730 when it debuted in 2018 or the Samsung tab s3. And one of their iPhone or iPads rather may be worth getting.
SARVER WIRELESS had one of the best ACP discounted tablets. They were offering three tablets. One choice was a 10-in t10 elite tablet made by sky devices for $20 worth $200 to $300. Last I saw they had one tablet 10 inch a name I hadn’t heard but it sounded like it had pretty good specs.
UNITY WIRELESS have the best tablet for ACP now. An OXTAB 10 tablet for only $10 with a case and screen protector and customers love it.
But most tablet providers do not give much high-speed data for free each month even if they give unlimited data so you must research. And be ready to get a tablet and then a month or two later transfer your benefits to get a better data plan.
you cannot afford even $10 copay or $20 then a few companies may give a free tablet without a charge. Culture wireless may give a 10-in moolah wireless tablet which sounds like it has good specs. And you might get a free maxwest nitro 8-in tablet by LTE wireless or Comlink Mobility aka Comlonk solutions. Or American assistance may give you a maxwest nitro 8-in tablet or an 8-in tablet made by azpen. Or a Maze Speed. Or a T8 or T8 Pro made by Foxx Development.
The ACP program pays not only $30 a month for a data plan but it also pays $100 one time to help you get a tablet or a desktop or a laptop. Cox communications is about the only big name I’ve seen which will give you a good data plan for free for the ACP benefit $30 and also offer you a decent refurbished laptop for under $50 without requiring a hotspot device purchase.
HUMAN-I-T and PCs for People and Interconnection aka Connectall offer discounted laptops and maybe desktops for the ACP benefit and they offer good data plans which may be fully paid for by the ACP benefit but they may require you to purchase a mobile hotspot device unless you are eligible for their very limited area of coverage for regular internet Wi-Fi.
This is why most people go for a tablet and you can ironically find a refurbished laptop or Chromebook or notebook pretty cheap online for about $50. If you’re willing to spend around 75 to $150 you can find if you do your research and you verify the seller and make sure that you don’t get cheated you can find a pretty good one with 8 GB of data and at least 2.0 gigahertz processing speed with at least a quad core processor for that price.
LEARN HOW TO SHOP SAFELY AND SMARTLY ON ALIBABA AND ALIEXPRESS.
BLACKVIEW Oscal S60 Pro and Oukitel WP20 Pro two rugged smartphones you can find on Alibaba or AliExpress sometimes under $100 if you shop right. They have great specs for performance considering the price range and resistance to water and damage. And although you may be looking at a 2019 or 2020 model there are some LG phones that are great and $75 to $100 or the Samsung x cover pro from a few years ago resistant to water and damage. But the oukitel and blackview manufacturers will have phones only a year too old and that price range. And they also have some great tablets for around 1:25 to 2:20 which are off and sell for twice as much in America or at least 60% more.
BLACKVIEW, OUKITEL, UMIDIGI, ULEFONE, AMG, iiiF150… These companies all sell rugged smartphones with pretty good specs and reputations and resistance to water and damage for cheap prices. YOU MUST RESEARCH THE 4G OR 5G BANDS OF THE DEVICES TO MAKE SURE THEY WORK IN AMERICA WITH THE NETWORK SO I WANT TO USE. Hotwav makes the rugged cyber phone and a great tablet called R5 or R6 which is rugged and even cheaper than the tablets rugged tablets made by oukitel. But they may not work in America. You must find out what lifeline company you want to use and what network they use and most of them use T-Mobile except for Life wireless uses at&t. Red pocket mobile uses AT&t and either two or three of the other three big networks. I think lingo and tempo use AT&t but I’m not sure. SafeLink wireless is owned by TracFone and they and Walmart family Mobile use Verizon like all TracFone family companies. By the way safely wireless phones get unlocked after only 60 days. You will receive a notice by TracFone which ones safely giving you instructions to get to unlocking codes which is pretty simple. And Walmart family Mobile also has a wfm assist where you can use your lifeline benefit along with your ACP benefit. I would go with safelink. Because if you use your ACP benefit by itself with SafeLink wireless you get unlimited talk and text and slow data plus 10 gigabytes of fast data. if you use your ACP benefit by itself with all other TracFone family companies you will get only 5 GB of fast data. Except for Walmart family Mobile or my family mobile which might give you 8 gigabytes of fast data if you use your ACP benefit by itself. And you are using the same company with any TracFone family company basically. If you have a SafeLink wireless SIM card I believe you can put it in any device which is sold for any of the TracFone family companies. Or SafeLink wireless or Walmart family Mobile which is also called my family mobile. So you may as well get the data plan with SafeLink which is better and if you use your lifeline and ACP benefits with SafeLink you will get unlimited talk and text and slow data plus 25 GB of fast data per month free. But if you go through SafeLink if you have a chance to use a field agent do so most of them require you to be in person so people don’t get cheated and there are some legitimate ones online and if they will sign you up from afar you better check them out. Most of them on Facebook are phonies from way out and they’re telling people they’re giving you $6,000 bonuses and $60,000 SUVs with a few scratches but brand new and all kinds of b******* and idiots eat it up so I don’t feel sorry for the idiots anymore they’re just lazy and that’s why these people are sitting back and laughing at Americans who are too damn lazy to get out there and they will steal your information and your Facebook page. But I know of one field agent for SafeLink who will sign you up from a distance and that is free talk wireless. Free talk will give you the same data plan as if you sign yourself up on the SafeLink wireless web page but you might get a better free phone if you contact them asking tell them you are interested in the SafeLink wireless ACP plus lifeline plan. They have discounted tablets and discounted Wi-Fi but you would be better to sign yourself up for discounting Wi-Fi and to get a tablet from whichever company in your area offers the best quality tablet you can afford you should contact the companies and ask them what model of tablet they offer then do your research. But free talk wireless which is located in Memphis Tennessee has a Google website on you can find on Google and you can email them there and ask them if they will get you one of the better free phones which SafeLink wireless sometimes gives out like a no kids g300 or a Moto g pure. If you sign yourself up on the face link wireless web page I would push them to give me a decent phone and not one of the 20 to 40 dollar phones which is a headache.
