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frontpage Posted by WackyP • Jan 31, 2025
frontpage Posted by WackyP • Jan 31, 2025

Helium Mobile Zero Plan w/ 100 Minutes Talk, 300 Texts + 3GB Data Per Month

(ID Verification & Location Sharing Req.)

Free

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Helium Mobile has Helium Mobile Zero Plan w/ 100 Minutes Talk, 300 Texts & 3GB of Data (per month) for Free when you Bring Your Own Device and follow the instructions below by using code BREAKFREE at signup.

Thanks to community member WackyP for finding this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. An unlocked T-Mobile-compatible device is required.
  2. Download the Helium Mobile app (Android / iOS)
  3. Open the app and when prompted, enter invite-only code BREAKFREE
  4. Proceed through the setup process by proving the following details:
    • Valid email address
    • Your name, home address and date of birth
    • Complete the identity security check using a valid government-issued ID (i.e. a driver's license) and taking a 'selfie' photo.
  5. No credit card or other payment info is required for this free plan.
  6. You may select eSIM or physical SIM card activation (SIM card ships free).
  7. Your monthly Zero Plan w/ 100 talk minutes, 300 texts and 3GB of data will be Free

How is Helium Mobile able to offer a free phone plan? (source)
  • "Helium Mobile's free plan is made possible with its community-built network, a new type of infrastructure that is less expensive than legacy carriers. In exchange for the free plan, you'll share your anonymized location data, enabling the community to create coverage where it's most needed."
Plan Features (per month):
  • 100 minutes talk
  • 300 texts
  • 3GB of high-speed data (4G LTE/5G)
    • Note: hotspot data is not available on the free Zero plan.
  • No credit card needed
  • You may port your existing number to Helium Mobile if desired
  • Earn Rewards with Cloud Points
    • Redeem points for gift cards to travel, dining, and other experiences.
  • Helium Mobile operates on the T-Mobile network

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Click here to read the Frequently Asked Questions page for more details.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by WackyP
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Helium Mobile has Helium Mobile Zero Plan w/ 100 Minutes Talk, 300 Texts & 3GB of Data (per month) for Free when you Bring Your Own Device and follow the instructions below by using code BREAKFREE at signup.

Thanks to community member WackyP for finding this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. An unlocked T-Mobile-compatible device is required.
  2. Download the Helium Mobile app (Android / iOS)
  3. Open the app and when prompted, enter invite-only code BREAKFREE
  4. Proceed through the setup process by proving the following details:
    • Valid email address
    • Your name, home address and date of birth
    • Complete the identity security check using a valid government-issued ID (i.e. a driver's license) and taking a 'selfie' photo.
  5. No credit card or other payment info is required for this free plan.
  6. You may select eSIM or physical SIM card activation (SIM card ships free).
  7. Your monthly Zero Plan w/ 100 talk minutes, 300 texts and 3GB of data will be Free

How is Helium Mobile able to offer a free phone plan? (source)
  • "Helium Mobile's free plan is made possible with its community-built network, a new type of infrastructure that is less expensive than legacy carriers. In exchange for the free plan, you'll share your anonymized location data, enabling the community to create coverage where it's most needed."
Plan Features (per month):
  • 100 minutes talk
  • 300 texts
  • 3GB of high-speed data (4G LTE/5G)
    • Note: hotspot data is not available on the free Zero plan.
  • No credit card needed
  • You may port your existing number to Helium Mobile if desired
  • Earn Rewards with Cloud Points
    • Redeem points for gift cards to travel, dining, and other experiences.
  • Helium Mobile operates on the T-Mobile network

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Click here to read the Frequently Asked Questions page for more details.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by WackyP

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If someone asked me how to make a free mobile data plan, my very first thought would be "control its DNS, packet-inspect everything on my network so I can tell who's doing what, sell that info to data brokers, advertisers, marketing agencies, etc., and insert enough legalese to my long-AF-that-nobody-reads-it terms of service that it's totally OK for me to do that." Classic case of "if it's free, it's because you are the product."

If you think I'm joking, check your own current paid ISP plan's terms of service. Non-trivial probability they're already doing similar to you, at least if you're not protected by something like the EU's GDPR.

Is that what's going on here, or is their business model different somehow?
Right now their 20$ a month plan turns out to cost a couple of dollars a month if you opt in to their location tracking. They are trying to build a network of hotpots to fill in what traditional cell towers miss. Turn on tracking and they map whenever they hit one of their hotspots. Then they try to get new ones in empty areas.

Anyways...So they will pay you in their crypto token., Which they then accept as payment.Or you can sell yourself. Im assuming they are going to expand on this somehow.

Also a while back they were talking about another app that carriers were going to opt into that allows people to use each others phones a a hotspot for a small fee.
Just a guess but maybe something with this as well.

They are not the only company going this way there are going to be some announcements very soon of others going this path
I gave them my email address for spam, so we'll see. Right now it looks like they just offer one plan -- $20/mo for unlimited.

