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Arizona: Free government cell phones, plus Internet, from Lifeline and ACP

Think of Arizona and you think of natural wonders like the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest and those giant Saguaro cactus (or is it cacti?). Add in the sunshine and warm weather and the last thing you’d think of is poverty. But much to our surprise, the Census Bureau says Arizona has the 15th highest poverty level of all 50 states.

Dig these statistics: Fourteen is a key number because more than 14% of Arizona residents live below the official poverty level. And only 14 other states have poverty rates that are higher.

Let’s get specific: According to the U.S. Census Bureau just under 1,000,000 Arizonans live in households that earn less than the federal poverty level.

Please allow us to inject a note of hope into this grim discussion: The LifeLine and Affordable Connectivity Programs are available in Arizona and can be a huge help in allowing you to get in touch with potential employers.

Lifeline and ACP free government cell phone service providers in Arizona

Here’s a list of all the Lifeline Assistance free government cell phones in Arizona. They all offer different plans with different numbers of minutes, different refill options, and serve different geographic areas. So click through them all and find the plan that’s best for you.

  • Access Wireless
  • Assurance Wireless
  • EnTouch Wireless
  • Life Wireless
  • Q Link Wireless
  • Safelink Wireless
  • StandUp Wireless
  • Tag Mobile
  • Terracom
  • Truconnect

Lifeline Discount Companies in Arizona

If you qualify for Lifeline Assistance, but you find that none of the companies offer free government cell phones where you live, you have another option. The companies below, while not offering free cell phone plans, do offer substantial Lifeline discounts off their regular mobile phone plans in Arizona:

  • Total Call Mobile

How to qualify for Lifeline Assistance free government cell phones in Arizona

You are eligible for the government phone in Arizona if you receive benefits from any of these programs:

  • 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)

Plus, you may be eligible under these state programsif they are still in effect:

  • State Child Health Insurance Plan/KIDCARE
  • Medicaid/AHCCCS

You may also qualify if your Total Household Income is at or under 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. We’ve calculated those numbers and placed them in the following table for you:

Income Based Eligibility for Arizona
Members in Household Annual income
1 member $18,347
2 members $24,719
3 members $31,091
4 members $37,463
5 members $43,835
6 members $50,207
7 members $56,579
8 members $62,951
For each additional member add $6,372 annually

How to qualify for an ACP free government phone and unlimited service in Arizona

It’s even easier to qualify for ACP service than it is to qualify for Lifeline service. The USAC website spells it all out:

Consumers qualify for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) through participation in Lifeline or a Lifeline-qualifying program, having an income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, through participation in ACP-qualifying programs,  such as the free and reduced-price school lunch or breakfast program (including the Community Eligibility Provision), WIC, through award of a federal Pell Grant, or through participation in a participating service provider’s existing low-income program.

Check out the service providers. Check out the plans. Choose one. Enroll. Before you know if you’ll be talking, texting and using the internet on your free government smart phone.

Thanks to Lifeline and thanks to ACP.

Latest Government Cell Phone News for Arizona:

How do Budget Wireless customers find a new free government cell phone company? - If you're one of those 800,000 abandoned Budget Wireless customers, what should you do next? How do you find another Lifeline company to replace Budget?
25 more ways to qualify for a free government cell phone - Here's a quick, state-by-state summary of additional state assistance programs in which your participation means automatic qualification for the free government cell phone program.
Companies dropping out: Trouble in the free government cell phone program? - Two of the top 20 LifeLine Assistance free government cell phone companies have now dropped out of the business. And two others have merged into a single company.
Free cell phone competition heats up in Arizona: Life Wireless and Assurance Wireless now enter the fray - Life Wireless and Assurance Wireless have officially opened their doors in the Grand Canyon State and are now offering Lifeline Assistance free government cell phones to the state’s low-income residents.