So remember you can transfer benefits and get a new phone and I’ve even seen people go back to SafeLink after they get a phone and then leave for a while and go back after I don’t know 4 to 6 months? And if you have a problem with a phone and if they give you a 20 to 40 dollar phone if I were you I would send the bastard back and tell them that it doesn’t work. Same thing with a assurance wireless. They are getting $40 per month if you use both your benefits or $30 just for your ACP benefit.
Assurance wireless sometimes gives out a Moto g pure or a Revvl 4 plus phone if you’re lucky I’ve seen them give these to people for using just their lifeline benefit yet the next person they give some s***** 20 to 40 dollar phone even if they use both their benefits for a long time. Know what you are worth and that’s not whining I could see if someone was whining over a 40 or $50 phone if you were using just your lifeline benefit but if they give you one of the phones that’s cheap I’d send it back and tell them it was screwed up. And push them and try to find a field agent because it’s b******* make some complaints what phones they give out for free their business but they couldn’t be sued in no class action lawsuit over that I don’t think but it’s b******* when they give people a different phone who aren’t even committing as much. So there you go do your homework and copy and paste and share this with others who could use the information.
Crystal L McGlown says
I want my service canceled. I have not used this for years but I have 57 text messages this month to myself. I do not have a phone connected to it with your SIM card. Why does it show text activity? The government must pay your company for each phone that’s on your account. PLEASE REMOVE MINE! Crystal McGlown Toledo OH 419-699-****
Free Government Cell Phones says
WE ARE NOT YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER, CRYSTAL! This is an independent informational website that is NOT affiliated with any Lifeline free government cell phone company nor any Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) internet service provider. You need to contact your service provider’s customer service team.
Richard Feltovich says
Need tech support, cannot receive or send calls, no voicemail , please forward to correct department. Need phone for up coming medical procedure. Help !
Thanks,
Rick Feltovich
Free Government Cell Phones says
Sorry to hear about your problem but we cannot do anything to help you. This is an independent informational website and is NOT affiliated with any Lifeline free government cell phone service provider. You need to contact your service provider’s customer service team.
Amy Serrano says
What is the number that you called to try to get the free phone and service I tried to call the phone number that you have but it’s not ringing
Free Government Cell Phones says
Check the phone number in the article above.
Verta Gage says
I am giving my address which is n5053hemlock street lot (CITY/STATE DELETED) but can’t find address had this address for 20years
Free Government Cell Phones says
Are you saying that you can’t get approved because the service provider said someone else at that address already had a free government cell phone.
Lee Cox Fort Wayne says
Poor people often move just like poor people often lose their devices. Just like poor people often have more of a need to have a device because they may not have a place to sleep because of drug use or abuse or whatever reason getting evicted or losing transportation and being stuck somewhere at one point. So these companies who and give someone a device because someone else has had one they should at least think and come up with a solution because many people move quickly when they are poor..
John says
How do I apply/application
Free Government Cell Phones says
You can visit the company’s website or call customer service. We provide info for both in the article above.
melody m pratt says
I just need a phone
Free Government Cell Phones says
You need to enroll to get one, Melody. Here’s where you can find a complete list of plans available in your state. Check them carefully to find the one that fits your needs best:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/states
Rosemary Williams says
I was tilolg I could get a free tablet for no
Free Government Cell Phones says
Anybody want to help us translate this one?
Henry says
This is just a guess, but I think she meant to type “I was told I could get a free tablet for no copay”.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Could be. Any other readers want to take a shot at it?
Lee Cox Fort Wayne says
TYPE IN THIS PHRASE:
EBB PROVIDERS BY STATE.
Search that in google. It should bring up a website that will take you to the website of usac. It will show you a bunch of states. You click on your state. It will show you a bunch of providers but not all who will cover your state. It will show you check marks by the names of providers who sell tablets or refurbished computers.
Assurance Wireless and Boost Mobile and TracFone Wireless have check marks but they supposedly do not sell devices.
The best company I’ve seen and I’ve studied several hundred companies all over the nation is terracom wireless. And I think they cover 21 states. They have a Galaxy Tab a 8.4 inch tablet worth over $250. You pay only $10 and one penny that’s it no more. They also give you unlimited data. And they charge the company or the government rather $40. Some companies take the whole $50 and don’t give you much. Stand up wireless has a decent tablet but they give only 10 GB per month even if they sign you up for lifeline and ebb. you should sign up separately for the Emergency Broadband benefit program to get your tablet and data plan. And then sign up separately for Lifeline to make sure you get a Lifeline phone. Some companies are giving free Lifeline phones even if you had one before during this ebb hectic time.
Some other companies who sell tablets over many states include:
ENTOUCH WIRELESS
EXCESS TELECOM
SELECTEL
TRUCONNECT sells a tablet that is 4G connectable. That means that it can have mobile data added to it just like a cell phone so you don’t need Wi-Fi and you can get internet without Wi-Fi if you’re in the boonies. But trueconnect has a pretty cheap tablet. I hear Q Link does also. Companies that have Wi-Fi only tablets will not give you data if you are away from and Wi-Fi signal. Unless you have a phone that can tether to it. Then you should have a really good data plan on your phone. If you have a Wi-Fi only tablet what I would do is get my phone and have a Walmart family mobile data plan added to that phone. Because Walmart Family Mobile gives you unlimited talk text and data with 40 GB of high speed data before it slows down on you. And it also has 30 GB of hotspot data. That means you can run other devices off of that phone like the phone was a modem. Even computers are smart TVs or other phones or tablets. I don’t know if they’re 30 GB count toward the total high speed 40 gb. I know Boost Mobile gives you 35 GB and 12 GB of hotspot. And even when that 35 gigabytes of Boost Mobile high speed data ran out there was still 12 GB of hotspot dad left so it was a total of 47 gb. Some companies count their hotspot data toward their high speed data. So you have to calculate things like you do all things. You have to ask a company if they sell a 4G tablet. If they do you have to ask him if it can be unlocked at some time. And then ask him how long it will take you to get it unlocked and what you must do. You’ll always have to ask for a phone or tablet to be unlocked and you have to be on top of that.
