[Freedom Mobile] Freedom prepaid $99/year talk & text & 50GB LTE data! (no data $89/year) - Page 59 - RedFlagDeals.com Forums (2025)

BobSagget wrote: ↑I mentioned it earlier in the thread when someone asked this same thing and someone said no, but I have gotten the $25 referral credit 4 different times ($100 in total) with signing up for these $99/yr prepaid plans.

My original sign up when I used someone else's referral, then when I signed up 2 family members using my referral and then an RFD'er who PM'd me requesting to use my referral as well. $25 for each one. Every referral was for a $99/yr prepaid plan.

You can use the referral after you've already signed up and your line is active. You just go to the referral link of the specific person you want to get credit for referring you and input your name/email and freedom phone number and within a few days both of you should get the $25 in your top-up balance.

The referral condition on their website states that the plan must be a min. of $25 each month so the prepaid plans should not qualify. Did you get a referral lately? The referring may have changed since or you got lucky.

See the insert from their website.
'You and your friend will both need to be signed up on a minimum $25/month (after Digital Discount) rate plan to be eligible.'

Hotdiggety wrote: ↑This plan is available for a "limited time". Anyone know just how limited? I'm interested, but do I have to rush out and get it, or will it be around for a while?

It mentioned Dec 5th online today

eelw11 wrote: ↑Why should they, they already have your money. If one has several months left on current prepaid plan, better to just add second line and use both instead of asking to close current and swap in this new plan.

I am on prepaid -- pay per use and I have around $30 balance on my account. I popped up $70 and got my service activated
Also got a postpaid line switched via loyalty department. These two lines were switched via different agents

ObLaDi wrote: ↑Does it switchover at no cost ? Or do you have to top up early and pay for the topup ?

I chatted yesterday and got nowhere and was also connected with the loyalty rep. The agent from loyalty can changed the plan but I have to pay $99 for the change. Since, my autonew was in Aug., I would lose that original $99 plan that I paid for only 3 months of use. I did not go for it and will hope this plan will be around my next renewal. At least I still have the 1GB bonus Freedom data per month.

Contemplating this Freedom $99/50GB yearly plan.

Am currently on old Freedom $25/3GB monthly plan, but I signed up for Virgin $25/20GB 15-month plan over Black Friday and am waiting for their SIM card to be delivered.

Would I be on the hook with Virgin and its $50 activation fee if I haven't received nor activated their SIM card nor ported my Freedom number over yet?

I want to share my experience with you guys and gals. I've been on the prepaid $99 plan (no data) for almost three years.
Freedom's voice/messaging service is very reliable however I do travel around Ontario a few times a year and experienced dead zones.
A few times I had to make a call/text and had no service. It was not a deal breaker for me since I have many data plans from Rogers and Bell; their coverage is amazing.

Their online top up service is not reliable, and I had to actually go to the store to top up. I also experienced having my phone number ported to another person's account when I started the prepaid service. It was actually very dangerous since someone could have accessed my personal information and passwords with my phone number. It was fixed by going to a store the day after however was not an experience I want anyone to go through.

FYI I just signed up for Virgins $45/50GB plan and leaving Freedom for now.

ObLaDi wrote: ↑So the $99 one with no data works outside freedom network but the $99 50gb one is freedom network only ? And freedom network only is for data only or for also calls/texts ?

No.
The $129 nationwide plan with no data works outside the freedom network.
The $99 50GB and $89 no data only works in the freedom zone.

newfbc wrote: ↑Can't find the porting option in the self serve menus.. found the change number section, but it's not there.. am I missing something? Can you do this online?

Ron.

you need to contact customer service for port in.

mech9t5 wrote: ↑You haven't put a budget in your request but if I were you, I'd go for pixel 6a. It has all of freedom's 3g, 4g, and 5g bands.

Because it's more about value than dollar budget. I'd rather get a $1,000 value phone for $300 than a $500 value phone for $200.

Anyways what about Essential PH-1 and/or Moto G6 and/or Moto Z3 Play. Are those any good?

Scorpionsy wrote: ↑How much is the Google Pixel 6a for?

Where is the best deal for it?

I know for the black Friday deals carriers were giving away the pixel 6a for free but not sure if that's still going on.