Comments

  1. MICHAEL MAHN says

    October 24, 2023 at 12:23 pm

    WHat if your homeless and dont have A PLACE TO SEND YOUR PHONES TO ? CAUSE THATS WHERE IM AT I NEED A PHONE AND I HAVE NO ADDRESS CAN I SEND IT TO A HOTEL AND PICKIT UP ?DO YOU EVEN ANSWER QUESTIONS HERE?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      October 24, 2023 at 3:22 pm

      There is some dispute about how to handle your situation, Michael. Some sources say you must have a permanent street address, even if it is a shelter. Others say you can use the address of a church or shelter or other mailing address. Contact customer service at your preferred service provider and ask for their advice.

    • Danielle says

      October 15, 2024 at 12:48 pm

      have it sent to walgreens fed ex store

  2. bg matthews says

    September 15, 2023 at 4:57 pm

    I wanted to go and apply for the phone in person. Not have to enter my debit card info on a website. How do I do that? I used to see obama phone kiosks but haven’t in a while.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      September 16, 2023 at 3:40 am

      Do NOT enroll at a street event. They have been the scenes of far too much fraud and abuse. You are much safer using your debit card and enrolling online or by phone. Just make sure you use the contact info we provide on this page instead of enrolling with some scam company.

      • Danielle says

        October 15, 2024 at 12:50 pm

        or take your info with you when u leave street vendor

    • AC says

      November 20, 2023 at 10:25 pm

      Obama didn’t create the program. “Obamaphone” isn’t a thing. If anything, it should be called ‘Reaganphone’. Get educated, fool.

      • Free Government Cell Phones says

        November 20, 2023 at 10:35 pm

        Here’s an article that explains the history of the Lifeline program. It contains a video that shows why it became known as the “ObamaPhone.”

        https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/is-it-obama-phone-bush-phone-reagan-phone-or

        • Henry says

          November 21, 2023 at 2:13 pm

          They need to stop connecting this program to a President. Call it what it is really originating from. It is the FCC program, so call it the FCC (or USAC) phone.

          • Free Government Cell Phones says

            November 21, 2023 at 4:54 pm

            When something goes wildly viral like that video did, it’s almost impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. But readers may want to note that we very, very rarely use the term ObamaPhone on this website.

  3. Natalie Hopkins says

    February 25, 2023 at 10:32 am

    I need to get a phone, will you be able to help me?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      February 25, 2023 at 2:48 pm

      Sorry, Natalie, but we are not a service provider. 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.

  4. Star says

    January 23, 2023 at 9:48 pm

    How come these phone are supposed to be free there some people who work at the stands charging for tablets and for upgrade phones like I thought these are FREE AND THEY ARE MAKING MONEY ON THE SIDE OFF PHONES WE SHOULD BE GETTING FOR FREE

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      January 24, 2023 at 1:19 am

      There are a lot of fraudulent schemes out there, Star. That’s why we strongly urge our readers NOT to enroll at street events. Enroll by phone or online.

    • Bobby says

      August 4, 2023 at 1:08 am

      ACP reguires a co-pay on any & all devices. The minimum copay is $10.01 and up to $50.
      This is a rule set by the FCC. Not everything done at these stands are a scam. Very few scams are possible now. The phone carriers and tent events are making a lot of money. Not on the side though. Lifeline = free phones. ACP= $ co-pay. Its best to stay away from just ACP phone service anyway. You will have limited service

      • Henry says

        August 4, 2023 at 2:07 pm

        For the record, the ACP copayment amount will range from over $10 and less than $50, that means $10.01 up to $49.99. There is no ACP phone benefit as it was originally implemented. ACP was to provide home internet service (computer, router or tablet), but many offering Lifeline phone service bundled the ACP benefit to enhance the Lifeline phone benefit. I have a relative who has Lifeline with one company (free phone service) and ACP benefit with another company (free home internet service without data limits). The free phone service has a monthly minute and data limit for US phone calls, but oddly, certain international phone calls are unlimited.

