FreedomPop’s launch of the Freedom Phone in October, response was “off the hook” as demand flooded the company and they sold out of their inventory in 24 hours. The team worked furiously to deliver more options to consumers who wanted to bring their cell phones to zero and today they announced a “bring your own phone” plan that allows owners of select Sprint phones to join the FreedomPop network to enjoy the benefits of free voice, data and text.
In addition, the company is now offering a $99 HTC Evo 4G which also comes with a lifetime of free voice, text and data.
Below is a snapshot of some of the coverage around the announcement this morning, with more stories expected to be coming soon.
Congratulations to the FreedomPop team!
FreedomPop Sample Coverage:
ForbesFreedomPop Plans to bring Cheap Calling Service to the iPhoneBy Parmy OlsonNovember 19, 2013http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/11/19/freedompop-plans-to-bring-cheap-calling-service-to-the-iphone/ Fast CompanyThese Smartphones can now get free talk, text and data thanks to FreedomPopBy Pranav DixitNovember 19, 2013http://www.fastcompany.com/3021892/fast-feed/these-sprint-smartphones-can-now-get-free-talk-text-and-data-thanks-to-freedompop GigaOmGot an old Sprint phone? FreedomPop will activate it under its freemium plansBy Kevin FitchardNovember 19, 2013http://gigaom.com/2013/11/19/got-an-old-sprint-phone-freedompop-will-activate-it-under-its-freemium-plans/ BusinessWeekA New Use for old Sprint PhonesNovember 19, 2013http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-19/a-new-use-for-old-sprint-phones PC MagazineFreedomPop Launches Free Phone Service With Sprint PhonesBy Sascha SeganNovember 19, 2013http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427326,00.asp Gizmodo10 Old Sprint Phones Can Now Get Totally Free Voice, Texts, and DataBy Eric LimerNovember 19, 2013http://gizmodo.com/10-old-sprint-phones-can-now-get-totally-free-voice-te-1467027252 TheNextWebFreedomPop now lets you use old Sprint phones on its free mobile serviceBy Josh OngNovember 19, 2013http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/11/19/freedompop-now-lets-bring-phone-free-mobile-service/ Wireless WeekFreedomPop intros bring your own phone optionBy Ben MunsonNovember 19, 2013http://www.wirelessweek.com/news/2013/11/freedompop-intros-bring-your-own-phone-option EngadgetFreedomPop now lets you bring your own phone, offers $99 HTC Evo 4GBy Jon FingasNovember 19, 2013http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/19/freedompop-now-lets-you-bring-your-own-phone/ 9to5MacFreedomPop expanding free wireless plan to all Sprint smartphones, iPhones includedBy Jordan KhanNovember 19, 2013http://9to5mac.com/2013/11/19/freedompop-expanding-free-wireless-plan-to-all-sprint-devices-iphones-included/ Mobile MagazineHow to Get Free Talk, Text and Data on Sprint Via FreedomPop BYOD By Michael KwanNovember 19, 2013http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/11/19/get-free-talk-text-data-sprint-via-freedompop-byod/ Android PoliceFreedomPop Now Lets You Activate Some Sprint Devices On Its Free Phone ServiceBy Ryan WhitwamNovember 19, 2013http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/19/freedompop-now-lets-you-activate-some-sprint-devices-on-its-free-phone-service/ Android GuysFreedomPop Debuts Bring your own phone plan, now offering HTC Evo 4GBy Scott WebsterNovember 19, 2013http://www.androidguys.com/2013/11/19/freedompop-debuts-bring-phone-plan-now-offering-htc-evo-4g/ Telecom PaperFreedomPop launches “Bring your own phone” initiativeNovember 19, 2013http://www.telecompaper.com/news/freedompop-launches-bring-your-own-phone-initiative–980790 TechHiveBring your own phone to FreedomPop, get free serviceBy Jared NewmanNovember 19, 2013http://www.techhive.com/article/2064686/bring-your-own-phone-to-freedompop-get-free-service.html Hot HardwareFreedomPop Expands Free Smartphone Plan Offerings, Bring