FreedomPop hidden charges

[knate]

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I signed up for a "100% Free" FreedomPop SIM card. Then after I got the card, I deactivated the "Premiere Plan" they automatically signed me up for, only to find I had to pay $15 to do so. Then days later I got a charge for Premiere again, only to find that even though I had the free plan, they automatically added Premiere as a "Service". Their tech support told me how to deactivate this service, which then automatically charged me for a data rollover plan. Finally after deactivating that, I have no services showing.

So for me "Free" internet, I have now paid:
Initial Signup: $16.98
Switching to free plan: $15.00
Premiere "Service": $7.99
Data Rollover: $3.99
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Total: $43.96

I hope this is the end of it, because I have only used a couple megabytes of data so far. This is why I was trying to get my Project Fi card to work, which would have cost me almost nothing.

So if you are planning on getting a FreedomPop card, just be aware of all of the hidden charges. Make sure you deactivate all "services", by going to the bottom right of the service window and clicking "deactivate".

[brentp]

Thanks for the note. Yes, you want to make sure you go into your billing page to confirm that your next bill is actually $0 - and if not, remove services until it does so.

Yes, they make you jump through hoops before you get the $0 free plan. After that, it is $0 for the service, up to the data limit for the month.