Kinetic Windstream sells a pretty good tablet. One ad says a Samsung tablet another ad says a Huawei or I whatever it’s called and those are pretty decent tablets. And there’s a Guam company that sells a good Samsung or Amazon tablet. A little company in Washington state which serves only a few counties sells a good Galaxy 8.0 tablet. Wireless is the best by far. Stand up wireless has a sky devices tablet. Not to be confused with Sky mobile. It is a elite T8 OCTA tablet. It may be dual SIM capable which means it could have two SIM cards. That means it can have two plans by two different providers at the same time. But since it’s 4G stand-up Wireless locks it. And they told my friend that after 45 days he can call to request and unlock and then will consider it. So I don’t know what that means because they give very little data 10 GB is a small amount of data even if it’s just for the ebb program. But if you were put in your ebb and your Lifeline plans together to get 10 gigabytes a month as a rip off. And that’s what stand up wireless is. But they gave a pretty decent tablet. They also give two other tablets only one at a time but they have three total and they will choose what you get I guess.
A NUUU TAB 8. OR A VORTEX.
AMERICAN ASSISTANCE GIVES AN 8-IN TABLET MADE BY FOXX DEVELOPMENT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A WI-FI ONLY TABLET. BUT I LOOKED AT A MANUAL ONLINE AND I THINK IT’S A 4G TABLET. I ASSUMED IT WAS WI-FI ONLY BECAUSE AMERICAN ASSISTANCE WAS MANDATING THAT YOU SIGN UP WITH LIFELINE FOR THEM IF YOU WANTED THEIR TABLET AND DATA OFFER.
Companies which have unlimited talk text and data and good mobile data plans have a number for high-speed and then another number for hotspot data.
Walmart Family Mobile has 40 GB of high-speed with 30 amazing gigabytes of hotspot data.
Straight talk has 50 GB of high speed with 10 GB of hotspot.
Boost and insurance each give 35 GB of high speed with 10 to 12 GB of hotspot data.
E Lee Cox says
You want a free tablet and you don’t want to pay $10 to $20 which you should reconsider because you’ll get a much better tablet for a few dollars if you pay $10 go with unity wireless who gives a 10-in oxtab 10 tablet only $10 with a case and screen protector maybe worth over $150. S a r v e r wireless was giving out a t10 10-in elite tablet made by sky devices for $20 maybe worth $200 to $300. And type the phrase ACP benefit providers near me and then go through the companies and ask them what tablet they give out and then research and compare the specs. Boost Mobile gives a pretty good tablet for $10 but they may tack on 10 to $25 more for SIM card and activation fees or they may not now. They were doing that a year or so ago. They are giving out a tablet called TCL light which is 8 in and has pretty good specs. If you want a totally free one go with culture wireless who may give a 10 inch moolah wireless tablet with decent specs. Or American assistance or LTE wireless or comlink mobility may give a totally free tablet without any charge.
And rural 4G has a pretty good tablet for $10. Hoop wireless and whoop wireless both have fairly decent tablets for $10 I think.
And in your area you may be lucky enough to have one of the local companies who doesn’t serve a lot of people and they may have a decent tablet but here’s the thing some companies who offer a decent device may have an internet plan where you have to pay out of pocket even after you use your ACP benefit and in the long run that’s going to bite you because you could get your own tablet you should try to save up $200 and get a o u k i t e l r t one or rt2 from Alibaba or aliexpress. Or they have an rt3 8-in tablet which you can find under $150 and these are off and sold for twice as much in america. You can also get rugged smartphones from the same manufacturers and those tablets are awesome if you can get them and save up the money. If you can buy a couple or three or four rugged smartphones from Alibaba or AliExpress for $100 like the oukitel wp twin pro or the blackview oscal S60 pro you can sell these things for $150 easy in America.
American assistance also known as your call wireless or American broadband telecommunications may give out a free 8 in maxwest nitro tablet or they may give out a tablet made by azpen or maze speed or Fox development which makes a t8 or t8 pro tablet.
Two other companies which might give a free MAX West nitro tablet for no charge include LTE wireless or comlink mobility. But if you get a tablet from someone just use your ACP benefit that first month and then transfer the next month because the best tablet providers don’t give you much free data for your ACP benefit. You can transfer either benefit or both benefits after you stay with a company for 30 days.
You might want to combine both your benefits and go with air talk or new phone or cintex wireless if you want a good phone and if 15 GB is not enough for you you can pay a dollar to get 10 GB more with these companies and then after 4 months you can transfer. If you transfer both your benefits together the best company to go with would be assurance wireless or SafeLink wireless which will give you unlimited talk and text and slow data with 35 GB or 25 GB of high-speed data respectively. Tempo Telecom gives 20 GB of data and I don’t know if they give unlimited talk and text or unlimited slow data. If you
AIF YOU WANT TWO SEPARATE FREE PLANS EACH MONTH ON TWO SEPARATE DEVICES THEN USE YOUR ACP BENEFIT BY ITSELF WITH TONE COMMUNICATIONS BECAUSE THEY GIVE OUT 20 GB OF DATA WITH UNLIMITED TALK AND TEXT BUT IT’S NOT UNLIMITED SLOW DATA AFTERWARD I DON’T THINK ANYWAY
AND THEN YOU COULD USE YOUR LIFELINE BENEFIT WITH ASSURANCE WIRELESS OR TERRACOM WIRELESS OR AMERICAN ASSISTANCE WHO WILL GIVE YOU A FREE PHONE EVEN JUST USING YOUR LIFELINE BENEFIT ALONE. SAFELINK WIRELESS MAY OR MAY NOT ALSO DEPENDING ON TIMING. AND THESE COMPANIES WILL GIVE YOU UNLIMITED TEXTING WITH FOUR AND A HALF GIGABYTES OF INTERNET DATA PLUS 350 OR 500 OR 1000 MINUTES FOR JUST USING YOUR ACP BENEFIT OR NO JUST USING YOUR LIFELINE BENEFIT RATHER. WHICH IS VERY RARE TO GET A FREE PHONE USING YOUR LIFELINE BENEFIT BY ITSELF.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHICH COMPANIES COVER YOUR AREA FOR THE LIFELINE BENEFIT AND THE ACP BENEFIT AND SOME WILL COVER BOTH TYPE THE PHRASE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM PROVIDERS NEAR ME. THEY HAVE A STAR OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOWING WHICH COMPANIES ALSO OFFER A DISCOUNTED DEVICE USUALLY IT’S A TABLET. COMPANIES MY OFFER A DISCOUNTED LAPTOP UNDER $50 BUT THEY USUALLY REQUIRE YOU TO BUY A MOBILE HOTSPOT DEVICE ALSO WHICH IS $5,200. YOU CAN GO TO CHROMEBOOKS R US AND FIND GREAT CHROMEBOOKS REFURBISHED IN GREAT SHAPE UNDER $60 FOR A 16-IN OR UNDER 50 OR UNDER $40 FOR AN 11.6 IN.