Your Own Sprint PhoneBy Seth ColanerNovember 19, 2013http://hothardware.com/News/FreedomPop-Expands-Free-Smartphone-Plan-Offerings-Bring-Your-Own-Sprint-Phone/ Android AuthorityFreedomPop introduces new BYOD plan: gives you free voice, text and dataBy Andrew GrushNovember 19, 2013http://www.androidauthority.com/freedompop-byod-318058/ Phone DogFreedomPop now supports old Sprint phones on free service plan, also selling HTC EVO 4GAlex WagnerNovember 19, 2013http://www.phonedog.com/2013/11/19/freedompop-now-supports-old-sprint-phones-on-free-service-plan-also-selling-htc-evo-4g/ UpRoxxFreedomPop Brings Free Calls, Text, And Data To Your Old Sprint PhoneBy Dan SeitzNovember 19, 2013http://www.uproxx.com/technology/2013/11/freedompop-brings-free-calls-text-data-old-sprint-phone/ LiliputingUse your old Sprint phone with FreedomPop’s free phone serviceBy Brad LinderBy November 19, 2013http://liliputing.com/2013/11/use-old-sprint-phone-freedompops-free-phone-service.html My Android ChiefFreedomPop Introduces New BYOD Plan: Gives You Free Voice, Text And DataBy November 19, 2013http://myandroidchief.com/freedompop-introduces-new-byod-plan-gives-you-free-voice-text-and-data/ DSLReportsFreedomPop Starts Allowing Older Sprint PhonesBy Karl BodeNovember 19, 2013http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FreedomPop-Starts-Allowing-Older-Sprint-Phones-126721FREEDOM PHONE COVERAGE – 10/1/13
Wall Street JournalIf You Want Free Cellphone Service, It’s Now AvailableBy Thomas GrytaOctober 1, 2013http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/10/01/if-you-want-free-cellphone-service-its-now-available/ ForbesFreedomPop Launches Free Phone Service With HTC EVO DesignBy Tomio GeronOctober 1, 2013http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/10/01/freedompop-launches-free-phone-service-with-htc-evo-design/ USA TodayHeard of free smartphones? How about free service?By John ShinalOctober 1, 2013http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/shinal/2013/10/01/free-smartphone-service-freedompop-verizon-wireless-sprint-att/2898609/ Fast CompanyOn its first birthday, FreedomPop debutes free phone plan By Alice TruongOctober 1, 2013http://www.fastcompany.com/3018690/tech-forecast/on-its-first-birthday-freedompop-debuts-free-phone-plan All Things DigitalFreedomPop Makes Its Move Into the Phone Business With Free and Low-Cost OptionsBy Ina FriedOctober 1, 2013http://allthingsd.com/20131001/freedompop-makes-its-move-into-the-phone-business-with-free-and-low-cost-options/ BuzzfeedBy Matthew LynleyFreedomPop, Unlike Apple, Sees An Opportunity In Cheap SmartphonesOctober 1, 2013http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattlynley/freedompop-unlike-apple-sees-an-opportunity-in-cheap-smartph?s=mobile GigaOmFreedomPop launches its smartphone VoIP service, giving away 200 minutes each monthBy Kevin FitchardOctober 1, 2013http://gigaom.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-launches-its-smartphone-voip-service-giving-away-500-minutes-each-month/ The Huffington PostFreedomPop Launches Plan With Free Calling And TextBy Betsy IsaacsonOctober 1, 2013http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-plan-free_n_4024623.html MashableNew Mobile Service Offers Data and Minutes for Free — for LifeBy Emily PriceOctober 1, 2013http://mashable.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-free-phone/ TechCrunchFreedomPop Takes Aim At Carriers With Its New, Free Phone PlanBy Chris VelazcoOctober 1, 2013http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-takes-aim-at-carriers-with-its-new-free-phone-plan/ EngadgetFreedomPop intros a free plan: includes 200 voice minutes, 500 texts and 500MB of data per monthJoseph VolpeOctober 1, 2013http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-launches-free-wireless-service/ Fierce WirelessFreedomPop intros $99 smartphone, $11/month unlimited talking, texting planBy Mike DanoOctober 1, 