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Feb 4, 2025
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AvalancheX
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Woah, require driver license, government ids, I signed up for Visible and USMobile and never once got this kind of crap.
No wonder it is free. Probably it is a blatant data mining attempt by Persona, the company who does the "identity validation" service.
Requires: Legal name, Legal Address, DOB and a government id (DL or Passport).
Wtf guys
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kwchan79
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failed the identity verification after uploaded my DL and selfie.

I have emailed the support, anyone getting similar issue?
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Quote from kwchan79 :
failed the identity verification after uploaded my DL and selfie.

I have emailed the support, anyone getting similar issue?

Your record will be sold and expect a lot of junk mails and emails, not worth giving DL let alone selfie is far from it.
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I signed up. all my information including DL, passport, Social, birthday, address are already on darknet.
I don't care anymore.
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CASHatFOLSOM
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Quote from CASHatFOLSOM :
This is a mess. I had previously created an account (without paying for a plan), as they said it would help me get off the waiting list first. When I open the app, it says my location has the $5/mo. plan available. I fill everything out (including Driver's License upload), get to the final confirmation, and enter the BREAKFREE code. It says code applied, but the charge is still listed as $5/mo. plus fees. Oh well, I hit submit anyway since it's just 5 bucks and hopefully I can work with CS if I get charged. But then I get an error that service is "not supported in my area"--even though the app literally welcomed me with an indication that it is. This is repeatable no matter how many times I try, and how many ways I enter my address. And I'm in a major metro with tons of T-Mobile coverage. So I guess I gave account information and my driver's license to this company for nothing. Cool.
Turns out that I needed to update the app (I had a previous version installed to set up the account in advance). The Zero plan showed up immediately once I did so.
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a4aseph
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Quote from myamex :
I signed up. all my information including DL, passport, Social, birthday, address are already on darknet.
I don't care anymore.

Thats so true but i still don't have the heart to give out this information for THIS.
Feb 4, 2025
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DAMIAN764
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Quote from kwchan79 :
failed the identity verification after uploaded my DL and selfie.

I have emailed the support, anyone getting similar issue?

Same thing.

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swy81
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Asking for personal id info? Yeah, get the hell out of here.
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AvalancheX
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Quote from myamex :
I signed up. all my information including DL, passport, Social, birthday, address are already on darknet. I don't care anymore.
If your identity hasn't been stolen yet, it might be because they don't have all the information stitched together yet. Good job giving them a vector of attack to stitch all the infos together and get access to your full identity.
Source: I am a victim of identity theft so I learned this first hand.
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Binar
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Quote from AvalancheX :
If your identity hasn't been stolen yet, it might be because they don't have all the information stitched together yet. Good job giving them a vector of attack to stitch all the infos together and get access to your full identity.
Source: I am a victim of identity theft so I learned this first hand.
Same with me.. for years i have to go through hoops to even file my taxes. It's a nightmare and he willingly gave them everything
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Binar
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Wow this thread is heavly moderated.. it seems like mods want ppl to give away their sensitive data
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Quote from myamex :
I signed up. all my information including DL, passport, Social, birthday, address are already on darknet.
I don't care anymore.
just wait til the title of your house get changed to someone elses, or wait til you get hit with bills on purchases you didnt make, or get fines for offenses you didnt commit, or til someone is filling for tax refunds in your name..it will ruin your life and it will take years to fix your credit or just prove it was not you committing fraud and you are a victim of identity theft

my man, be careful this is how ppl ruin their life..
for example LOTS of COVID claims were filled with fraudulent info and recipients are keeping the cash while the victims of ID theft are investigated for proven bogus claims
Last edited by Binar February 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM.
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CrimsonKite8971
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Question.. would I be able to receive text messages while overseas on roaming / WiFi roaming with Helium? I'm currently doing this with Tello and Ultra Mobile.. but wondering if I could ditch those two paid plans and just use Helium instead? I have no experience with this company before
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myamex
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Quote from Binar :
just wait til the title of your house get changed to someone elses, or wait til you get hit with bills on purchases you didnt make, or get fines for offenses you didnt commit, or til someone is filling for tax refunds in your name..it will ruin your life and it will take years to fix your credit or just prove it was not you committing fraud and you are a victim of identity theft

my man, be careful this is how ppl ruin their life..
for example LOTS of COVID claims were filled with fraudulent info and recipients are keeping the cash while the victims of ID theft are investigated for proven bogus claims
I am in CyberSecurity field, working as GRC of a major bank.

I already freeze all my credit, and set up monitoring. Honestly, everyone's information is on darknet. There really isn't anything more that I can do on individual level. Signing up another service like this really doesn't do any more harm on privacy. I set it up on a dummy secondary phone so it doesn't track my location.
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Quote from myamex :
I am in CyberSecurity field, working as GRC of a major bank.

I already freeze all my credit, and set up monitoring. Honestly, everyone's information is on darknet. There really isn't anything more that I can do on individual level. Signing up another service like this really doesn't do any more harm on privacy. I set it up on a dummy secondary phone so it doesn't track my location.
Lol with your DL and picture i can set up a id.me account which is enough to log in VA and claim benefits or i can buy a car never register it and exporting it and you are on the hook for taxes or open a bank account and scam on ebay
Credit is not everything
Last edited by Binar February 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM.
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