  5. James Dionne says

    January 17, 2023 at 9:29 am

    What provider if any Actully offers truely unlimited data, if any? Or what is the un”limited” deal? My carrier claims unlimited but offers 0 data at 12.5. Which is only .5 over what they offered prior to the whole new unlimited fiasco.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      January 17, 2023 at 1:36 pm

      Virtually every service provider’s “unlimited” plan includes a specified number of gigs at high speed plus truly unlimited internet at a slower, throttled down speed. You’ll need to check each service provider to find out what it offers in your area because deals vary geographically.

    • Natalie Hopkins says

      February 25, 2023 at 10:33 am

      If anyone can help me feel free to chat with me thanks!

      • Free Government Cell Phones says

        February 25, 2023 at 2:49 pm

        You can find all the info you need right here on this website, Natalie. But do you have a specific question?

  6. Sara says

    September 19, 2022 at 11:16 am

    How can I get a replacement phone for free?;.I tried to call the number provided but they were unable to find my account and when I tried to reapply online it says I already have one. I need a replacement phone as soon as possible please let me know what steps to take

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      September 19, 2022 at 1:19 pm

      Does your free government cell phone still work? If so, use it to call 6-1-1. That will connect you to your service provider’s customer service team. Maybe you can get a different answer from them. Some Lifeline companies will offer a free replacement phone as often as once per year, but others offer nothing.

      If your provider won’t offer a free replacement phone, you are allowed to switch service providers at any time. Since yu will be a new customer for that company, they will give you a new phone for free. Here’s an article that tells you how to make the switch from one provider to another:

      https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/faq/how-do-i-switch-lifeline-providers

      Which provider and plan to choose? You can find all the providers and plans available in your state here:

      https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/states

  7. Barbara Michaeline Macy says

    September 14, 2022 at 9:34 am

    I live very rural and have hard time finding place to get signal. Using satellite internet and laptop for all communications.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      September 15, 2022 at 8:50 am

      You are not alone, Barbara. It’s a common issue for lots of rural residents and there is no simple/inexpensive solution.

  8. Petra Estrada says

    June 25, 2022 at 11:03 am

    How do I get a free government phone if I’m homeless?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      June 25, 2022 at 3:38 pm

      We hate this question because we hate being the bearers of bad news. You have stumbled across one of the primary flaws in the free government cell phone program. You are ineligible for a free phone unless you have a street address. This means homeless people, perhaps the people who need the cell phones the most, cannot get them UNLESS they can get permanent residence in a shelter.

      • Joe Trap says

        August 17, 2022 at 9:36 pm

        Wrong. I have a post office box which is a loophole because P.O. Boxes also have a street address. It arrived in the P.O. Box with no issue. Thanks Obama

  9. Cat says

    May 3, 2022 at 9:35 pm

    I have assurance now how do I switch to SafeLink

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      May 4, 2022 at 6:14 am

      Here’san article that tells you how to make the switch from one provider to another:

      https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/faq/how-do-i-switch-lifeline-providers

  10. Luna Gomez says

    July 20, 2021 at 7:08 am

    I dont have a phone to call and i did the only aplication. but i havent heard from anyone. I am best to get ahold of on email. I want to go to a near by tent to get a phone. i live in tucson in 85706.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      July 20, 2021 at 8:15 am

      We strongly urge you not to enroll at a street event, Luna. They have been the scenes of too much identity fraud and abuse. Try enrolling online.

  11. Sus says

    May 21, 2021 at 4:35 pm

    Is there a way to go somewhere in person to apply for one of these cell phones (lifeline program)

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      May 21, 2021 at 4:57 pm

      No.

  12. Jan says

    August 3, 2020 at 1:14 am

    I’ve been with Qlink Wireless for 4 years. when I signed I lived in Holbrook, AZ, but moved to Winslow soon thereafter (35 miles west of Holbrook), and changed my address on their website. Had not one single problem with the service. Today, 4 years later I get a message on my cell phone that my “service is restricted due to no coverage in my area”.