2013http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/freedompop-intros-99-smartphone-11month-unlimited-talking-texting-plan/2013-10-01 CNETFreedomPop launches free mobile plan with 200 minutesBy Don ReisingerOctober 1, 2013http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57605465-94/freedompop-launches-free-mobile-plan-with-200-minutes/ PC MagazineFreedomPop Launches Free Phone Service With HTC EVO DesignBy Stephanie MlotOctober 1, 2013http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2425079,00.asp eWeekFreedomPop Phone Is First ‘100 Percent Free Mobile Phone Service’By Michelle MaistoOctober 1, 2013http://www.eweek.com/networking/freedompop-phone-is-first-100-percent-free-mobile-phone-service.html VentureBeatMore than free data: FreedomPop launches carrier-killing mobile service with free calls and textsBy Devindra HardawarOctober 1, 2013http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/01/more-than-free-data-freedompop-offers-free-calls-and-texts-with-new-mobile-service/ IntoMobileFreedomPop Launches Free Mobile Service, Affordable Plans For Heavy UsersBy Ian KerseyOctober 1, 2013http://www.intomobile.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-launches-free-mobile-service-affordable-plans-heavy-users/ Ars TechnicaNo contract, no fee: Free (500MB) smartphone plan offered by FreedomPopBy Jon BrodkinOctober 1, 2013http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/10/no-contract-no-fee-free-500mb-smartphone-plan-offered-by-freedompop/ Light ReadingFreedomPop Phones It In (for Free)By Dan JonesOctober 1, 2013http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=705892&f_src=lightreading_gnews GizmodoHeck Yes! The First Free Wireless Plan Is Finally HereBy Eric LimerOctober 1, 2013http://gizmodo.com/heck-yes-the-first-free-wireless-plan-is-finally-here-1429566597 TheNextWebFreedomPop is hitting US carriers where it hurts with its new free mobile phone serviceBy Josh OngOctober 1, 2013http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/10/01/freedompop-is-hitting-us-carriers-where-it-hurts-with-its-new-free-mobile-phone-service/ Digital TrendsFreedomPop launches free smartphone talk and data service (and a $100 HTC Evo)By Jeffrey Van CampOctober 1, 2013http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/freedompop-phone-launch/ Wireless WeekFreedomPop’s Freemium Phone Service Finally Gets its PhoneBy Ben MunsonOctober 1, 2013http://www.wirelessweek.com/news/2013/10/freedompop%E2%80%99s-freemium-phone-service-finally-gets-its-phone TheStreet.comFreedomPop: Giving Away Free 4G ConnectionsBy Gary KrakowOctober 1, 2013http://www.thestreet.com/story/11723801/1/freedompop-giving-away-free-4g-connections.html Multichannel NewsFreedomPop Uncorks ‘Free’ Mobile ServiceBy Jeff BaumgartnerOctober 1, 2013http://www.multichannel.com/distribution/freedompop-uncorks-%E2%80%98free%E2%80%99-mobile-service/145829 Pando DailyCan FreedomPop become a sustainable business with a cheap smartphone and free services?By Nathaniel MottOctober 1, 2013http://pandodaily.com/2013/10/01/can-freedompop-become-a-sustainable-business-with-a-cheap-smartphone-and-free-services/ LifehackerFreedomPop Now Offers Completely Free Mobile Phone ServiceBy Melanie PinolaOctober 1, 2013http://lifehacker.com/freedompop-now-offers-completely-free-mobile-phone-serv-1434225783 Hot HardwareFreedomPop’s Free Smartphone Service Launches TodayBy Seth ColanerBy October 1, 2013http://hothardware.com/News/FreedomPops-Free-Smartphone-Service-Launches-Today/ Maximum PCFreedomPop Kicks Off Free Mobile Phone Service, Sells $99 HTC Evo DesignBy Paul LillyOctober 1, 2013http://www.maximumpc.com/freedompop_kicks_free_mobile_phone_service_sells_99_htc_evo_design2013 TelecompetitorFreedomPop CEO Details Free Mobile Voice, Text and Data ServiceBy Joan EngebretsonOctober 1, 2013http://www.telecompetitor.com/freedompop-ceo-details-free-mobile-voice-text-data-service/ DSL ReportsFreedomPop Starts Selling