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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 7, 2025
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Asanders1488
Feb 7, 2025
291 Posts
I setup my account last night. Super easy. Tip: you can order a free sim if you like to switch phones like me.
Feb 7, 2025
1 Posts
Joined Nov 2020
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PowerfulPiranha1423
Feb 7, 2025
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I want to try it! Just downloading it
Feb 7, 2025
21 Posts
Joined Jun 2013
Feb 7, 2025
SharifS
Feb 7, 2025
21 Posts
I got the invitation code in the email. But when I try to register it says invalid email! What's the issue and how to solve it?
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Feb 7, 2025
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b-t-1
Feb 7, 2025
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If I don't allow app location access all the time, will Helium penalize me?
Feb 7, 2025
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juddev
Feb 7, 2025
1,408 Posts
Funny I go through all that bullshit and take a picture of the front and back of my Drivers license, then take a selfie and turn left and right and they say verification unsuccessful you might have reached our limit of one person per plan.
As far as I am concerned this was just a data grab and seems like a Scam to me
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WackyP
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The BREAKFREE code is what everybody is using. It should work.

Helium does require location access. Too early to know if there are penalties if location is not always turned ON. As an alternative, you could try removing the app on your primary phone and installing it onto a 2nd device. Maybe also carry the 2nd device with you on occasion. I am sure somebody will try this. Can Helium detect that your primary phone is not using the app? I do not know.

Seems like there are still issues with people trying to sign up and failing at the ID verification point. If it keeps failing, either contact support or just wait a few days or so and see if they fix this glitch. Helium uses a 3rd-party company for ID verification. Helium would not have access to that information.
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smithdeal2014
Feb 7, 2025
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I was excited about this until knowing the requirement of DL, Selfie… they ask too much information.

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Feb 7, 2025
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reddhead
Feb 7, 2025
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I can't sign up because it can't verify my identity. I lost a bunch of weight and apparently it doesn't think my selfie and license picture match. lol. Oh well.
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CorrectProblemX
Feb 7, 2025
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Quote from juddev :
Funny I go through all that bullshit and take a picture of the front and back of my Drivers license, then take a selfie and turn left and right and they say verification unsuccessful you might have reached our limit of one person per plan. As far as I am concerned this was just a data grab and seems like a Scam to me
It wouldn't be a first time for them.
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Feb 7, 2025
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oceanbreeze21
Feb 7, 2025
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Quote from serg499 :
Sounds like a RingPlus

I miss RingPlus! Turkey on Rye plan or Pumpkin Spice plan. Good ol days🥂
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Feb 7, 2025
576 Posts
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samsungs70
Feb 7, 2025
576 Posts
3gb data is nice but I'll stick with Textnow.
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Feb 7, 2025
252 Posts
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Feb 7, 2025
lead
Feb 7, 2025
252 Posts
Just need a real second line for mfa codes etc. This would do but failed verification Frown anyone who figured this? Not sure why, all should be fine
Feb 7, 2025
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nfbsk
Feb 7, 2025
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I'm getting the "something went wrong error" at the identity check. Initially I was able to get up to the face scanning part but I couldn't successfully get past that. Trying again now gives me that error
Feb 7, 2025
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laidbackinNC
Feb 7, 2025
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Quote from oceanbreeze21 :
I miss RingPlus! Turkey on Rye plan or Pumpkin Spice plan. Good ol days🥂
Literally every day there was some new twist with RingPlus. What was saved in money was lost in time trying to keep up.

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WiseApparel1093
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Quote from nfbsk :
I'm getting the "something went wrong error" at the identity check. Initially I was able to get up to the face scanning part but I couldn't successfully get past that. Trying again now gives me that error
Same to me

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