Freedom Mobile Now Has Prepaid Nationwide Plans From $9

Stephen Clark Staff Writer

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	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid 25GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 26GB full-speed data at 5G+ 5G Network Deal: Receive 1GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $35.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$35.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#2	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid 25GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 25GB at 4G LTE speeds up to 100Mbps 4G LTE Network Deal: Receive 1GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $35.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$35.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#3	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid 60GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 65GB full-speed data at 5G 5G Network Deal: Receive 5GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $40.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$40.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#4	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid Unlimited 60GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 65GB at 4G LTE speeds up to 100Mbps 4G LTE Network Deal: Receive 5GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $40.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$40.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#5	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid 100GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 105GB full-speed data at 5G 5G Network Deal: Receive 5GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $45.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$45.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#6	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid Unlimited 100GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 105GB full-speed data at 5G 4G LTE Network Deal: Receive 5GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $45.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$45.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#7	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid Unlimited 100GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 110GB at 4G LTE speeds up to 100Mbps 4G LTE Network Deal: Receive 15GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $50.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$50.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#8	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid Unlimited 175GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 185GB full-speed data at 5G+ 5G Network Deal: Receive 10GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $50.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$50.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#9	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid Unlimited 100GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 120GB at 4G LTE speeds up to 100Mbps 4G LTE Network Deal: Receive 20GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $60.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$60.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#10	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile Prepaid Unlimited 150GB CA-US + Nationwide Talk & Text plan 170GB full-speed data at 5G+ 5G Network Deal: Receive 20GB Roam Beyond data on this plan $60.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$60.00 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 $35.00/mth + $10 Upfront View Plan	$35.00/mth + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#2	Fido	Fido $37.50 Data, Talk & Text Plan with 2GB 2GB data 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 $39.00/mth + $40 Upfront View Plan	$39.00/mth + $40 Upfront	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 $19 Unlimited Talk & Text 1GB data Bell 4G LTE Network Deal: Get 1GB bonus data with Auto-Allowance + Get 20,000 PC Optimum points after 2 months of service $19.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$19.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#2	Bell	Bell Monthly $20 Prepaid Voice 2GB data 4G LTE Network Deal: Get 2GB bonus data with Automatic monthly top-up options $20.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront View Plan	$20.00 Per 1 Month Top-up + $10 Upfront	View Plan
#3	Freedom Mobile	Freedom Mobile $35 4G LTE 25GB CA-US plan 26GB 26GB at 4G LTE speeds up to 100Mbps 4G LTE Network Deal: Receive 1GB Roam Beyond data + 1000/mo. long-distance minutes for 24 months + $14/mo. discount for 6 months on this plan $21.00/mth (after Digital Discount + $14/mo. off) + $45 Upfront View Plan	$21.00/mth (after Digital Discount + $14/mo. off) + $45 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.

Stephen Clark

Staff Writer

Stephen is a Senior Writer for WhistleOut Canada with more than two decades of digital content creation under his belt. His writing has been featured in Paste Magazine, Canadian Game Devs, and RBC, with a focus on breaking the latest gadget news in the Canadian mobile and internet tech space.

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