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FreedomPop New Family Plan!

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FreedomPop, the carrier that offers users a 100% Free talk, text, and web plan, now offers a new family plan!

With this new plan, families can share up to 25GB with up to 10 lines for only $5 each line!
By signing up, you can test out the 4GB Nationwide LTE Plan free for the first month. You can chose to downgrade or upgrade to a different plan. You can even chose a 100% free family plan!

Devices start as low as $50 per phone!

This is great for families or users with multiple devices and want to manage it all on one single account.

For more information:
http://familymobile.freedompop.com

"Save $1000s every month with FreedomPop's 100% FREE family mobile phone plans. Starting at only two lines, get unlimited talk and text every month and share up to 25GB of data every month. Stay connected with your family. Make calls, send texts, and surf the web on our blazing fast 4G LTE network. With no contracts or cancellation fees, you can choose from a variety of flexible and affordable plans for your family's cell phone needs."

*These lines come with Unlimited Calling and Unlimited texting, which is $10.99/each/month value on individual lines. It also makes controlling the account easier to handle.

"Note: FreedomPop Family Plan offer FREE Premium Voice, Group Messaging, Multimedia messaging and Visual Voicemail services to all of your Lines" (This is an additional $7.99/each/month value included)
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spycake
03-22-2017 at 01:18 PM.
03-22-2017 at 01:18 PM.
This doesn't look like much of a deal.

Up to 10 lines sharing 1 GB of data? A $5 fee per line? You'd be better off signing up for separate free accounts, no?
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helius
03-22-2017 at 01:23 PM.
03-22-2017 at 01:23 PM.
Is the $5/line on top of the monthly charge? So two lines at 2GB/month would be ($14.99+$5)*2 = $39.98?
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d00b
03-22-2017 at 01:24 PM.
03-22-2017 at 01:24 PM.
You also have to buy phones at high prices from FP. They're Sprint phones, so this deal is on Sprint network.

Yep, $5/line is a line access charge, and goes on top of whatever plan you choose.

It would probably be worth it if FP threw in unlimited Premium Voice. But AFAICT this is strictly Sprint VoIP. Basically, the worst option.
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tennis8363
03-22-2017 at 01:24 PM.
03-22-2017 at 01:24 PM.
Quote from spycake :
This doesn't look like much of a deal.

Up to 10 lines sharing 1 GB of data? A $5 fee per line? You'd be better off signing up for separate free accounts, no?
Agree. Not a good deal.

Better off with individual plans and FF.
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johnmacd
03-22-2017 at 01:30 PM.
03-22-2017 at 01:30 PM.
Quote from d00b :

Yep, $5/line is a line access charge, and goes on top of whatever plan you choose.
So this post is misleading, as it is NOT just $5 per line. Thanks for clearing that up.
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d00b
03-22-2017 at 01:39 PM.
03-22-2017 at 01:39 PM.
1GB Shared___________________________$0.00___(1)___FREE
Huawei Union Y538____________________$49.99___(2)__$99.98
Family Plan Line Access Fee ($5.00/month)__$5.00___(2)__$10.00
Sub Total:________________________________________$109.98
Estimated ##### Tax update:___________________________$0.00
Shipping: Standard 4 to 7 days__________________________$9.99
Due Today:________________________________________$119.97
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The above is the cost for two cheapest phones (you have to buy minimum of 2), with the free 1GB-shared plan. Monthly cost is $10.
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FreedomPop
03-22-2017 at 01:44 PM.
03-22-2017 at 01:44 PM.
Quote from spycake :
This doesn't look like much of a deal.

Up to 10 lines sharing 1 GB of data? A $5 fee per line? You'd be better off signing up for separate free accounts, no?
Quote from helius :
Is the $5/line on top of the monthly charge? So two lines at 2GB/month would be ($14.99+$5)*2 = $39.98?
Apologies for any confusion you've come across, in your FreedomPop Family Plan you can have 2-10 Lines. You can stay connected for free and enjoy Unlimited Voice, Calls and texts, plus up to FREE 1GB of shared data with just a $5 per-line fee. You choose to upgrade your shared data plan at anytime.

