There’s a famous black and white Depression era photograph that symbolizes Oklahoma in a lot of people’s minds – a poverty-stricken family with all their worldly possessions packed atop their car as they leave the Sooner State behind and head for better times in California.
Oklahoma has come a long way in the last 80 years, but that photograph still hits far too close to home for too many of the state’s residents.
An article in the Tulsa World said, “In fact, if anything, the consequences of poverty are growing worse in Oklahoma. Consider this shocking statistic: Currently about a third of Oklahoma’s population is receiving government assistance for food or health care. And that figure is expected to grow in the coming year.”
A large percentage of Sooner state families and individuals are facing terrible hardships in today’s shaky economy. Sadly, the number of Oklahoma residents who have turned to public assistance is at historic highs.
There have been several rounds of state budget cuts and now the specter of federal budget cuts looms large. Financial security is now a distant memory for many families.
The Department of Human Services, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy and the Oklahoma Policy Institute all warn that poverty is at a crisis level in the state.
There is a ray of sunlight, however. The Lifeline free government cell phones program and the Affordability Connectivity Program (ACP) has now come to Oklahoma and those citizens who need it most can now benefit from this fine program. Together you can use these two great programs to get a free government smartphone, unlimited talk, unlimited text, and maybe even unlimited internet.
Lifeline and ACP free government cell phone service providers in Oklahoma
Here’s a list of all the Lifeline Assistance free government cell phones in Oklahoma. 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.
- AirTalk Wireless
- Assist Wireless
- Easy Wireless
- enTouch Wireless
- Feel Safe Wireless
- Infiniti Mobile
- Life Wireless
- Q Link Wireless
- Sprocket Wireless
- StandUp Wireless
- Tag Mobile
- Terracom Wireless
- Truconnect
- True Wireless
Lifeline Discount Companies in Oklahoma
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 Oklahoma:
How to qualify for Lifeline Assistance free government cell phones in Oklahoma
You may be eligible if you receive benefits from any of the following 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)
You may also qualify if your Total Household Income is at or under 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, as calculated and outlined in the following table:
| Income Based Eligibility for Oklahoma | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Oklahoma
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.
“Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain” is also “Oklahoma, where Lifeline and ACP ease your financial pain.” We’re not lyricists like the guys who wrote the Oklahoma musical, but we know great deals when we see them. So if you’re a low-income Oklahoman, enroll now.
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Denzel Brown says
Can’t make outgoing calls
Free Government Cell Phones says
Contact your service provider’s customer service team.
virginia Vance says
Which offer the best phone
Free Government Cell Phones says
That’s impossible to answer, Virginia. There are just too many variables.
Virginia Bell says
Ok I meant which companies offer phones like iPhone and galaxy for free gov phone
Free Government Cell Phones says
Once again, it’s impossible to answer, Virginia, because the phone companies purchase refurbished phones in bulk and distribute them to customers randomly. The person who enrolls before you might get one make and model phone, you could get another, and the person who enrolls immediately after you might get a third. You can check each company’s website to see what kind of phones they sell, but what they sell will undoubtedly be different than what they give away. Sorry we can’t give you a specific answer, but it is truly impossible.
Candace Elliston says
who has the best cell phone in okc
Free Government Cell Phones says
Impossible to answer, Candace. The best phone for you might not be the best phone or your best friend in OKC.
Nunzia Lenora says
My Dad is 93 and qualifies for a gov cell phone is there any basic flip phones or ones made for seniors that would help him. Hes had trouble with his phone for years and can’t find any place that has anything for seniors, he also wears hearing aids so if there was a phone or company that could help him it would be greatly appreciated.
Nunzia Lenora.
Free Government Cell Phones says
We doubt that any of the Lifeline companies offer flip phones anymore, Nunzia. However, there is a solution. The companies all offer BYOP (Bring Your Own Phone) plans that allow you to use any compatible phone. So you could purchase a flip phone and conceivably use it instead. But PLEASE make sure you check with your chosen service provider BEFORE you purchase to make sure you get a phone that is compatible with the service provider’s network.
jeanice esther dulen says
I make -0- money annually and I also have Oklahoma EBT card. Do I qualify for a free government cell phone?
