FreedomPop Launches “Free” Global Data Hotspot And SIM - and Competition?

GadgetKen · 18-04-2016, 02:25

I think they downplayed the VOIP aspect on the US$5 offer because of higher latency rates of 200-300 ms for US customers running on AT&T USA off of Three's UK data servers.

Just ordered a FreedomPop GSM hotspot for US$29.99 with free shipping and a US$5 rebate through ebates.com. For now, it will just be a backup on AT&T in the US...if they offer service in Canada, non-US Caribbean and Bermuda in the future I would use it more. Already have a similar locked AT&T mifi device I can use parts from (battery, battery door, case, charger, microsd card). Probably can get a total of ~1 gb free a month with 200 mb free plan plus 500 mb freedomfriends plus ~300 mb gifted from FreedomPop Sprint LTE devices I have plus miscellaneous mb from coupon printing, etc. Wasn't considering FreedomPop Global until the price point reached a net price of US$25 after rebates...

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 342 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	18-04-2016, 02:25 I think they downplayed the VOIP aspect on the US$5 offer because of higher latency rates of 200-300 ms for US customers running on AT&T USA off of Three's UK data servers. Just ordered a FreedomPop GSM hotspot for US$29.99 with free shipping and a US$5 rebate through ebates.com. For now, it will just be a backup on AT&T in the US...if they offer service in Canada, non-US Caribbean and Bermuda in the future I would use it more. Already have a similar locked AT&T mifi device I can use parts from (battery, battery door, case, charger, microsd card). Probably can get a total of ~1 gb free a month with 200 mb free plan plus 500 mb freedomfriends plus ~300 mb gifted from FreedomPop Sprint LTE devices I have plus miscellaneous mb from coupon printing, etc. Wasn't considering FreedomPop Global until the price point reached a net price of US$25 after rebates... Phones/Wireless Devices: Doogee S90, Isatphone Pro, Amazon Kindle 3G, SkyRoam MiFi device, Karma MiFi device, AT&T Liberate MiFi device Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype