FreedomPop FREE 4G Mobile Internet 500MB per month with $49.99 deposit
FreedomPop [freedompop.com] beta offers 500MB per month of free 4G WiMax internet. http://www.freedompop.com/
A 4G USB modem stick requires a $49.99 refundable security deposit. A 4G mobile hotspot requires an $89.99 refundable security deposit. Shipping is $4.99.
Overages are charged at $20 per GB or $0.02 per MB. You can do various things to earn free data, such as inviting friends or fulfilling offers. You can also pay more for premium services.
For the home hub, the data limit for the $9.99/month basic plan has been reduced from 10GB to 5GB. It looks like the people... (more)
c3 (May. 23, 2013 @ 5:29p)
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Aghhh! I just checked and can confirm this Well, 10gb is already a pretty low number. Lowering to 5gb would be the loose... (more)
jplee3 (May. 23, 2013 @ 6:04p)
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BTW, the sign up page still says 10GB for the basic plan, along with the old overage rate of $0.005/MB (now $0.007).
Update:... (more)
c3 (May. 23, 2013 @ 7:02p)
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Some are complainging they are not getting refunds timely. Others have not had a problem. YMMV. There seems to be a real difference between the sleeve and the usb modem and hotspot. The sleve is the marketing and terms are different on their site. The sleve costs $99, this is not a deposit. The modem and hotspot are a deposit which provided you return within a year should be refunded.
If you placed a pre-order, or you are attempting to return your device, you will need to be dilligent to make sure you get a refund. Some have concerns about the long term viability of the company.
Important Information:
There is something very wrong about the data usage. Looks like they are rounding to nearest MB per 15 mins. And some other kind of rounding per session. Some one mentioned they are using 10MB an hour while "Idle".
Only work on 4g WiMax. No 3G support
Inactive account fee: If you choose the free Broadband Service and use less than 5mb in any given month, we will charge you a $.99 Active Status fee to keep your account active.
they will be switching from 4G WiMAX to LTE in early 2013. The equipment they have now won't work with LTE so you WILL need to return the old equipment and get new one. And their service may change during that time. If you don't like any of their changes, you can return your old equipment without getting new LTE enable one.
asnking said: Count me in...I connected to two devices and in one day it used up all my 500MB just for checking email and basic web browsing...This is a totally scam.
And I was about to upgrade to a faster plan since it is like 40% less than verizon and no contracts. Oh well...
To get the USB Stick working with Android on a tablets with USB Host:
add this to /etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf (you must have root):
Then, in terminal emulator (again, must have root):
su dhcpcd eth0
That should get it working. Not all apps recognize the connection, but browser and Hulu Plus work.
FreedomPop ensures you'll never be left without Internet access should you exceed your monthly plan capacity. For any extra data that you use, you will be charged on a Pay As You Go basis. To cover any Pay As You Go charges, our Automatic Top-Up feature will fund your credit account $10.00 the first time you get within 100mb of your monthly plan capacity limit. You can turn off this feature at any time.
likeaw said: Looks like they charge 2.99 per month for speedboost. No way to remove that? Wimax, isnt that going away?
There is very SMALL link underneath "No thanks, proceed without".
Now, question is, which cell network is this going to be operating under?
I am interested in using the hotspot option for $90 IF this company folds, is that device going to be worth the $90 "deposit" that I probably won't get back?
Be very wary of relying on Clear's maps. It shows my daughter's house in Villanova, PA as having the best coverage while, in real life, there is no Wimax signal even outside. OTOH, my place in Center City, Philadelphia is shown as fair service but I get 3-6MB/sec while in Washington Square Park across the street, you get no signal but it shows as "fair".
Currently they are on Clearwire network but soon they will move on to Sprint's LTE network sometime next year (atleast that's what they say in Engadget). I just ordered one Hotspot router one ($90 security deposit +$4shipping). I am currently using PlatinumTel prepaid (realpaygo) service with Motorola Photon phone, so free 500mb is a sweet addition to it.
I see the iPod sleep is more interesting. I guess this (free 4G) could be the future of mobile computing. Paying over $100 a month for less than 1 giga of data is outrageous.
I have work issued iPhone with free unlimited data. So I don't need this for now. The only issue is the phone is a 4s, thus 3G only.
Stranger2 said: faw169 said: Is this iPhone compatible? Not interested just curious.
You can get one which will provide hotspot so I don't see why not. It should be compatible with ANY phones that can connect using wifi.
Boochi said: Currently they are on Clearwire network but soon they will move on to Sprint's LTE network sometime next year (atleast that's what they say in Engadget). I just ordered one Hotspot router one ($90 security deposit +$4shipping). I am currently using PlatinumTel prepaid (realpaygo) service with Motorola Photon phone, so free 500mb is a sweet addition to it.
When they move to LTE do you have to get a new modem?
Engadget Mod Dana Wollma said "From a company rep: "You will get a refund on the equipment when you return it and no longer using the service. There is no deadline date."
fatxman said: Can someone point me to the link where I can add 500MB data to my prepaid service? I signed up, but don't see that option...