A F T R R STANDS FOR ALLIANCE FOR TECHNOLOGY REFURBISHING AND REUSE. THERE ARE DOZENS OF COMPANIES. THEY RESURFISH DEVICES AND IF YOU QUALIFY THEY MAY GIVE YOU ONE FOR FREE BUT USUALLY THEY WILL CHARGE YOU SOMETHING BUT A LOT OF THESE COMPANIES DON’T CHARGE AS CHEAPLY AS YOU CAN GET IT YOURSELF ON EBAY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS DEAF OR HAS VERY HARD HEARING OR IF THEY HAVE SPEECH PROBLEMS FROM AUTISM OR SOMETHING THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GET A GREAT TABLET THROUGH AN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. IN MY STATE OF INDIANA IF YOU TYPE THE WORDS
INTRAC RELAY INDIANA DEAF IPAD we will see a company who gives some awesome tablets out worth several hundred dollars for people who are deaf or just hard hearing very hard hearing or if you have a speech pathology. They also give a data plan and a case but you must research your own state
HEY GUYS IF THIS PERSON WHO RUNS THIS SITE SEEMS A LITTLE IMPATIENT CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MANY TIMES OVER 10 OR 20 YEARS PEOPLE HAVE ASKED THEM QUESTIONS AS IF THEY ARE THE COMPANY? THIS PERSON IS NOT THE COMPANY THEY ARE A VERY BENEFICENT SOUL AND IF THEY GET TIRED AND SMART OFF TO YOU WILL BY GOD THAT’S NOT MUCH CONSIDERING THEY STICK WITH IT MAN THEY’VE GOT TO HAVE A HEART OF GOLD WHOEVER THE HELL THEY ARE ONE OF THEM CONTACTED ME ONCE AND I HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS GOING ON THEY WERE WANTING ME TO UPDATE BECAUSE I HAD A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND I LIKE TO SHARE ALSO. AND WHAT KIND OF MAN IS THAT YOU JUST IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF MAN OR WOMAN IT TAKES I BELIEVE IT WAS A MAN. REFORM ON THESE PAGES BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT YOU GUYS A HELL OF A LOT THEY CARE WHAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT KIND OF DEVICES YOU GET AND WHAT KIND OF DATA PLANS YOU GET YOU BETTER BELIEVE THIS PERSON LOVES YOU GUYS BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO PAY ME OUT OF THEIR OWN DAMN POCKET SO I JUST DO IT AS A HOBBY BECAUSE YES I CARE AND I ONCE WAS A POS AND BAD PERSON AND ALL THAT AND I HAVE REFORMED IMMENSELY I DON’T EVEN KNOW THE PERSON I USED TO BE. BUT THIS PERSON WHO OWNS OR RUNS THIS SITE MUST BE SOME KIND OF MOTHER TERESA EVEN IF IT’S A GUY THEY ARE A HELL OF AN ALTRUIST MAN AND I HAVE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR THE PERSON I THOUGHT YOU ALL SHOULD JUST KNOW WHAT KIND OF PERSON YOU ARE DEALING WITH AND REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU GUYS MAKE COMMENTS ON HERE YOU’RE NOT TALKING TO THE COMPANY SO SPREAD THAT INFORMATION AROUND TO PEOPLE AND THEN MAYBE 10 OR 20 YEARS THIS PERSON WON’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT HEADACHE AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THEM SMART ENOUGH ONCE IN A WHILE OR TYPING IN ALL CAPITALS I DO THAT A LOT BUT WHAT KIND OF PERSON GETS A HEADACHE FROM ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS WHEN THEY’RE JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU AND THEY KEEP DOING IT DECADE AFTER DECADE? YOU GUYS SHOULD SHOW SOME KIND OF APPRECIATION HAVE YOUR KIDS DRAWING SOME PICTURES OR SOMETHING I DON’T KNOW I JUST THINK THEY ARE A HELL OF AN INDIVIDUAL
Raymond collins says
Hello am trying to get a working phone of tempo phone which I have can’t get tru to anyone on no? Pls help me I have lifeline phone need help
Free Government Cell Phones says
How have you tried to contact them, Raymond? Have you used the contact info provided in the article above?
