UPDATED:5/19/2015
Mobal Freedom has updated their website and informed me that these plans are for businesses only.
Founded in the UK, Mobal is one of the world's oldest cell phone providers, starting service in 1989. Currently the company has operations in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Mobal was founded with a goal of trying to help international travelers to better stay in touch with friends, family, and business contacts while abroad. The company also operates as a charity, donating 90% of its profits to a township in Africa, Malawi.
Mobal Freedom Prepaid Wireless With A Focus on International Travel
Recently the company started providing prepaid wireless service domestically as an authorized T-Mobile reseller. Four different plans are available and are as follows:
All plans include unlimited text and data both domestically and internationally to over 120 countries with varying amounts of domestic LTE. Throttle speeds are 2G 64 kbps-128 kbps. Voice Roaming does appear to be included according to their coverage map.
- $19.99/month, 100 minutes of talk, free evening, weekend, and T-Mobile to T-Mobile calls. 1 GB LTE
- $39.99/month, unlimited talk, 1 GB LTE
- $49.99/month, unlimited talk, 3 GB LTE
- $69.99/month, unlimited talk, unlimited LTE
The most interesting plan to me here is the $19.99 plan. If you don't require a lot of voice minutes, this plan seems to be one of the cheapest options out there to offer 1 GB of LTE data as you can see for yourself in the cheapest cell phone plans list. They do also say that free evening, weekend and T-Mobile to T-Mobile calls are included. I'm trying to confirm this with the company because it's not listed everywhere on the Mobal Freedom website.
You think thats cheap? check dbs sim trade on google or yelp and see what cheap is!
Is this service only available to businesses?
No. This one is available to anyone.
Their $19.99 a month plan is a tad too pricey with less minutes compared to other T-Mobile MVNOs and or T-Mobile prepaid. (IMO)
I think it’s one of the best deals out there in terms of the amount of data you get for the price. There’s no other plan out there that gives you that much LTE data for less, except maybe FreedomPop. Roaming is also included and that’s not something you get with most MVNOs and no contract plans. Also, I’m still waiting to hear back from the company if unlimited nights and weekends is true, that would really sweeten the deal for some.
Just like with the $30 t-mobile prepaid plan, it’s easy to work around the 100 minutes talk if you need it.
I hear you. However, none can beat the 5GB data T-Mobile prepaid kit at Walmart offers. If I were to rely solely on 1GB data for all my calls I am sure I would go over. I tend to keep in touch with a lot of friends and family.
Though others might find it doable for them since they don’t use a lot of talk minutes. I guess it’s all personal preference but with a young infant at home I would prefer to have minutes readily available in case of any and everything when the time dictates.
Again, this plan could possibly suffice for others based on their usage.
On my iPad I use a data sim card and make calls with text free with voice, can even send and receive photos. Smaller price for just data to use a free calling app. Thats a good price.