Deal: Moto E (2nd gen) with 100% free calling from FreedomPop, just $49.99

There is little denying that the mobile landscape has evolved dramatically over the last few years, as both traditional carriers and prepaid operators have begun focusing on more aggressive plan pricing. While prices have gone down all across the board, buying a phone and paying for monthly service can still be a pretty costly affair, but thankfully FreedomPop offers an alternative. FreedomPop is the country’s only 100% free mobile phone service, offering up free voice, text, data, and even free international calling to over 50 countries.

The free plan comes with 200 voice minutes, 500 texts, and 500MB data every month with no costs beyond buying a phone. For those that need more, there are premium options including a $10.99 plan with unlimited voice and text and the same 500MB data. There’s also the $19.99 plan with the same unlimited talk and text, but 1GB of data. FreedomPop additionally offers the “Premium Plus” service as an optional perk, bringing visual voicemail, premium voice quality, wireless tethering, data rollover, and support for MMS (picture/video messaging).

FreedomPop is the country’s only 100% free mobile phone service, offering up free voice, text, data, and even free international calling to over 50 countries.

As you can see, FreedomPop’s service offers a lot for very little (or even nothing), but what about the cost of getting started? Right now FreedomPop is offering the Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) in certified pre-owned condition for just $49.99. Not only do you get the phone, but you get a one-month free trial of the Unlimited Talk, Text, & 1GB data plan, which can be switched over at any time to the 100% free plan. That’s $49.99 for what is valued at around $249.98. Yes, the phone you get is in pre-owned condition, but it has been thoroughly checked by FreedomPop and comes with a 30-day money back guarantee and there are no contracts so you can cancel service at any time (or switch to free, as already mentioned)

See also: Moto E (2015) Review15

As for the Moto E (2nd gen) specs? The Moto E is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 with 1GB RAM and offers 8GB storage with microSD support. Other specs include a 5MP main cam, a VGA front cam, a 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 540 x 960, a big 2390 mAh battery, and Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.

This latest bundle could be perfect for those looking for an extremely low cost (or free) phone service option, as well as an entry-level phone that should provide a reasonably solid Android experience.  Anyone planning on picking this one up? Let us know in the comments.

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Motorola already testing Android 6.0 for the Moto X Pure Edition

It seems that Motorola has begun testing Android 6.0 on the Moto X Pure Edition. Don’t get excited just yet, though. Motorola’s David Schuster says that it’s a preliminary “TestDrive,” which is something that happens before the company is ready to conduct a full soak test.

Here’s what Schuster had to say:

There have been a couple reports of a Marshmallow “soak test” that has started for Moto X 2015 Pure Edition. Just want to make it clear that we have NOT started a formal “soak test”. We have started a small TestDrive for the Marshmallow upgrade on Moto X 2015 Pure Edition. We will be conducting these tests for the next couple of weeks. Pending the feedback during this test cycle will determine the timing of a full soak test.

In other words, barring any problems with this “TestDrive,” Motorola could run a Android Marshmallow soak test before the end of 2015. It’s not likely that we’ll see a full rollout before the end of 2015, but this is still great news considering how long it took for many of Motorola’s devices to get updated past Android 4.4.

Motorola earlier this month detailed its plans as to which devices would be receiving Android 6.0, so it’s not surprising that we’re already seeing hints of it in development for some devices.

We’re crossing our fingers!

source: David Schuster (Google+)

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Droid Turbo 2 and Maxx 2 confirmed in leaked promo material

There’s a great deal of anticipation for Motorola’s Droid variant of its 2015 flagship. That anticipation was exacerbated when the Motorola/Verizon invite went out to the press, because the companies stated that more than one Droid would be unveiled.

Since then, it’s been a mystery as to what that second device would be. We were all pretty sure that the primary device will be the successor to last year’s Droid Turbo.

Fortunately, now we have some more info, and creditable info at that. Promo pamphlets have been found and displayed for us, revealing good, prevalent details about both of the upcoming Droids.

There a few good details to go over here, so let’s get to it. First, we now know what device will be accompanying the Turbo 2 – the Droid Maxx 2. Recall that the original Droid Maxx launched in 2013, and the selling point was a hefty battery. It seems like Motorola and Verizon decided that the market would love to see that focus on battery life once again. The pamphlet above states that the Maxx 2 can get 2 days of battery life.

Design-wise, we’re seeing a very similar phone to Motorola’s 2015 lineup. The info suggests that the back covers will be removable. Three colors of “shells” are shown. It would be disappointing if these are the only color options we get.

Next up are details about the Turbo 2. We see the confirmation of the “shatterproof” display that leaks have been going on about. Unfortunately, we don’t know anything else yet, like how Motorola plans to accomplish this.

Based on leaks, we have been under the assumption that the Turbo 2 will have access to Moto Maker this time (Motorola’s online customization tool). The following promo page backs that up.

If you were a fan of last year’s ballistic nylon material, you’ll be happy to hear it will make a return and be included as a material option, along with leather. One other cool thing is that if you purchase the 64GB version of the Turbo 2, you’ll be allowed one free design refresh (assuming this means that you’ll be able to send the phone back to Motorola and choose a different custom design).

The promo material also details incentives to entice customers to swing Motorola’s way. If you trade in your current, good-working smartphone, you can get “up to $300 back” in the form of a Verizon gift card or account credit. But I wouldn’t get too giddy about that until you find out how much your particular phone would be worth in their system. Interestingly, for the Turbo 2, you can trade in a phone that has a cracked screen.

What do you think about the next Droid lineup? Have you been waiting for another Droid Maxx?

Source: Droid-Life

Motorola X Force / Droid Turbo 2 (Unofficial)

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