Kevin Easterday says
Hey Raymond why don’t you check out SafeLink wireless or assurance wireless. Tempo from my studies does have one of the top three to five amounts of high speed data for free each month if you combine both benefits. But SafeLink wireless and insurance wireless do give more high speed data than tempo and they do give free phones and right now they both have pretty damn good free phones. SafeLink has been given out 4X TCL phones with 5G worth $175 or more and Nokia g100 or Nokia g300 phones worth over $150. And assurance now has a lot of revvl 5G 5 plus phones going around and I don’t know if the field agents are the only ones who distribute these or not but most are charging customers $40 or more up to $80 sometimes but not usually. But there are a couple I’ve seen who are charging as little as $10 or $20. If it’s 20 or 25 bucks you should never bark at that because these phones are often $200 when they’re new and sometimes even $150 refurbished. And they are awesome. So anyway if you need only one plan go with SafeLink or assurance. But if you need two free phone plans I would use lifeline benefit with assurance or SafeLink or terracom wireless or American assistance. Because they may or may not still give free phones if you use lifeline benefit alone. And I would use my ACP benefit first very first step to get a discounted tablet. And the best tablets are with stand up wireless or rogue mobile or unity wireless or sarver wireless or airtalk wireless. After 31 days you can transfer your benefits and I would then transfer them to SafeLink wireless or assurance wireless. This is assuming you can afford to pay $10 or $15 per month out of pocket for a home Wi-Fi plan and you can find them for $10 to $20 a month without even using your benefit in some areas with some companies. Comcast Xfinity Internet essentials basic plan. AT&t access plan. Spectrum assist plan. Optimum advantage plan. Good luck pal
Kenzie White says
What kind/type of cellular devices does your services send out to enrolled customers?
Free Government Cell Phones says
We’re not Tempo, Kenzie. This is an independent informational website. If you want to contact Tempo, you can find all the contact info in the article above.
Dm says
Can I bring my own phone to tempo?
Free Government Cell Phones says
We just reviewed Tempo’s Terms & Conditions and it specifically says it no longer supports Spring phones as part of its Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), but it says nothing about other phones. If we were you we would contact customer service for the most up to date regulations.
Myers says
The minutes , text and data for Tempo here is incorrect. They only give you 500 minutes, unlimited text and NO data.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Check Tempo’s website, Myers. It confirms the information we’ve provided.
Lee Cox says
Yes, this site repeated exactly what Tempos site says. I just read it. But I agree it’ll pan out inaccurate, as with many things in this industry of telecommunications.
todd wiseman says
Got a SUNGSAM phone today via 2 day FEDEX , a galaxy class modeL but with no sim card sent with it, will have to call about this but u can get a human to answer in Kansas , they dont use robots on their switchboard do wish they had weekend hours for tech to do first time activation and such
Todd
Ohio Univ
todd wiseman says
WONDERFUL to talk to a real human girl instead of a robot !! she was nice and they DO offer 1 free replacement phone in case u drop and crack the screen like i did today, am switching from old provider airvoice out of michigan, as of todays date almost June 1st, TEMPO is alive and serves south Ohio, they offered me 500 mins a month which is plenty for me
Allison Ann holley says
Cell phones Vartex you have because collect cell phones
Please let me know ok
Free Government Cell Phones says
OK.
kenneth reeder says
how do i receive a free cell phone
Free Government Cell Phones says
Click around this website and you’ll learn everything you need to know, Kenneth.
cherie says
Help! My husband has a government cell phone thru Assurance Wireless. They offer a free replacement phone if yours is broken or lost, you just add $5.00 to your account for shipping, which he has taken advantage of for his lost phone some months back. Recently, the replacement phone he had and paid the shipping on was dropped while at his grandfathers funeral and now does not work. We called and reported this to Assurance Wireless and was advised to add $25.00 to his account to purchase another phone for his plan. This was not a problem. He purchased the top up pin card from Wal-Mart, which is under virgin mobile, added the money to his account and instead of the cheap refurbished phone that barely charges and gets extremely hot while talking on it, he tried to purchase a better one from their website thru his my account from the money he added. Well, the only good phones were more than $25 so he purchased another top up card of $100, now leaving him with $125.00 on his account, now has been over a month and half. He goes to his account to purchase his phone and adds it to his cart but when he goes to check out it doesn’t give you the option to purchase it from his account like he was told he could do. They will only allow purchase payments from credit/debit or a pay pal card. We are low income and don’t have and extra $125 laying around to do just that. So he contacted Assurance and asked if they could refund him his money to his pre paid debit card so he then can in turn pay for the phone and get on with his service. Oh no, they have been giving him the run around about refunding the money either by added it to the pre paid or by check. They are wanting receipts, proof of purchase for the top up pin cards and a copy of the front and back of the card. Well the $25 was not on a card Wal Mart prints a receipt with the pin number on it so I cant provide a copy of that nor the receipt as he threw it away once he verified that the $25 was added to his account never thinking that he is catching crap about his money that we have very little of hence the reason he has a government phone anyway not too mention his is disabled with no income nor SSI because he is still going threw the legal proceedings. I did find the $100 top up card in the trash that he had ripped up after he once again verified that the money was on his account. I sent them a copy of the front and back as requested however, that is not good enough for them. They want a receipt. WE DONT HAVE A RECEIPT for either. I don’t understand why the need for that anyway. We paid for it as we have loaded his account. How else would he have been able to do that without a purchased top up card as the cashier has to activate it and enter the correct sum of money we allotted. Now a month later, he still has no phone or the money that’s been sitting on his account since mid January. This is ridiculous. At this point I’d rather have the money back and most definitely go with another carrier. They suck and customer service barely speaks english and never helpful when you call they pass the buck every chance they get. Do you have any recommendations of what he needs to do next? Any information you can provide or anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Cherie
Free Government Cell Phones says
It’s an unusual situation, Cherie, and we don’t have much in the way of advice for you. Have you gone back to Walmart to find out if they can print you a duplicate receipt?
What would happen if you cancelled your account? Wouldn’t they have to refund the money? Then you could enroll with a different free government cell phone company and get a smart phone because you’re a new customer. Who knows? It might even be a better phone than what he has now.
Kelsey says
How do I enroll for the phone
Free Government Cell Phones says
Here’s where you can find all the Lifeline companies offering plans in your state. Find the plan that fits your needs best and enroll using the contact we offer on each company’s page.
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/states
Susan E Barnes says
i need to have my service discontinued please.
Susan E. Barnes
#719-242-****
Free Government Cell Phones says
This website has no connection to Tempo nor any other free government cell phone company. So we cannot discontinue your service. You need to contact Tempo directly by calling 6-1-1 on your free government cell phone.
Johnny d. moore says
what is the wireless company who provides service like virgin mobile uses sprint lines?
Free Government Cell Phones says
We’re not sure what your question means, Johnny.
Lee Cox Fort Wayne says
Wireless was owned by Virgin Mobile but they were recently bought by T-Mobile that’s why they are sending people T-Mobile 5G SIM cards to replace in their devices and I think you have to have it done by the end of the year or you will lose your service with assurance.
Basirat olaoshun says
How do I re- enroll my tempo phone services
Free Government Cell Phones says
You do it just like you did the first time, Basirat. You can do it by phone or online. But are you sure that Tempo offers the plan that fits your needs best. Before you enroll with anyone, you should check out all the free government cell phone plans available in your state to see if one works for you better than the others. Here’s where you can review them all:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/states
John says
Is it true my Tempo isn’t giving out phones on the streets any longer ?
Why did they close up shop were they huckster and they ran there course !!
Free Government Cell Phones says
Many companies use independent contractors to operate their street events. Those independent contractors have certainly contributed to the level of fraud and abuse found at those street events, but do not know if that is the situation with Tempo.
Megan says
Hello,
My purse was recently stolen and I lost everything that was in it. It’s been a nightmare trying to get everything back. Not shortly after losing all of my important documents I dropped my cell phone and the screen broke making it impossible to read anything on the screen or write messages, search for things, or ….do anything on it basically. I am writing to see if I can have my cell replaced. It’s a government issued free phone so I don’t know how this works. I do not believe I have had the phone for over a year if that matters. I also had other issues with the phone before it was taken from me. I would have trouble with the signal. (Not all the time but more than any other time in my life and w any other carrier). I don’t mind being its a free phone and get the job done, I’m very thankful
For that fact. I am involved in some important things that could ultimately effect my life greatly and that is why I NEED THIS PHONE AND IN WORKING CONDITION. I have Not used the phone in a while but when I did I was always dropping calls, there was a delay when someone would talk it would come thru at the wrong time thus the other person is already starting to asnwer. I’m dealing with a court case and have already missed ct. Dates due to my phone. I’m not from Denver and have no friends or family here so its been difficult.
Please help me to get a new cell phone. (It says vortex on the back, I believe it’s Tempo, I recieved it FREE via a booth downtown in Denver, CO. I was able to get for several reasons. All I had to show that particular day was proof I received food stamps and I did by showing my benefits card and paperwork.
My card has been missing for a good while so I’m assuming it’s not coming back and I’ve looked all over the area. Please help me!!!!
4**~37~9514
Megan Kay FlahardY
DOB – 01/12/****
720~490~****
***********@gmail.com
729/943/****
Please get a hold of me asap I will try to come into the food stamp office Monday because I have to pick up my EBT card that was stolen w my purse. My fiancé also needs to apply for Medicaid and food stamps, I want to learn about WICC, and some other things. Thank is
Megan.
an email and my EBT information and card. I am currently struggling with out the card and hav
Free Government Cell Phones says
This is an independent informational website, and NOT operated by your service provider. You will need to get in touch with them directly. Do not rely on your service provider reading your comment left on this website. You can find all the service providers, and by clicking on your choice, all its contact info:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/free-cell-phone-providers
Shanelle Friday says
Where do I get a free phone in Casper wyoming
Free Government Cell Phones says
Two companies offer free government cell phone plans in Wyoming. You can find the companies, their plans, and their contact info at this link:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/states
Wendell says
I do odd jobs for food, can i still get a phone if i dont have proof of income or food stamps or anything like that?
Free Government Cell Phones says
You have hit on one of the biggest faults in the free government cell phone program, Wendell. They have no way to provide a cell phone for someone in your situation (that is, someone who cannot prove low income). We’ve spoken to the people at the USAC about this “flaw” and they tell us they understand the issue exists and that they are working on a solution. Let’s hope the solution comes very early here in the new year.
Aaliyah Phillips says
I’m trying to sign up for a Free phone but it want let me . Can you help me
Free Government Cell Phones says
Try calling Tempo’s customer service team, Aaliyah. The contact info is provided in the article above.
Natalie Dove says
I’m a new customer and I’ve had it for one month and now going on my second month. I got a text saying I get new minutes on the 11th of next month. Well the 11th is here no minutes. Just wondering why and how long will it take to get the minutes.
Free Government Cell Phones says
You should get your minutes on the same day every month, Natalie. So if you enrolled on the 11th, you should get them on the 11th each month. If they haven’t been added beyond that date, contact your service provider’s customer service team.
Jenny says
Your supposed to get Internet every month so why don’t it work
Free Government Cell Phones says
We’re not Tempo communications, Jenny. To get your question answered, you need to contact customer service by calling 6-1-1 on your free government cell phone.
lilkunta says
please do an update.as of today tuesday 17 opctober 2017 mytempo.com says the plan is 500 voice minutes, 500 mb data, and unlimited texts for ALL lifeline plans. i dont see on the website if they give a candybar phone or a flipping phone or a smartphone. do you know? thank you.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Thanks for the news, Lilkunta. We are constantly searching for changes in the Lifeline program (we even have a software program that automatically searches all the service provider’s sites for changes), but some of them slip through the cracks. We (and our readers) owe a debt of gratitude to people like you who make us aware of those changes.
In answer to your question, no one knows what kind of phone you’ll receive, but all free government cell phone companies are required to give smartphones to new customers.
Kenjeth Riffle says
The phone is through tempo need u to get back with me
Free Government Cell Phones says
We’re not Tempo, Kenjeth. You need to contact that company’s customer service team. Contact info can be found in the article above.
Kenjeth Riffle says
Yes I got a cell phone 5 months ago made a call off it in April,may,June then in July and this month I try calling off of it but it saying call roaming I took battery out and still don’t work what should I do or can you replace me with a new phone number the phone number is 304-514-**** is the phone I got through you
Victoria Starks says
I misplaced my phone I woukd like to know what I have to do to get another one. Each time ive calle I was on hold for 30 minutes only to get hung up on. I really need another phone please help me
Free Government Cell Phones says
Is Tempo your service provider, Victoria?
carlita burchnell says
My phone was stolen and I was told I would have to call you to get it cancelled and possibly get a new one but I don’t know your number
Free Government Cell Phones says
Really, Carlotta? You left this comment about four inches below Tempo’s contact info.
Vanessa Brown says
Can you take me off of your service i haven’t been able to use that phone for some time about 2 and a half years sense you send it to me i never had activated it and tried contacting you several times with no attempt to return my emails. Vanessa Brown email me if i need more info on what to do.
Free Government Cell Phones says
We’re not Tempo, Vanessa, so we can’t take you off its list. You need to contact the company’s customer service team directly.
Kendrick Lamar Young says
I would like to know why I don’t have my minutes on my phone for the following month?
Free Government Cell Phones says
Impossible for us to answer that question, Kendrick, because we’re not your Lifeline service provider. We’re an independent informational website that’s not affiliated with any of the free government cell phone companies.
Aneeda Aneeda says
I live in Cleveland Ohio I have a Tempo wireless phone and I want to buy minutes where can I buy some minutes at.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Ready Wireless can solve your problem, Aneeda. They sell minutes in thousands of big name retail stores around the country. There’s probably one or more right in your neighborhood. Here’s an article that tells you everything you need to know:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/buy-airtime-for-lifeline-phones-through-ready-wireless-new-airfair
Melvin Robertson says
I one change my account number I can login to my account open up in 9-22-17 I need to get in to my account.
Free Government Cell Phones says
You need to contact Tempo’s customer service team, Melvin. You can find the contact info in the article above.
Andre Williams says
my phone has a puk code lock how do i get it off
Free Government Cell Phones says
Here’s an article that answers that question, Andre:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/what-is-a-puk-code-and-how-do-you-find-it
JAMES O CARSON says
I have being trying to get a government lifeline phone for two years and all I get is wrong.information.
Free Government Cell Phones says
This website has everything you need to know, James. There’s a reason we’re considered the nation’s leading authority on free government cell phones. Start with this article for a good general background:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/basics/how-do-i-get-a-free-phone
Allison Jackson says
how can I get a free cell phone for free. my name is allison Jackson. (Persona details deleted). home phone is (843)877 ****. i get Medicaid
Free Government Cell Phones says
That’s what this whole website is all about, Allison. Spend some time looking around this site before you attempt to enroll with any company. Do a little homework in order to find the best plan possible. Here’s where you should start:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/basics/how-do-i-get-a-free-phone
Danita Carter says
Do I Still Have Monthly Minutes and Life line Service With you? Danita Carter (770)873-**** Yes or No Thanks
Free Government Cell Phones says
We can’t answer that question for you, Danita, because we’re not Tempo Communications. We’re an independent website, not an internet service provider. You’ll need to contact your service provider directly to get your question answered.
LaToya McClain says
Okay I have had services since Aug 4 and 2 days later it stopped working. It gives an error message network not available and when I call there is no number recognized. 678-637-**** this is the number that was given to me and it doesn’t work
Free Government Cell Phones says
You need to contact your service provider, LaToya. We ain’t it.
Amanda feagle wilkerson says
I’m looking for the tempo cell phone I’m on food stamps and Medicaid my address is **** rd sw. you can contact me my phone 478234-**** or email at *******@gmail.com
Free Government Cell Phones says
You need to contact Tempo directly, Amanda. You can find its contact info on this page.
However, are you sure that Tempo offers the best plan for you? Each company offers a slightly different plan than the others (more minutes, more texts, data plan, etc). So you should check them all out to make sure you’re getting everything you need. Here’s a link to a page that will tell you all the possible companies available in your state:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/states
Michelle Murray says
I found a tempo wireless phone. How do I return it to the owner?
Free Government Cell Phones says
Another question we’ve never had before. Dial 6-1-1 and you’ll get customer service. Explain the problem to them.
Christie says
Can you get one if you had one through qlinks recently?
Free Government Cell Phones says
You can change service providers every 60 days if you wish.
Nathaniel Rhea says
My phone was stolen
Free Government Cell Phones says
Read this article,Nathaniel. It will tell you exactly what to do:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/faq/i-lost-my-phone-how-do-i-get-a-replacement
Antonio mourning says
My tempo sprint cell phone does not work please help?
Free Government Cell Phones says
You must contact Tempo’s customer service or tech support team.
catherine mccall says
Hi my name is Catherine Mccall I was intrested in becoming an master agent. I was a master agent for budget mobile and safelink. I already have a great team thats ready and egar.
Free Government Cell Phones says
You’ll need to contact Tempo directly, Catherine. We’re not Tempo, we’re an independent website that’s not affiliated with any of the Lifeline Assistance companies.
Shameka Gilead says
How can I add more minutes to my phone
Free Government Cell Phones says
Visit the Tempo website. It spells out all the company’s extra minute plans very clearly.
Shameka Gilead says
I see the price plan but not how to add the minutes
Free Government Cell Phones says
We can understand your confusion, Shameka. Tempo’s website does not make it very clear on its website. But we dug in and found the info for you. Click on “Customer Support” and scroll down the page and you will find the info that tells you how to purchase minutes online, by phone, or in person. Good luck.
Jerome says
I want to cancel my tempo account. Who do I call.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Call Tempo customer service at the number shown on this page.
It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that most of the Lifeline Assistance companies make it far simpler to sign up for an account than to cancel one.
Kimberly J Williams says
How can I get a free cell phone, I get medicaid foodstamps, ssi
Free Government Cell Phones says
Sounds like you qualify, Kimberly, so click on the “States” link at the top of this page. Then click on your state name. You’ll come to a list of all the free government cell phone companies doing business in your state. Click through all the companies to see which one offers the plan that’s best for you. Good luck.