As a result there's an influx of them on rfd/kijiji for 300-400

Scorpionsy wrote: ↑1- If I go to a Freedom Mobile Store to port over my existing numbee to ths $99/year pre-paid plan, when do I call Chatr Customer Service to Cancel my subscription post-paid $40/month plan with them?
2- How long does it take to port over my existing Chatr number to Freedom Mobile after I get this $99/year pre-paid plan?
3- What happens to my $40 Chatr Wallet amount I have after I port-over to Freedom Mobile? Will Chatr automatically refund the amount back to my Card I have tied to mt Chatr account or do I have to CALL Chatr Customer Service myself to have that amount refunded? Or do I lose this $40 Wallet amount altogether?
4- After I port-over to Freedom mobile, will Chatr charge me a pro-rated fee on the days I used between November 28th to when I ended my service with them (Chatr) in the next couple of days or bill me for the full amount till my next post-paid date of December 28th?
5- With this new Freedom $99/year 50GB deal...do I get free Voicemail, call waiting, conference calling (as I did with my Chatr plan)?
6- With this new Freedom $99/year 50GB deal...do I get FREE unlimited INCOMING/OUTGOING International Text/MMS while in the Freedom zones (as I did with my Chatr plan)?
7- With this new Freedom $99/year 50GB deal...do I get FREE unlimited INCOMING/OUTGOING International NORTH AMERICAN calling (to/from the U.S.A.) while in the Freedom zones (as I did with my Chatr plan)?
8- Besides the $10 port-over SIM card Freedom fee...there is no other activation fees, correct? Any other fees I need to know about?
I am seriously considering this deal after all these years with Mowbilicity...then Chatr....but I want to make sure I have answers to all the above questions before porting-over from my Chatr plan to this Freedom $99/year 50GB deal.
Thanks a lot in advance for answering my questions and inquiries above, guys! Cheers!

1. Any time.
5. Yes.
6. Yes.
7. No. Incoming calls are free. Unlimited outgoing calls are only to Canada.
8. No. Port in number is free. Freedom activation fee is $10.

Coppertone2005 wrote: ↑The referral condition on their website states that the plan must be a min. of $25 each month so the prepaid plans should not qualify. Did you get a referral lately? The referring may have changed since or you got lucky.

See the insert from their website.
'You and your friend will both need to be signed up on a minimum $25/month (after Digital Discount) rate plan to be eligible.'

Doesn't matter. A few years ago, I only have a PYW prepaid line which is $0 month fee. I referred my wife for a $15 tablet line. Both of us got $25 credit.

fancypantsfloyd wrote: ↑Question.. when signing up, do I need to call my previous provider to cancel, or does the process of porting out my phone number indirectly cancel my other plan? (currently on Lucky mobile month to month).

Don't cancel, when you activate in Freedom tell them your porting your number.

Quid Pro Quo wrote: ↑Contemplating this Freedom $99/50GB yearly plan.

Am currently on old Freedom $25/3GB monthly plan, but I signed up for Virgin $25/20GB 15-month plan over Black Friday and am waiting for their SIM card to be delivered.

Would I be on the hook with Virgin and its $50 activation fee if I haven't received nor activated their SIM card nor ported my Freedom number over yet?

Warning Freedom Mobile is not for everyone sometime it's signal become spoty and if you use and Android phone it's constantly switching from 4G to LTE when your phone in 4g almost cannot make call send txt and data will not work. Unlike Virgin you will be covered by Bell network.

ObLaDi wrote: ↑I know for the black Friday deals carriers we're giving away the pixel 6a for free. Not sure if that's still going on.

As a result there's an influx of them on rfd/kijiji for 300-400

The problem is, if those customers stop paying for their 2 year contract, then also don't pay the big phone balance that becomes due. Then that carrier can blacklist the phone long after you started using it.

beachlover wrote: ↑The problem is, if those customers stop paying for their 2 year contract, then also don't pay the big phone balance that becomes due. Then that carrier can blacklist the phone long after you started using it.

Thanks for reminding. Haven't thought about it.

smgksa wrote: ↑Warning Freedom Mobile is not for everyone sometime it's signal become spoty and if you use and Android phone it's constantly switching from 4G to LTE when your phone in 4g almost cannot make call send txt and data will not work. Unlike Virgin you will be covered by Bell network.

That has nothing to do with using an Android phone, with the same conditions an iPhone would do the same.

What DOES sound like what's happening is your phone doesn't have all the bands you need for good FM coverage. I wouldn't bother using a phone that didn't have B13, B4/66, B7 for LTE on FM.

I just called in and switched from a Freedom 250 $20/month plan to the $99 50GB pre-paid plan. The original rep transferred me to loyalty and then she offered me a "better" plan with more data/features for $30. Told her no thanks as I wanted to SAVE money, not spend more and she was like "sure, I understand" and then promptly switched it. No need for porting, arguing, etc.

+1 for this plan.

Quid Pro Quo wrote: ↑Contemplating this Freedom $99/50GB yearly plan.

Am currently on old Freedom $25/3GB monthly plan, but I signed up for Virgin $25/20GB 15-month plan over Black Friday and am waiting for their SIM card to be delivered.

Would I be on the hook with Virgin and its $50 activation fee if I haven't received nor activated their SIM card nor ported my Freedom number over yet?

smgksa wrote: ↑Warning Freedom Mobile is not for everyone sometime it's signal become spoty and if you use and Android phone it's constantly switching from 4G to LTE when your phone in 4g almost cannot make call send txt and data will not work. Unlike Virgin you will be covered by Bell network.

Yeah, the coverage was my main reason for signing up for the Virgin deal. I visited Quebec for a couple of weeks and ended up paying an extra ~$12 for calls, texts and data usage because Freedom does not have nationwide coverage in that province and as such partners with other networks.