FreedomPop News
In-depth FreedomPop news and analysis. Expert insights on new plans, phones, and promotions
By Joe Paonessa • 03/19/24
FreedomPop has hired NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving, better known as “Dr. J,” to be their new company spokesperson, as noted in Wave7 Research’s latest prepaid report filing....
By Joe Paonessa • 07/28/23
Red Pocket Mobile has started a revival of some of its neglected brands. Wave7 Research noted in its most recent prepaid report that Red Pocket Mobile brand FreedomPop has lau...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/07/19
The company that runs FreedomPop, STS Media, announced today that it has agreed to sell the FreedomPop brand to Red Pocket Mobile. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed,...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/03/19
Several users in various online forums have recently reported that FreedomPop has automatically updated their free plan to a paid plan costing $3.99/month. Customers have sta...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/18/19
FreedomPop phone plans are currently on sale at both Best Buy and Target. The plans that are on sale are multi-month plans. Customers can choose from either a 3-month plan o...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/20/18
Target is currently selling FreedomPop’s multi-month plan with unlimited talk, text and 1GB of 4G LTE data for $9.99. The plan is for 90 days and works out to an average cost...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/13/18
FreedomPop has just launched a new new plan that utilizes their GSM partner’s network. The coverage map for the plan indicates that their network partner is AT&T. Freedom...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/23/18
FreedomPop announced today that it will be firing up a new MVNO brand called Unreal Mobile. The idea behind Unreal Mobile is to give FreedomPop a premium brand that can compe...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/17/18
FreedomPop is now giving away the 2nd generation Motorola E for $9.99. With the purchase of the phone comes a 2 week trial of FreedomPop’s service on its CDMA network partner...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/21/18
FreedomPop has launched some Best Buy exclusive plans. The MVNO says that the plans are compatible with GSM devices from networks such as AT&T, T-Mobile and Cricket. Give...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/03/18
FreedomPop is now selling the 7 inch Alcatel OneTouch Pixi tablet for just $29.99 with a free month trial of its 2GB data plan. Service is on the Sprint network. Alcatel OneTo...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/19/18
FreedomPop seems to have borrowed a page out of Mint SIM’s playbook. The company is now offering multi-month plans that come with big discounts for those willing to commit to...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/09/18
Over a year ago FreedomPop announced that it would be licensing its platform to a then unnamed carrier. Fast forward a year and a partner still goes unnamed. Now, in lieu of n...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/02/18
In August of 2017, FreedomPop launched a promotional annual plan that included monthly allotments of 1,000 minutes, 1,000 text messages and 1GB of data priced annually at $49....
By Joe Paonessa • 02/28/18
FreedomPop has launched a new mobile hotspot plan using the Sprint network. Customers can now get 10GB of 4G LTE data for just $39.99/month. It’s basically the same plan that...