Timothy Peoples says
I’m looking to become a master agent. I’ve worked for Safelink, Assist Wireless, Yourtel, Blue Jay and Life Wireless over the past 8 years. I took a break last year due to family problems but I’m now ready to reestablish my place in the Free Phone business.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Good to hear from you, Timothy. Please keep us (and our readers) updated on your progress. I’m sure we’d all like to hear first hand from a free government cell phone agent.
Cath . Cowgill says
Do You get a Smart Phone with Lifeline?
Free Government Cell Phones says
Here’s an article that will tell you everything you need to know about the free government cell phone program and smartphones:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/which-lifeline-cell-phone-companies-offer-smartphones
Divya sharma says
I already have a phone but all i need is a sim card and i want to have my old number
Free Government Cell Phones says
Click through the list of free government cell phone companies in your state. You’ll need to contact them directly to ask if it’s possible to do what you want done.
Richard says
How does Tempo handle rollover minutes?
For example, a service year is 12 months. If I use the phone for 1 text message every 60 days – This appears to be the minimum possible usage – And have the Rollover 125 plan, after 1 year, I would have 1,498 minutes banked, and 2 would have been deducted for the 6 text messages over the course of the year.
Will Tempo allow minutes to roll over for full year?
Further, let’s assume that I have the service, uninterrupted, for 5 years, making sure to re-certify in time and to not lose my number, and that I take good care of the phone.
During the last month of the 5 year period after the monthly minutes are added, in theory I would have 7,490 minutes – Good for 7,490 minutes of calls, 22,470 text messages, or about 3.65 GB of data transfer.
Would Tempo allow this?
I read Tempo’s T&C (here – http://www.mytempo.com/footer/Lifeline-Terms-and-Conditions.aspx), and they did not address my question, nor did their site in general.
I dread having to contact outsourced (and reportedly rude) customer service reps.
Thanks!
Elvira baker says
How do I get my free government cell phone and where? I am eligible for food stamps.
Vanna says
Why don’t it let me use my address
Lucy Kazalee says
Sorry but posted a comment earlier today and by mistake entered an e-mail address that is no longer valid. This website has been very helpful and informational, and answered every question I had been unsure about.
Shadrack Karanja says
I paid @ 49.95 to join Tempo wireless as a manager about 3 or 4 days ago. I haven’t heard anything since then even acknowledgement. I would like to change from manager to senior manager. Last night’s webinar made me change my mind. I am in the down line of Eric B.
Catherine says
Need my cell phone
yomilani pound says
I already have a phone but all i need is a sim card and i want to have my old number
yomilani pound says
ok
yomilani pound says
how do I get started
Audrey Barber says
Need my cell phone back on .what do I do?
Free Government Cell Phones says
There are a million reasons your cell phone may not be working, Audrey, and it’s impossible for us to analyze it online. You need to contact your service provider’s customer service or tech support team for the best answer.
Ann King says
I am a 70 yr old female on a fixed income and am on Medicaid and medicare and energy assistance plus the snap (food stamp) program. any assistance would be appreciated.. Thank You
RAQUEL C ALLEN says
I have a tempo phone and I love it!!! Unfortunately, I thought I lost it. So I applied for a safe-link phone. I found the tempo phone before the safe-link phone was processed, I called and cancelled it. In the meantime, my tempo phone has been turned off !!! May please have it turned back on? My tempo phone number is 470-338-****.
You attention to this matter is very much appreciated!!!
Thank You
Raquel Allen
I can be reached also at 770-987-****
FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net says
You need to call Tempo.
donna says
I just received my phone I pressed unlock then * it only say press *! To unlock ; over and over trying same I had a women as well try same. Fake phone?
MIRIAM BELVIN says
T-MOBLIE HAS OTHER PHONES WITH EASIER TYPING USE OF KEYPAD. I AM LOOKING FOR A PHONE WITH EASIER TYPING ON KEYPAD
Lennox says
Does NYS nor NYC have Low-Income Internet Basics or Internet Essentials? If not, we’ll need them. Why isn’t New York included?
FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net says
You will have to check with the companies to see.
Click Here for info on Internet Essentials.
Click Here for info on Internet Basics.
Lennox says
When will you bring Tempo Wireless to New York State?
SAMUEL LOTT says
HOW DO I APPLY
FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net says
You contact the company and complete an application online or over the phone.
Dorothy hulse says
just got my phone ( i live in nevada) my daughter in california want to add minutes to my phone but cant figure out provider. sounds like tisaz
NiQuashia says
My phone will not let me update all my apps. Can someone help me go through all steps or they can do it for me over the phone?
NiQuashia says
Why nobody helped me with my phone yet?
Theodore Stewart says
Does your phone work well in Ontanogan, which is in the upper peninsula of Michigan?
FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net says
You will need to go to their site and pop in your address to check.
Carol says
How do I tell how many minutes I used and how many I have left?
Lois hobbs says
I got a phone wait see you all Carrie this phone. LYNXX
Cora Armon says
I’ve never been able to get my incoming calls. When I press the green phone on the screen,nothing happens. What should I do.
nina bulloch says
My phone is saying I have 250 mins but I can’t call out. I’ve call an got them to do a trouble shoot nothing is working..
leonardo esquivel says
Mi cellular tempo lla tiene 2meses que no me ponen Los minutes mi hombre es Leonardo esquivel
james walker says
what dose the gov phone look like.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Like some of these on this page:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/cell-phone-manuals
Velma Garcia says
I am trying to get hold of Tempo..My phone got stolen in my place.. I would like to cancel my Tempo ph, the # to that. 920287****. My # to reach me. 920889****. Pls call me. Someone using my tempo phone and pay for the min’s with a different #.. here it is. 920340****.. now how is that?
Free Government Cell Phones says
Phone number is listed in the article above: 877-822-8501
krystal crawley says
Hello I have tried to contact tempo cell phone service but I still have no reply can I please have your fax number I would like a cell phone please
krystal crawley says
I would like to sign up fpr a government cell phone.how can I apply what do I need to do first and also can I have a contact number from you and fax number please and thank you!
Free Government Cell Phones says
Follow the directions on this page for Tempo, or begin with our Free Government Phones by State page.