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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 8, 2025
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bdsits
Feb 8, 2025
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Will this plan/eSIM work on a locked metro by T-Mobile iPhone?
Feb 8, 2025
1,288 Posts
Joined Mar 2017
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Offers1
Feb 8, 2025
1,288 Posts
Quote from bdsits :
Will this plan/eSIM work on a locked metro by T-Mobile iPhone?
It doesn't work with locked Metro by T-mo phones.
Feb 8, 2025
145 Posts
Joined Aug 2015
Feb 8, 2025
antanthem
Feb 8, 2025
145 Posts
Besides throttling, any others experienced issues with deleting the Helium app?
1
Feb 8, 2025
210 Posts
Joined Dec 2019
Feb 8, 2025
Satoshi_N
Feb 8, 2025
210 Posts
Quote from myk.mayk :
#1 is yes but #4 is yes, too? how is it possible to install an app on a dumb phone?
Sorry I forgot what year we were in there for a second.
Its only android and IOS.
By Dumb I jumped the gun and assumed you meant physical SIM card,
iOS 14 and newer and Android 11 and newer.

I edited the original post
Feb 8, 2025
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rangerz
Feb 8, 2025
979 Posts
Quote from Binar :
who are they tho? Are they even US based? Aint going to give my DL to a rando for 3gb of data..
yes, sued by SEC; a company that didn't know how to make money (read complaint) that pivoted to cash in on crypto hype
https://www.sec.gov/files/litigat...p26229.pdf
https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-l...s/lr-26229

device identifiers + drivers license verification becomes good data to link with all the other 3rd party data that exist
Feb 9, 2025
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PowerfulName4771
Feb 9, 2025
829 Posts
I installed their app and it went through my battery like crazy, Pretty shocked at that. I'm assuming it won't work if the app is uninstalled.
Feb 9, 2025
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baggy
Feb 9, 2025
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Quote from PowerfulName4771 :
I installed their app and it went through my battery like crazy, Pretty shocked at that. I'm assuming it won't work if the app is uninstalled.
Installation of app is not mandatory for service.
It's required only if you want to earn their crypto tokens by giving up your location info.

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lebulldog
Feb 9, 2025
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Quote from thaophuong73 :
Yup. I am also using Tello's $6 a month deal and it has been very dependable as it uses T-Mobile's network. I have a ton of data and minutes acrued by doing the manual roll over.

I am interested in this Helium deal for a spare phone. After reading the comments I think I will pass up on this Helium free deal due to the ID verification, having location ON and Helium selling your data.
with Tello manual rollover you must do it at least 24 hours before expiration. Does it reset the renewal date 1 or 2 days back at the time you renew so that you lose a day or 2 of service, or does it extend the service for 30 days from the oiginal date of expiration like Tracfone?
Feb 9, 2025
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LovelyMeal550
Feb 9, 2025
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Quote from lebulldog :
with Tello manual rollover you must do it at least 24 hours before expiration. Does it reset the renewal date 1 or 2 days back at the time you renew so that you lose a day or 2 of service, or does it extend the service for 30 days from the oiginal date of expiration like Tracfone?
it resets (so, in your words, you "lose" a day or 2 doing so.)
Feb 9, 2025
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thaophuong73
Feb 9, 2025
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Quote from lebulldog :
with Tello manual rollover you must do it at least 24 hours before expiration. Does it reset the renewal date 1 or 2 days back at the time you renew so that you lose a day or 2 of service, or does it extend the service for 30 days from the oiginal date of expiration like Tracfone?
Tello's month is 30 days. You should manually renew 1 day before the auto renewal occurred so you maintain your roll over. Therefore, you are paying for 29 days each "month". It amounts to losing 12 days a year but you get the roll over. I don't like losing 1 or 2 days from each real month.
Feb 9, 2025
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Offers1
Feb 9, 2025
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Quote from slypher25aussie :
Failed too. Won't let me try again either.
Same here. It says "Something went wrong, please try again"
Feb 9, 2025
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Binar
Feb 9, 2025
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Quote from PowerfulName4771 :
I installed their app and it went through my battery like crazy, Pretty shocked at that. I'm assuming it won't work if the app is uninstalled.
app might do something in the background then..is it really worth it?
Feb 9, 2025
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windnsalsa
Feb 9, 2025
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Quote from infin8007 :
I have textnow service on one phone with their sim card

and on my other phone with esim I have 5GB free data with instabridge and use google voice.

Between the two i dont' miss calls and get free monthly service.

https://slickdeals.net/f/17866149-free-5gb-data-monthly-esim-for-ap-launcher-installed-0?attrsrc=Thread%3AExpired%3AFalse&src=SiteSearchV2Algo1
For Instabridge, My Data tab in account profile indicates ZERO data [for the 5GB/mo free promo] & indicates "Failed to Load". I had to reinstall the app several times between 2 phones. Would work 1-2 days. Then, I would place phone in Airplane mode. Later that week, I would get that error. So DAMN FLAKY.

Any idea?
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myk.mayk
Feb 9, 2025
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Quote from windnsalsa :
For Instabridge, My Data tab in account profile indicates ZERO data [for the 5GB/mo free promo] & indicates "Failed to Load". I had to reinstall the app several times between 2 phones. Would work 1-2 days. Then, I would place phone in Airplane mode. Later that week, I would get that error. So DAMN FLAKY.

Any idea?
somewhat similar to my experience. even though i open the app every day, out of the blue, my data just dropped to 0. i just requested that my account be deleted then uninstalled the app. with instabridge being this unreliable, be prepared to have no data access at a time when you just needed it. to make matters worse, the chat support is absolutely useless. you'd get no response even if the chatbot says you'll get one in 24 hours..
Last edited by myk.mayk February 9, 2025 at 03:07 PM.

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Quote from windnsalsa :
For Instabridge, My Data tab in account profile indicates ZERO data [for the 5GB/mo free promo] & indicates "Failed to Load". I had to reinstall the app several times between 2 phones. Would work 1-2 days. Then, I would place phone in Airplane mode. Later that week, I would get that error. So DAMN FLAKY.

Any idea?
Nope. Mine sucks too now that i look at it. it failed me the other day.

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