I think it's the "automatic top-up" option. I think they charge $0.02 per MEGAbyte if you go over with the FREE plan, and $0.01 per MEGAbyte if you go with one of the subscription plans, Either way, you are only being charged per MEGAbyte you go over.
The paid plans offer $.01-per-megabyte overage roughly equaling, $10 per GB. The free plan's overage fee is twice that for, roughly $20 per GB.
owenyuen said: NxN2005 said: owenyuen said: I am not quite sure if I am using mostly for browsing, email & sometime youtube. Is 500mb is enough for monthly?
Thanks
If you mean using FreedomPop 4G as your only way to get online (e.g. no home internet cable/dsl/fiber service) then no, 500mb will not be enough.
I have ATT uverse home. Just use this service for my 7" tablet if we are out.
In that case, the 500mb might be fine (as long as you stay away from youtube or other videos).
I use hotmail account to sigup but never receive freedompop order in my hotmail. It seems hotmail filters and drop the email. Does anyone else has the same issue?
no way to prevent going over (no option to shut down instead of let it do the overage thing)...that and the 99 cent/month fee sounds like they want you to go over
kenyee said: no way to prevent going over (no option to shut down instead of let it do the overage thing)...that and the 99 cent/month fee sounds like they want you to go over
You can disable auto top off Billing/Billing Settings/Automatic Top-Up/Edit
If you do turn it off, you lose connectivity if you go over 500mb. But you are not charged. (they way I understand it so far) But i see your point if you turn off the 99 cent ping per month it may cancel you. IDK.
Those offers that gives more free data are silly. For e.g., there is one FindCheapFlights.com gives 8MB data if we browse that site through the offer link. It might cost us 8mb to browse 5/6 pages on that site.
You can prevent go over 500mb, since I got their reply before:" Yes, the device acts as a personal hotspot. The network is password protected and users will be able to manage that. The devices work on a 4G network.
You receive 500MB/month guaranteed, can earn 1GB/month free by referring friends and UNLIMITED free data by paticipating in our partner promotions and offers. The management application for the device will be a browser based application. "
Dfed said: kenyee said: no way to prevent going over (no option to shut down instead of let it do the overage thing)...that and the 99 cent/month fee sounds like they want you to go over
You can disable auto top off Billing/Billing Settings/Automatic Top-Up/Edit
If you do turn it off, you lose connectivity if you go over 500mb. But you are not charged. (they way I understand it so far) But i see your point if you turn off the 99 cent ping per month it may cancel you. IDK.
Thanks. That makes it safer. Sounds like the 99 cent ping is only if you don't use it every month, so that might not be bad. $90 for a wifi hotspot isn't bad...
"If the balance in your FreedomPop Account runs out and you have not provided us with a new functioning payment method, your access to the Broadband Service and Value Added Services will be suspended and your Broadband Service will be deemed inactive, as further described below."
- I agree with the assessment that disabling "Automatic Top-Up" should result in your service being interrupted if you exceed 500mb.
"Your Broadband Service becomes inactive after 30 days of Broadband Service activity under the 5mb threshold or if you fail to pay any fees for the Broadband Service and Value Added Services when due. If you choose the free Broadband Service and use less than 5mb in any given month, we'€™ll charge you a $.99 Active Status fee to keep your account active. For your convenience, we will automatically deduct the Active Status fee from your FreedomPop Account balance in each month your Broadband Service usage is under 5mb to ensure no disruption of the Broadband Service and Value Added Services."
- this makes it clear that you must use at least 5mb/month or you will incur a 0.99 $ charge.
"If funds are not available in your FreedomPop Account, we will initiate an Automated Top-Up on your behalf of $10.00 to cover funds for Active Status fee. If we are unable to fund your FreedomPop Account, you will have 30 days to pay Active Status fee for your Broadband Service before we cancel your Broadband Service;"
- I suspect that if you disable the automatic top-off feature, you will immediately go into a "Suspended" state, and have up to 1 month to pay the .99$ fee. If you fail to pay the fee, your account is cancelled.
"If your Broadband service is canceled for any reason, you can Reactivate your Broadband service by making payment for all outstanding fees due and reactivation payment of $19.99. Following payment for all outstanding fees due and your reactivation payment, your Broadband Service and Value Added Services will become active"
- it will cost 19.99 to reactivate your account if you get into this situation.
"we will refund the deposit [on the device] (less any amounts that you owe to us) ... within 90 days after the date: (a) you terminate your subscription to the Broadband Service and return all Equipment to us (at your expense) within 30 days of the date on which you notify us that you wish to terminate your subscription to the Broadband Service; or (b) we terminate your subscription to the Broadband Service"
- If you get into a delinquent state, you can return the device within 30 days, and all that you will pay is the .99$ fee for that one month when you failed to use at least 5mb.
SUMMARY: If you set it up right, you can use your 500mb without worry of overages. You will have to "worry" about using the minimum 5mb/mo, but the worst case scenario is that you have about 2 months to return the device and all you lose is the initial shipping cost + the .99$ fee. There *are* clearly "strings attached", but the terms seem viable for folks who use a bit of caution.
Just signed up. No problem logging into the account. Tried to turn off the "Auto Top-Off" option and got a big red "account temporarily suspended because of invalid billing info" message. Turned it back on and the message went away.
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