Free Government Cell Phones says
Sounds like you are a perfect candidate, Jeanice. Check out all the plans on this page to find the one that fits your needs best, then enroll with that company using the contact info we provide.
Earl Pittman says
My relative in Cowling, Oklahoma wants to start using her lifeline phone services again. She lives in Cowlington Oklahoma, area code 918, zip code 74941. Where is the nearest location for her to get a phone from any provider?
Free Government Cell Phones says
Oklahoma seems to have service providers who offer more store locations than providers in other states. Go through the list of providers shown on this page to find the ones that offer stores.
Harpreet Jakhar says
Since virtual visits have been playing an important role in taking care of patient’s healthcare needs we would like our Medicaid patients to be able to download virtual visit application to be able to do virtual visits . We have been hearing from our patients that their phones do not have have data plan to support the download. What are the options for them ?
Free Government Cell Phones says
They are probably correct. The free government cell phone plans that offer data usually offer minimum amounts of data. Of course, they can purchase more data, but these plans were never intended for the kinds of heavy usage that have suddenly become so common.
With certain very notable exceptions in California and Oklahoma, there’s no much of an option via the free goverment cell phone plan. Luckily, you are in Oklahoma, so check out all the plans available in that state (which are much more generous than in other states). However, there are a number of low-income internet plans that may help out. You can check them all out over at our other website:
CheapInternet.com
Good luck to you and your patients.
Billie Jean Fines says
I have had a lifeline since 2013. Over the weekend it stopped working. I called on Monday and they informed me my area is not covered any longer. Needing a company that has coverage in southeast okla. Mccurtain County thank you
Free Government Cell Phones says
It’s impossible for us to say which company’s service will work best for you, Billie Jean. Too many variables.
Crystal Graham says
I never had a phone of my own
Free Government Cell Phones says
If you qualify, you can get one. Easy peasy.
Lisa Duncan says
Need to unlock government sky phone forgot the pattern password.. and I can’t use it now.
Free Government Cell Phones says
And we can be of help how?
Lisa Duncan says
Okay that would be great how can we fix this
Free Government Cell Phones says
We don’t know your password. We don’t know your service provider. We don’t know what make and model cell phone you have. About the only thing we do know is that we don’t know how to help you.
Cheryl Jackson says
I had a government cell phone, but I can’t remember the carrier. The phone number is still listed in my name. How do I go about cancelling.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Turn it off and don’t use it for 30 days and it will be (or should be) automatically cancelled.
Lashaunta says
How to cancel it
Free Government Cell Phones says
Call 6-1-1 on your free government cell phone to speak to your service provider’s customer service team.
patrick robinson says
I need a phone where i can call my docter
Free Government Cell Phones says
All the information you need is right here on this website, Patrick. Just click around, read a few articles and you’ll know exactly how to pick the right plan and enroll. Start with your state page at this link:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/states
Deshon says
what are all places in midwest city, Ok that give the government phones?
Free Government Cell Phones says
Check with the service providers in your state to find any brick and mortar locations in your state:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/states
Kaelie Jones says
how do I know which company has the best coverage in my area?
Free Government Cell Phones says
As your friends and neighbors which national networks work best in your area, then enroll with a free government cell phone company that uses that network.
tim says
If I’m with terra com and i want to switch company and phones how much do i have to pay I’m in Norman and there’s no terra com in Norman and i have faxed them proof of my SNAP plus my phone doesn’t work
Free Government Cell Phones says
There is no charge for switching service providers. Here’s an article that tells you exactly how to make the switch:
https://www.freegovernmentcellphones.net/faq/how-do-i-switch-lifeline-providers
Larissa Kirkland says
How do i find out wich goverment phone is listed under my name cus i do not have a government phone and every time i try to get one it says i have one
Free Government Cell Phones says
Visit USAC.org. They can help you figure out which company lists you as a customer.
Brenda Pope says
I’m just trying to find the right company to go though I’m currently with airvoice and do not like it at all
Free Government Cell Phones says
We don’t play favorites here at FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net, Brenda. It’s just impossible for us to know which company will have the best signal in your area. We’d suggest that you click on all the companies listed on this page to find the plan that fits your needs best. Good luck.