Phones, Mobile VoIPBy Karl BodeOctober 1, 2013http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FreedomPop-Starts-Selling-Phones-Mobile-VoIP-126046 The Droid GuysFreedomPop now offering fully free smartphone serviceBy Valerie RichardsonOctober 1, 2013http://thedroidguy.com/2013/10/freedompop-now-offering-fully-free-smartphone-service/ UbergizmoFreedomPop Launches Free Cell Phone ServiceBy Daniel Perez October 1, 2013http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/10/freedompop-launches-free-cell-phone-service/ SoCalTechFreedomPop Launches Its Free Mobile Phone ServiceBy Ben KuoOctober 1, 2013http://www.socaltech.com/freedompop_launches_its_free_mobile_phone_service/s-0051680.html SlashGearFreedomPop adds free monthly calls and texts on top of dataBy Brittany HillenOctober 1, 2013http://www.slashgear.com/freedompop-adds-free-monthly-calls-and-texts-on-top-of-data-01299965/ TechSpotFreedomPop launches free mobile phone service on Sprint’s networkBy Shawn KnightOctober 1, 2013http://www.techspot.com/news/54184-freedompop-launches-free-mobile-phone-service-on-sprints-network.html RCR WirelessFreedomPop enters smartphone space with ‘free’ serviceBy Dan MeyerOctober 1, 2013http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20131001/carriers/freedompop-enters-smartphone-space-with-free-service/ Android PoliceFreedomPop Begins Offering Completely Free Mobile Phone Service With 200 Minutes, 500 Texts, And 500MB of DataBy Ryan WhitwamOctober 1, 2013http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-begins-offering-completely-free-mobile-phone-service-with-200-minutes-500-texts-and-500mb-of-data/ Android CommunityFreedomPop Phone service launches with HTC EVO DesignBy Robert NelsonOctober 1, 2013http://androidcommunity.com/freedompop-phone-service-launches-with-htc-evo-design-20131001/ Android AuthorityFreedomPop officially launches free phone service, offers $99 HTC EVO Design as first compatible handsetBy Andrew GrushOctober 1, 2013http://www.androidauthority.com/freedompop-phone-evo-design-278646/ PhoneDogFreedomPop Phone launches with HTC EVO Design, free monthly service planBy Alex WagnerOctober 1, 2013http://www.phonedog.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-phone-launches-with-htc-evo-design-free-monthly-service-plan/ IDGFreedomPop offers free cellphone service–with a small catchBy Armando RodriguezOctober 1, 2013http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=980B600A-FBB9-9FF0-905AF294EA1748D7 LiliputingFreedomPop offers freemium smartphone serviceBy Brad LinderOctober 1, 2013http://liliputing.com/2013/10/freedompop-offers-freemium-smartphone-service.html CIO TodayFreedomPop Steps Into Phone Biz with HTC EVO DesignBy Nancy Owano October 1, 2013 http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=001000001XAM Gotta Be MobileFreedomPop Launches Free Phone Service By Craig LloydOctober 1, 2013http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-launches-free-phone-service/ PhoneNewsFreedomPop Launches Phone Service With HTC EVO Design 4GBy Humberto SaabedraOctober 1, 2013http://www.phonenews.com/freedompop-launches-phone-service-with-htc-evo-design-4g-24053/ News for ShoppersFreedomPop Launches Free Cell Phone Plan – 200 Minutes For $0By Chris AndrewsOctober 1, 2013http://www.newsforshoppers.com/freedompop-launches-free-cell-phone-plan-200-minutes-for-0/36715877/ Blouin NewsInching closer to “free” wireless in the U.SBy Juliana KennyOctober 1, 2013http://blogs.blouinnews.com/blouinbeattechnology/2013/10/01/inching-closer-to-free-wireless-in-the-u-s/ Technology GuideFreedomPop Offers First Free Wireless Plan Including Data, Voice, and TextBy Sarah WhiteOctober 1, 2013http://www.technologyguide.com/news/freedompop-offers-first-free-wireless-plan-including-data-voice-and-text/ Mind of the GeekFreedomPop launches free smartphone plansBy Brett WatzOctober 1, 2013http://mindofthegeek.com/2013/10/01/freedompop-launches-free-smartphone-plans/