A week with FreedomPop in the UK: you can’t argue with free
Between the four main carriers and numerous tier-two operators in the UK, we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to picking a mobile network. And yet, we’ve now got another new player to consider that does things a little differently. FreedomPop’s mobile service launched towards the end of September (it’s already established in the US), with its main attraction being a completely free, barebones tariff. Though it sounds too good to be true, the “Basic 200” plan gives you 200 minutes, 200 texts and 200MB of 4G data each month, gratis. So… what’s the catch? Well, there isn’t one really, as long as you stay within those allowances. FreedomPop does intend to make money, of course, through overage charges, value-added services and its paid SIM-only plans. While many of you may well be awaiting delivery of a FreedomPop SIM, I managed to take the service for a test drive last week, and this is how I fared.
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