William Kantola says
Someone send link to free government cell phone for Oklahoma please thanks
Free Government Cell Phones says
You’re on the Oklahoma page, William.
Lynn says
I have lifeline thru q-link. I went to assist wireless never activated the phone (fraud) and never changed from q wireless. However, months later q-wireless said I switched to another company-which I did not do-they told me to call the other company and take their block off since I never even activated the phone-I called assist and first they said they could help me and then the person that was suppose to take the block off said I had to call oklahoma wireless-she refused to give me a number and said I would have to look it up on google and said she was blocked from getting that number-so they could not give it to me and they could not remove the block-please help.
Free Government Cell Phones says
You need to go to USAC.org and use the phone number it provides to contact the USAC. They can help you solve your problem.
Barbara says
I would like a phone number to lifeline in Oklahoma. I tried assist wireless it didn’t work in my area. Tried to return said they didn’t take returns. Filled out for one thru tru wireless they at first stated I had another service using my lifeline credit which I did not. Then they said they transferred it to them. This was March 20th I let them know only phone that works in my area uses Verizon towers they sent me a AT&T phone.I called them this was on April 20 I received it and called. Was supposed to send right phone and return label but haven’t yet. Called again two weeks ago and then again today they said they didn’t have any phone that work on the Verizon towers yet. I then called their Tulsa office to see what they would tell me and said I could come there and get one. It all seems like a scam cause I ask if they were charging my lifeline fee which they are even when they have never sent me a working phone!
Free Government Cell Phones says
We fear you have a bigger issue, Barbara. Once you’ve signed up with one company, the rules of the program require you to stay with that company even if you can’t get reception in your area. You might want to check on that with Assist Wireless or with one of the other companies you’re attempting to enroll with.
kelly mayes says
The requirements are EITHER A GOV PROGRAM / OR ‘LOW INCOME PROOF’ CORRECT? I have proof I never make over 20,000 .. MY W-2.. myself and one other person live together. the limit on the 135% of gov poverty chart is under 21,927 for two people. I do not have any gov program. I used to get it about 20 yrs ago with kid and foodcard. she grew up. I pay for my own food from my paycheck when working. I am UNEMPLOYED NOW.. trying to get a job. I do not by choice have a gov program. The way the rules read is either government program OR proof of low income. I send in my W-2 2016 income and get told I have not enough proof. I have no intention of trying to get further ON the gov handout program system.. I am actually am making LESS THAN people with foodcards.. why does my PROOF of INCOME under 135% for two people not satisfy the requirement? I have read the requirements like a lawyer would…. it clearly says either: gov program OR other method: low enough income proof (which I fall into that category). I have to pay for a phone with the last of my gas money I guess to try to get calls for job interviews and such.. There is NO statement that BOTH are required. People actually choose not to get on foodstamps the tax payers pay for if they can make it without them believe it or not.
Free Government Cell Phones says
Based on what you’ve said in your email, you definitely should qualify and your W-2 should be everything you need. Call in again and ask for a supervisor. If you don’t get anywhere with the company you’ve attempted to enroll with, try to enroll with one of the other Oklahoma Lifeline companies. You can find them all on this page, Kelly. We can understand why you’re frustrated and angry.
Christine Burton says
Me and my son got our free phones 2 weeks apart he live next door to me we have samsung GALAXY 5!! Model # sgh S 959G (GP we have had them maybe 3 months they don’t work battery runs down after 15 mins phone gets so hot you can’t hold it, don’t ring half the time we miss calls 10 times aday we can’t use it at all he bought him one. but I live on social security I can’t afford to by one it took us 1 1/2 months to track down the girl we got it from than she said she couldn’t help us ,to go buy a phone if I had money to do that I wouldn’t of got this piece of s…… what can I do to resolve this problem I’m paying for a phone I can’t use thank you Christine Burton 580 760 ****
Free Government Cell Phones says
Just for clarification, Christine, are you saying that you received your phone from a street vendor, and that that street vendor wouldn’t/couldn’t help you when the phone proved to be defective?
carol ramires says
my name is carol ramires im a winnebago indian from the winnebago tribe of nebraska.. i have a federal tribal identifacation , social securety card,marrage license. and unable to get state id. i receive food stamps and i am homeless. haveing a cell phone would be a great help. can i have one sent to me at my friends adress?