    I called Qlink and was told that my zip code 86047 is for Dilkon, Az located on the reservation, therefore not covered, I tried to explain that 86047 is Winslow and that I’ve been on Qlink lifeline service for the last 4 years at this same address.He said, sorry, he can only go by what his system tells him.

    This is what I found out;
    My zip code 86047 is for Winslow, Az. It is also the zip code for Dilkon, Az, located on the reservation. Assurance, Access and Qlink wireless will not allow my zip code on their lifeline program because their system says I’m located on reservation land. I tried to explain that Winslow is also 86047 and not on reservation land, that if he would check he’d see that Winslow is in a direct line between Holbrook 86025 and Flagstaff 86001, which both zip codes are accepted for the lifeline service.

    I talked to a supervisor at Assurance, who basically called me a liar, refusing to check my zip code out, instead chose to lecture me on how lying will only expel me from all lifeline services, I was so mad that I hung up on him.

    What can I do about this, those are the only 3 services for Northern Arizona.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      August 3, 2020 at 6:40 am

      That’s a strange one that we’ve never heard before, Jan. Really strange. There must be other people in your zip code who are customers of the Lifeline free government cell phone plan. We’d suggest that you get in touch with USAC.org, the company that governs the free government cell phone plan. It will take some clicking around the site to find the right area, but they offer help in situations like this. Don’t give up. USAC may be your only hope.

      • Jan says

        August 6, 2020 at 10:44 pm

        I know it is very strange, and there are a lot of people in my small town who has gone thru the same thing. Some were accepted some were not, just owing what town comes up when qlink/lifeline verifies the address.

        Another strange thing that happened is, I received another text that said “you have zero minutes and your service has been restricted. To make a payment call *3, to review your plan call *2”, so I called
        *2 and got T-mobile/Sprint operator who finally advised me they have no record of my number.
        Well duh! I called Qlink today, and was told when I ordered a new phone this last January, I put in a shipping address that is out of our service area. I told her that’s the same address that’s been on my profile for the last 4-5 years. I explained the two different towns with the same zip code, she said, “then apparently when lifeline did a recent system check, the last address you gave us showed up
        out of our service area, which threw up a red flag and they cancelled your service” She said “in order to retain service you need to re-apply with qlink, BUT… make sure your address is within our service area or your application may be denied”.

        Wow!! Four and a half years and all is fine, I pay $25. for a new phone shipped to the same address that’s on my profile, activated that phone on the qlink website with no problem, than 8 months later lifeline decides I’m out of their service area. Wow, don’t ya just love these government plans?!?!

        I have checked other sites, There are 3 that has my area, and they all return my zip code being Dilkon, AZ 86047 on the reservation, non came back as Winslow AZ 86047. I did send an email to USAC, haven’t heard anything back.

        So I guess I’ll do what the other have done who were denied service. I’ll move in with my sister in Holbrook, that IS within their service area and re-apply. Problem solved!

        Thanks for being as baffled as I am, wish me luck.

        • Free Government Cell Phones says

          August 7, 2020 at 4:37 am

          Good luck, Jan. We’d love to hear further developments in this strange story.

  13. jack s gallant says

    May 26, 2020 at 10:14 am

    can my friend in downtown pheonix get a free phone ,he has super low no income.
    where does he go thank you jack

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      May 26, 2020 at 12:59 pm

      We provide all the contact info he’ll need for each of the service providers in your state. Just click on the service provider and you’ll be taken to its specific page which shows all its plans and it’s contact info. He can enroll online or by phone.

  14. Jose says

    December 30, 2019 at 11:09 am

    How to get a cellphone

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      December 30, 2019 at 3:06 pm

      That’s what this website is all about, Jose. Check out all the companies and plans on this page, find the plan that fits your needs best, then enroll online or by phone with that company. We provide all the contact info you need.

  15. shannon LEE CHARLTON says

    October 11, 2019 at 11:17 am

    I live in ARIZONA & HAVE A permanent address .

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      October 11, 2019 at 12:40 pm

      And…?

  16. christopher smith says

    September 23, 2019 at 12:10 pm

    Where can i find a location in arizona that has the phones?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      September 23, 2019 at 8:05 pm

      We strongly urge our readers NOT to enroll at street events. They have been the scenes of far too much fraud and abuse.

      • SHANNON LEE CHARLTON says

        October 11, 2019 at 11:16 am

        I’M trying to get a free government cell phone but all I’m having is problems getting one .I’m qualified for one but can’t seem to get anywhere .I need some help to sign up for one .

        • Free Government Cell Phones says

          October 11, 2019 at 12:40 pm

          Explain what the problem is, Shannon. What have they told you?

  17. Leann Villeneuve says

    August 21, 2019 at 12:45 am

    I live in California but will be in az for a couple months. Can I sign up and have my phone shipped to az?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      August 21, 2019 at 3:01 am

      No. The phone must be sent to your permanent home address.

  18. Debbie Ohl says

    April 30, 2019 at 7:18 pm

    Where in Peoria arizona, can I take my phone in to get fixed??? Something happened to my phone and keeps asking for privacy protection password that I don’t have and my phone got shut off because of not being able to unlock phone. I have american assistance. I have pictures in phone I don’t want to lose.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      April 30, 2019 at 8:45 pm

      Contact your service provider’s customer service team ASAP.

  19. Marie Brewer says

    January 12, 2019 at 11:20 am

    I have an my mail on hold from previous address and my family & I no longer live there can I get a phone still or would the street vendors be a better choice

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      January 12, 2019 at 9:53 pm

      The street vendors are NEVER a good choice, Marie. Too much fraud and abuse originates in those tents. However, you cannot get a phone at your old address. Why wouldn’t you just enroll using your current address?

  20. Kellogg says

    December 26, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    Is there anyway you can post a memo on locations to obtain an goverment issued phone, ex. DES, churchs, events, etc. Would save travel time. Thank you😊

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      December 26, 2018 at 11:52 pm

      We no longer recommend enrolling at street events, Kellogg. They have been the scenes of far too much fraud and abuse. We strongly urge you to enroll online or by phone to keep yourself far safer.

      • Phone user says

        May 11, 2021 at 4:52 pm

        The website response is ridiculous and unacceptable. Where a poor can get a second phone or internet connection? I had a miracle got telephone, had replacement, and this worthless junk is beyond civilized language. There is infinitely more to it.

        • Free Government Cell Phones says

          May 11, 2021 at 6:47 pm

          Sorry to hear about your problems, User. Keep trying.

  21. Gerald says

    December 21, 2018 at 3:27 am

    I think the program is a rip off I worked 32 years for Quaker oats Co I worked till was 71years old had to quit I draw socal security and my wife dose also I have a retirement penson from Quakers my total yearly income exceeds your limit but I don’t qualify but some people that don’t work and don’t want to do

  22. Melissa says

    November 27, 2018 at 9:20 am

    I’ve done the whole online application it will not accept my physical address. I live in elfrida Arizona and only have PO box for mailing. It says not USPS address e en when I put physical address.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      November 27, 2018 at 11:47 am

      Contact your chosen service provider’s customer service team to figure out if there’s a way around your predicament. For what it’s worth, you are not alone. Thousands of other wannabe applicants run into the same problem.

    • Wee lady says

      December 9, 2018 at 2:59 pm

      I can usually get around this by listing my PO as a unit etc, but I have the same problem with qlink. Am going to try the po address with my box number to see if that works.

  23. BarbiB. says

    October 18, 2018 at 1:38 am

    Are there any Briggs and Mortar facilities to obtain the gov’t phone? If not,…would you happen to know what happened to Assurance Wireless corner tent setups? Whereas a potential recipeint could apply to an actual person and the phones are readily kept at these tent sites? In Phoenix or Glendale, Arizona?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      October 18, 2018 at 8:30 am

      We strongly urge you NOT to enroll at street events, Barbi. They have been the scene of far too much fraud and abuse. Enroll online or by phone instead.

