Freedom Mobile Now Has Prepaid Nationwide Plans From $9

By Stephen Clark

Last updated 05 April 2019

Article Summary

Freedom Mobile has launched new prepaid programs with two big differences; lower price and nationwide coverage. Plans range from $9-$24/month and include up to 1.5GB of data for a limited time.

Although they are no stranger to prepaid plans, Freedom Mobile hasn't promoted them for a while. Facing stiff competition from prepaid rivals Public Mobile, Chatr and others, Freedom has launched three new plans that can put a cell phone plan in your pocket for under $10 per month. Plan prices advertised take into account that you've signed up for Digital Discount where you'll get the plan for $5 cheaper every month when you sign up for Auto Pay with pre-authorized payments.

#1	Chatr Wireless	Chatr Wireless $19 Nationwide Talk & Text plan 500MB data Rogers 4G Network Deal: Get 500MB bonus data when you sign up with Auto-Pay $19 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$19 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#2	Lucky Mobile	Lucky Mobile $19 Unlimited Canada-wide Calling Plan 500MB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Bell 4G Network $19 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$19 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#3	7-Eleven SpeakOut	7-Eleven SpeakOut $19 Smartphone Plan 500MB at 4G speed Network: Rogers $19 Per 30 Day Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$19 Per 30 Day Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#4	Good2Go Mobile (previously Petro Canada)	Good2Go Mobile (previously Petro Canada) $19 Talk, Text & Data 30 Day Plan 500MB at 4G HSPA+ data Rogers 4G HSPA+ Network $19 Per 30 Day Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$19 Per 30 Day Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#5	Koodo Mobile	Koodo Mobile $19 Unlimited Canada-Wide Calling Plan 500MB at 4G Speed up to 100Mbps Telus 4G LTE Network Deal: Receive 500MB bonus data per month with Automatic Top-Up $19 Per 30 Day Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$19 Per 30 Day Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#6	Telus	Telus Nationwide Talk & Text 19 No Data Included 4G LTE Network $19 Per 30 Day Top-up + $15 Upfront View Plan	$19 Per 30 Day Top-up + $15 Upfront	View Plan
#7	PC Mobile	PC Mobile $20 Unlimited Talk & Text 1GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Bell 4G LTE Network Deal: Get 1GB bonus data with Auto-Allowance+ Get 20,000 PC Optimum points after 2 months of service $20 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$20 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#8	Bell	Bell Monthly $20 Prepaid Voice 250MB data 4G LTE Network Deal: Get 250MB bonus data with Automatic monthly top-up options $20 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$20 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#9	Chatr Wireless	Chatr Wireless $21 Nationwide Talk & Text plan 1GB at 4G speeds Rogers 4G Network Deal: Get 500MB bonus data when you sign up with Auto-Pay $21 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$21 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#10	Lucky Mobile	Lucky Mobile $21 Unlimited Canada-wide Calling Plan 1GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Bell 4G Network $21 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$21 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan

For $9/month with Digital Discount you'll receive unlimited global text. Talk time is pricey at $1.50/minute, but if you just want a plan for an emergency phone then this is pretty well priced. It's also the cheapest way to get a plan that gets you access to over 300,000 Freedom Wi-Fi hotspots found all around the country.

At $19/month with Digital Discount you get unlimited Canada-wide calling and Voicemail+. Freedom's new Nationwide Network service means that you can still call without time limits as long as your phone finds signal anywhere across Canada.

For a little bit more, you can also get 1.5GB of LTE data for $24/month. This is a limited-time offer. After their prepaid launch promotion is over this plan will be reduced to 1GB of data. What's unique is that this is also on the new Freedom Nationwide Network which means this could be Canada's Best Prepaid plan.

Several nationwide carriers have launched data-only and cheap data plans. This reflects the greater need for low-cost plans, and reduced need for talk time when many people are communicating through apps and VoIP services.

#1	Koodo Mobile	Koodo Mobile $35 - No Tab/BYO Plan with 3GB Data 3GB at 3G speed up to 3Mbps Telus 4G LTE Network $35/mth + $10 Upfront View Plan	$35/mth + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#2	Fido	Fido $37.50 Data, Talk & Text Plan with 2GB 2GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Rogers 4G LTE Network $37.50/mth View Plan	$37.50/mth	View Plan
#3	Virgin Plus (previously Virgin Mobile)	Virgin Plus (previously Virgin Mobile) $39 Plan with 3GB Data and Unlimited Minutes 3GB at 3G speeds up to 3.1Mbps Bell 4G LTE Network $39/mth View Plan	$39/mth	View Plan

Koodo, Fido and Virgin Mobile all offer 1GB LTE data-only plans for $28-30 per month. Chatr and Public Mobile have plans with talk, text and 1GB of data for cheap but download speeds are throttled to 3Mbps compared to 100+Mbps for LTE. At $23/30 days, Public Mobile's plan is cheaper, but the Freedom Mobile option includes full-speed LTE data and an extra 500MB if you sign up now.

#1	PC Mobile	PC Mobile $20 Unlimited Talk & Text 1GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Bell 4G LTE Network Deal: Get 1GB bonus data with Auto-Allowance+ Get 20,000 PC Optimum points after 2 months of service $20 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$20 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#2	Lucky Mobile	Lucky Mobile $21 Unlimited Canada-wide Calling Plan 1GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Bell 4G Network $21 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$21 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#3	Koodo Mobile	Koodo Mobile $21 Unlimited Canada-Wide Calling Plan 1GB at 4G Speed up to 100Mbps Telus 4G LTE Network Deal: Receive 500MB bonus data per month with Automatic Top-Up $21 Per 30 Day Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$21 Per 30 Day Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan

Freedom Mobile offers a wide selection of premium and low-cost phones, but you'll need to buy one outright or bring your own phone to take advantage of prepaid deals. There are no 2-year plans on prepaid packages. You'll also need to pay $10 for a SIM card to get your phone on the Freedom Mobile network.

Unlike Freedom's monthly plans, data on the prepaid plan is not unlimited. However, add-ons for monthly plans can be used on prepaid packages. You can accessorize your plan with unlimited US long distance for $5/month, or get an extra 1GB of data for $15.

What is 3G and LTE Data?

Plans on Freedom Mobile use high-speed 4G-LTE network while in cities covered by their own network, and continue with fast downloads while roaming nationwide on Freedom's partner networks.

Data speeds on many nationwide prepaid plans (including Chatr, Lucky Mobile and some plans with Public Mobile) are "3G quality". They top out at 3Mbps speed. You may wonder, "do I need 3G or 4G LTE?". It depends on how you use your phone when away from the home or office WiFi. 3G will be fast enough for streaming music and browsing social networks like Instagram without any slow loads, but you may have to wait for videos on YouTube or Netflix to buffer before watching.