Mobile Magazine » free plan http://www.mobilemag.com Gadgets, Smartphones, Android Tablets, iPhone, iPad and all the latest tech you'd expect. Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 FreedomPop Partners with textPlus for Free Text and Voice Service http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/01/09/freedompop-partners-with-textplus-for-free-text-and-voice-service/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/01/09/freedompop-partners-with-textplus-for-free-text-and-voice-service/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:53:20 +0000 Michael Kwan http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=143779 Well, they're doing it again. In addition to offering you free mobile 4G data, FreedomPop is now gearing up to give you free mobile talk and text too.

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You might remember my review of the FreedomPop Photon 4G mobile hotspot late last year and how I commented that Freedompop’s offering is disruptive to the mobile industry. Well, they’re doing it again. In addition to offering you free mobile 4G data, FreedomPop is now gearing up to give you free mobile talk and text too.

Freedompop has forged a partnership with textPlus, preparing a free voice and text service that will start some time in the first quarter of this year. It will work with the sleeve that they have for the iPod touch and iPhone 4/4S. There is a free option, just like the free 500MB option, as well as stepped up plans that top out at just $15 a month for unlimited texting and 1,000 voice minutes.

“Our partnership with textPlus is another large step forward in offering consumers a true, free alternative to expensive mobile voice and data plans,” said Freedompop CEO Stephen Stokols. “FreedomPop and textPlus represent a new kind of telecom service based on principals established on the web. We are on a clear path to delivering affordable and convenient telecom services to everyone.”

I had a brief chat with Freedompop at CES in Las Vegas and they say that the transition to Sprint 3G/4G will likely happen some time in the third quarter of this year as they start to move away from the Clearwire 4G network. If you’re tired of giant cell phone plans, Freedompop’s “freemium” model sure sounds compelling.

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