Priscilla Boyd says
I am very interested in the Government phon. I receive Social Security and I’m 64 years old. I receive food stamps and in Cherokee Nation Apartments in Nowata oklahoma.
leon edwards says
my sister has a landline account with tera com phone company. she is experiencing many difficulties getting service and and her payments straightened out. the only way to do this is visit the office in okla city and talk to someone who speaks English. could you give me the address and hours of operation. I have the 800 and 888 numbers but cant understand what they are saying. I think they are speaking from a foreign country.
alexis makayla joy henderson says
when and what day do i get my mins
Patricia "Pat" Kitts says
My son has a government cell phone. His disappeared Halloween weekend. We want to have the number disconnected but have no number to call to do this. Can you help with a number please?
Oklahoma Corporation Commission says
Contact the Oklahoma Corporation Commission if you are having service issues with Oklahoma companies. There are numerous requirement companies must meet to be eligible to serve in Oklahoma. http://www.occeweb.com/contactlist/cs.htm
Cheryl says
I tried to get services and it appears someone else is using my address. I have lived here at this same address for 14 years, nobody had my permission. What can I do?
Nobody seems to be able to help.
Oklahoma Corporation Commission says
Contact the Corporation Commission. http://www.occeweb.com/contactlist/cs.htm
Talysa james says
I was wondering if I was eligible for a phone I’m Native American, I also get food stamps but My kids and I on someone else’s Case but I’m not living at the same address as they are now because My two kids and I are temporary staying with a friend, so was curious if I could still get one?
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doug weaver says
where can i find ratings on these companies ??
Jo says
Where can I find the coverage area for each of the service providers in Oklahoma?
FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net says
There aren’t coverage maps to check, you’ll have to contact each company and check.
Delilah Blair says
Hi, We get food stamps and help paying our gas bill. My husband is out of work. And right now he is in the hospital. So we have no money coming in. except what people give us here and there. not very much. We do not even have a car and I can.t get to the store or to the hospital to see my husband,or to my doctors appts.. My question is can me and my husband both get a cell phone or do we just get the one? If we could get two we would be willing to share the minutes between us.
FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net says
Only one is allowed per physical address.
George Moore says
I signed up for a free phone can you tell me if i was approved and when I should receive it
FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net says
No, we can’t. You have to contact the company you ordered it from.
Shirley Yates says
I need to know if I can get a free cell phone because I draw SSI and Food Stamps
FreeGovernmentCellPhones.net says
Yes, you qualify. All the qualifications are listed above.
Sarah says
Yes definitely you can
stacey wathan says
Hi. I need to know how old can a child be to get there own cell phone thru the government if there are receiving medicaid from the government. Please let me know.
Thanks
vickie langston says
How do you get the free phone and minutes.Thank you
Free Government Cell Phones says
Please read this page.
Birdie says
I am with assist wireless and the phone that I received was a hunk-o-junk and now I have to come up with $40.00 to buy another one. I got this with my foodstamp card but am also native American. My question is…could I change my plan to native American and get a free phone? Or could I change companys and get a phone? I really need a phone.
Katie says
Assist Wireless has a Love your phone program. If you are not happy with your phone, Assist Wireless will swap it for a different model. You can go into any of their stores and ask for this program. They also have a very good replacement phone program if your phone is broken.
Debbie Watson says
Is the annual income your gross income or your adjusted gross income?
Free Government Cell Phones says
Gross.
dale grayckowski says
would like to receive a free cell phone im on food stamps
Free Government Cell Phones says
Then contact one of the providers listed above. Click on company links to get to their individual pages to get their contact informations.
MJ Echolls says
Thank you for this information, I keep hearing so many confusing (and often quite offensive) things about “All of these people on food stamps who have free iphones”. I have never even seen an iphone and no one “needs” these fancy phones. What I and other disabled or low income for other honest reasons need is a way to communicate and get help if there should be an emergency.
I will look into the links you provided, thank you very much for compiling this list.