Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is the ‘first ever’ free international calling plan from a U.S. carrier FreedomPop on Wednesday announced plans to sell ...

This article, FreedomPop: Bringing you free voice, data and text, originally appeared on TechRepublic.com. I wrote last July about some scary data roaming plan charges I incurred while traveling in ...

Last week, wireless and home Internet provider Freedompop officially announced its “free” smartphone service. Freedompop customers must purchase a refurbished HTC EVO 4G (with Samsung and LG phones ...

Freemium wireless data startup FreedomPop has been out to undercut traditional wireless carriers on data plan costs for over a year now, but now the company wants to up ante once more. In exchange for ...

Upstart mobile carrier FreedomPop is adding an unlimited data, voice and messaging plan for $5 per month using Wi-Fi hotspots, and it plans to sell a Wi-Fi-only phone to use on the service. The plan ...

FreedomPop, a company that sells wireless hotspot devices with free mobile data, is planning to offer a full-blown cellular service with free voice calls and text messages this summer. According to ...

From smartphones to tablets, Wi-Fi to 3G/4G: I cover telecom & mobile. An alliance with a more established carrier should bolster FreedomPop's prospects as a viable business. The startup immediately ...

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 ...

FreedomPop has announced the next stage in its quest to provide everyone in the US with the cheapest possible mobile phone service, and by cheap it means free. The network last hit the headlines when ...

From smartphones to tablets, Wi-Fi to 3G/4G: I cover telecom & mobile. It turns out the startup is willing to talk. An interview with Tony Miller, FreedomPop's head of marketing and communications, ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story noted that FreedomPop had shut down and that service had been discontinued. In fact, Red Pocket Mobile has acquired the brand and the majority of ...

The startup, which uses Clearwire's WiMax network, will give users of its new FreedomPop Home Burst home modem 1GB of monthly data for free, double the typical amount given to users of its service.