  24. Shawnna M Lawrence says

    September 27, 2018 at 11:12 am

    I just want to say that I love your responses to theses comments that you so kindly take from these dimwits. Yes, most of you are morons, and you prove that in all the boxes below. I am looking for one, intelligent comment or question and I have yet to see one. However, this is not a complaint. This is pure hysterical entertainment. Great reads! And bless you freegovernmentcellphones.net for all of the wonderful and useful information you provide about this lifeline program.

    I would like to give a shout out to Safelink wireless, for being the most awful company in the world. I hope your village in India catches fire! -If you leave that part out, I understand.

    • No name says

      February 8, 2019 at 5:38 am

      Ms. Lawrence: I totally agree with your message. Safelink is the worst company to deal with. I had to deal with the Phillipines and those people are worst. They had illegally terminated my phone service with false allegations, claiming that I had never filled out ten pages of recertification, when I had mailed, faxed, etc, on 6 different occasions. Ten pages each time. They played games and joked about it with me on the phone. I had filed a complaint with the FCC and it went down the drain. What a waste.

      • Janet says

        June 11, 2019 at 12:28 pm

        I have so much trouble with recertificaton with Safelink. Is there a recomendation for a better provider in Phoenix Arizona?

        • Free Government Cell Phones says

          June 11, 2019 at 4:11 pm

          It’s impossible for us to recommend any one service provider because there are literally thousands of different variables.

  25. LAYNE says

    August 29, 2018 at 6:19 pm

    I live in Parker, AZ. I’m inquiring about a free government cell phone for my elderly Father who now lives in Lake Havasu City, AZ at a nursing facility due to Dementia.
    He is on AZ Long term care.

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      August 30, 2018 at 12:17 am

      We are not a Lifeline free government cell phone service provider, Layne. This is an independent informational website. You need to contact the companies listed on this page in order to enroll.

  26. Gloria White says

    June 18, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    I am inquiring about persons who are homebound and unable to go to your outlets to apply for phones. How can they get someone to process their application at their homes, or do you even provide this service for disabled persons?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      June 18, 2018 at 3:42 pm

      You don’t need to take your friends (or clients or whatever your relationship is) anywhere. You can enroll by phone or online, Gloria. Just check out all the service providers on this page to find the plan that fits their needs best, then enroll with that company.

  27. Robert Berger says

    June 14, 2018 at 8:04 am

    Who o I contact if my phone is not working?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      June 14, 2018 at 9:29 am

      Your service provider. Assuming that you live in Arizona since you left this comment on our Arizona page, you can click on your service provider’s listing on this page. That will take you to that provider’s page where you will find the contact info you need.

  28. Julie K. Pavlich says

    June 11, 2018 at 1:20 pm

    I need to be contacted about a free government cell phone the number to temporarily reach me at is 602-622-****. thank you

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      June 17, 2018 at 8:00 am

      That’s not how it works, Julie. You need to check out all the service providers listed in the article on this page and enroll with one of them. We provide all the contact info you’ll need.

  29. Public Citizen says

    May 21, 2018 at 11:44 am

    I am using public computers and my time is very limited. I have one ancient laptop at home, which is not connected and all corrupted, but I copy lots of text from the Internet, including your website, and would read later. I do not use email any longer due to pathological spam and nazi spying. More over, no one ever mentioned that these days it is impossible to open email account without telephone. If everyone had telephones and/or were physically able to use it, than how would those lifeline companies would stay in business?

    Although I did not read all of your website, I spent quote a bit of time here and noticed many different things:

    You are sounding really nice and helpful, but extremely deceiving, incomplete and questionable. You even went as far is to block your own contact form and suggest to use most deplorable facebook, which essentially gives you away. I do not even shake hands with anyone who is potentially capable to use such atrocity like anti-social networks, less I would ever use them.

