FreedomPop tries to prevent itself from being swindled by requiring most customers to have a credit card. “We have no wiggle room for customer service or fraud,” Stokols said.

FreedomPop: "No, FreedomPop services are free with 500MB of data, 500 texts and 200 voice minutes each month as the base package. (200MB of data, 200 texts and 200 voice minutes for the UK)." ...

FreedomPop, which provides “freemium” mobile services, has raised $50 million in Series C financing from LetterOne, a Luxembourg-based investment firm. LetterOne, which is headed by Russian ...

FreedomPop, backed by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, DCM and Mangrove Capital, has previously launched a $99 case for iPod Touch devices that turns them into WiMax Internet devices.

FreedomPop’s goal is considerably loftier: rather than pitching the service strictly at cost-conscious niches like its rivals have, it aims to take on major nationwide carriers like AT&T, ...

FreedomPop has responded to growing concerns over hacking and privacy. Its "Snowden Phone" is designed to improve mobile security to the general public.

FreedomPop doesn’t have a physical retail operation, and most sales occur online.“We acquire customers in the U.S. for 1/100th of what the carriers pay,” Stokols told me last month.

Imagine a world where the total on your monthly cell phone bill reads zero. It’s not a dream, it’s the future -- or at least it’s the future that FreedomPop CEO Stephen Stokols is envisioning.

FreedomPop, which offers plans starting at 500MB of data per month for free, doesn’t have its own cellular network. Instead, the company resells capacity on Sprint’s infrastructure.

FreedomPop believes 10 to 15% of its users will opt for paid premium plans. Miller likened the model to Dropbox, the popular online file-storing service that provides a free, basic service and ...

FreedomPop's currently offering a SIM-only tariff with unlimited calls, unlimited texts and 10GB of data each month for a mere £10 per month. First, the bad news: This is a time-sensitive offer.

The FreedomPop Overdrive Pro is a mobile 3G/4G hotspot that costs just $39.99 and comes with 500MB of free data per month. FreedomPop. For a while now I've been wanting to test-drive FreedomPop, ...