*Two lines at 2GB/month would actually be $14.99 per/month with the $5/line fee.

Quote from d00b :
You also have to buy phones at high prices from FP. They're Sprint phones, so this deal is on Sprint network.

Yep, $5/line is a line access charge, and goes on top of whatever plan you choose.

It would probably be worth it if FP threw in unlimited Premium Voice. But AFAICT this is strictly Sprint VoIP. Basically, the worst option.

We appreciate the feedback and can confirm that our team will be looking into adding more features within the near future! Please feel free to take a look at the following support article for more information regarding our Family Plan https://support.freedompop.com/ap.../kw/family
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d00b
03-22-2017 at 01:53 PM.
03-22-2017 at 01:53 PM.
@FreedomPop, it's not a good deal as it stands. But if you can sweeten the offer, please also think about allowing BYOD. Or at least offer phones that aren't at regular prices. Heck, why not subsidize the phones like every other provider?
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03-22-2017 at 01:58 PM.
03-22-2017 at 01:58 PM.
Quote from d00b :
@FreedomPop, it's not a good deal as it stands. But if you can sweeten the offer, please also think about allowing BYOD. Or at least offer phones that aren't at regular prices. Heck, why not subsidize the phones like every other provider?
Thanks for the feedback Smilie
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thebreen
03-22-2017 at 02:14 PM.
03-22-2017 at 02:14 PM.
Quote from FreedomPop :
Apologies for any confusion you've come across, in your FreedomPop Family Plan you can have 2-10 Lines. You can stay connected for free and enjoy Unlimited Voice, Calls and texts, plus up to FREE 1GB of shared data with just a $5 per-line fee. You choose to upgrade your shared data plan at anytime.

*Two lines at 2GB/month would actually be $14.99 per/month with the $5/line fee.




We appreciate the feedback and can confirm that our team will be looking into adding more features within the near future! Please feel free to take a look at the following support article for more information regarding our Family Plan https://support.freedompop.com/ap.../kw/family

still not right?

You can also purchase larger data plans, suitable to your requirements starting at just $15. In addition, FreedomPop is also offering an extra bonus 500 MB of free data for each family member -- the bigger the family, the more opportunities for free data.

so if go with 3 lines sharing 1GB would actually get 1.5GB shared and cost $0 + 3*$5 = $15 per month total? I also see the:

Note: FreedomPop Family Plan offer FREE Premium Voice, Group Messaging, Multimedia messaging and Visual Voicemail services to all of your Lines

if these are true - then the benefit of the Family plan over the "Free" plan would be the unlimited Talk and Text and FREE Premium..... but only 1.5GB of shared data

VS

3 separate "Free" lines with 200 TALK 200 Text and 0.5GB + 0.5GB friends = 1 GB each, no FREE Premium.....at $0 per month total....
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d00b
03-22-2017 at 02:27 PM.
03-22-2017 at 02:27 PM.
Quote from FreedomPop :
Please feel free to take a look at the following support article for more information regarding our Family Plan https://support.freedompop.com/ap.../kw/family
OK, thanks for this. From the note provided,

"Note: FreedomPop Family Plan offer FREE Premium Voice, Group Messaging, Multimedia messaging and Visual Voicemail services to all of your Lines"

this does look like an appealing deal. Apologies for the earlier TD (fixed). BYOD still needs to happen, as with the RingPlus shutdown, there is no shortage of Sprint phones that people already have. $5/month for unlimited cell minutes is definitely a good deal. You may want to prominently display that into in the OP.
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DarknetScammer
03-22-2017 at 02:53 PM.
03-22-2017 at 02:53 PM.
Everyone is waiting for real voice service, not this
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d00b
03-22-2017 at 03:03 PM.
03-22-2017 at 03:03 PM.
Quote from Unk :
Everyone is waiting for real voice service, not this
Premium Voice is "real" voice service.
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