    Budget Mobile, for example, belongs to a band of criminal thieves, T-Mobile, and to imply that FCC is a good place to complain is a spit into everyone’s face. Neither FCC (or any other governmental agency) nor any of the con artists posing as telecommunication companies ever respond to anything.

    The program is paid by the government, which means fraud by default. How dumb anyone could be not to understand it? The Government pays the companies, they take money and the last thing they would ever do is to provide service. Is that too difficult to understand? The same, without a doubt, would be with free internet, which I predicted 20 years ago. The free part is only and exclusively about spying and in no event for anyone’s convenience. But that only a tip of the iceberg and I came here by accident due to a special event (while not commenting on 100 others)…

    A year ago I got free phone from Assurance Wireless and was assured a by tent-employee that it comes with manual. She lied of course and I told her that I don’t know how to use many of those blatantly alien functions (with 3 diplomas, one of which is in radio electronics, but that was at time of dinosaurs). She also lied that it takes 10 minutes to physically stand on Phoenix’s sun, but it took her over an hour because she could not activate the junk and called twice to Philippines blaming them for not speaking good English. Technically speaking, it is torture because I should not stand (no chairs there) for an hour.

    I kept my phone permanently off and I never talked to anyone live, only turning it on once in 2-3 weeks calling to automated service to keep it alive. Their rude rep hang up on me. No, manuals online do not exist in readable, human format and I do not have teenagers at home to ask. Free phones come with tiniest, invisible start-up guide totally unsuitable for humans and list only the basic, most important functions. Do YOU know which ones, at least by Budget Mobile? It is how to play games and how to download music. The cretins promptly forgot about elderly, disabled, poor and their phony “lifeline” term and concentrated on spying.

    Recently I came across two black men in that tent and asked about one phone function. He did explain, but as soon as another one saw an old white man (me) talking, he started rudely interrupting me. When I wanted to ask another question, the rude bastard kept interrupting me by talking to his pal so I took my phone back not knowing that the first one put up some 9-circle puzzle in front of it completely preventing me from accessing it, even calling 611. Given that I live alone and there are no public telephones exist anymore, I cannot call the company, cannot contact it by email, which I do not use and will never prove that this scum of the earth deliberately did it demonstrating their hatred to whites (as the case on every corner anyway). This Assurance does not have physical stores, the most disgusting employees imaginable do not wear name tags, they are migrating from one corner to another at random and such despicable anti-business attitude should not exist in a first place, but it does (our Governor is a former AZ Corporation Commissioner, the place, which – of course – never responds to anything). Fortunately, I do not have any personal info on the phone, otherwise this is yet another example how one’s life could be instantly destroyed by PURELY SATANIC electronics every last one of you peddling so vehemently down into everyone’s throats…

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      May 21, 2018 at 9:00 pm

      Far be it from us to make any assumptions, Public, but you seem dissatisfied not just with your phone, but with life in general. There’s not much we can do to help other than to allow you to air your grievances.

      • Senior Advocate says

        June 3, 2018 at 11:54 pm

        Wow.. that sums up your customer service?? How about misleading all these hearing and visually challenged folks who are begging for assistance with technology!! People..Please go to local chapters of sight and hearing centers for assistance. NOT lured by the words FREE by these pathetic vultures

        • Free Government Cell Phones says

          June 4, 2018 at 3:57 am

          No, this sums up our customer service: WE DON’T HAVE CUSTOMER SERVICE. This is an independent informational website NOT affiliated with any free government cell phone company.

          But we do congratulate you on the use of the term “pathetic vultures.” We think it’s the best insult we’ve ever been given.

  30. Patricia barnes says

    May 14, 2018 at 7:03 am

    I have an lg phone but need service. Can I get service to existing phone or must I get new phone?

    • Free Government Cell Phones says

      May 14, 2018 at 3:07 pm

      Since we are not your service provider, we cannot speak for it, Patricia. But odds are that they will charge you a small fee for a replacement phone.

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