The new $189 "Privacy Phone" comes with VPN, 128-bit encryption, and other tricks aimed at keeping you safe and anonymous. Want to protect your phone calls and data ...

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 quarter most of Sprint’s of subscriber growth was driven by its virtual carrier partners, so new CEO Marcelo Claure may be figuring it’s time to buy some of those operators up. According to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not everyone has a modern internet or mobile plan. Generally, people don't have a faster interent or mobile plan due to either living in an area where the plans don't reach, or because a modern ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...