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I'm confused about a Freedom Mobile deal

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Dec 11th, 2018 5:47 pm
_PK_ [OP]
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Dec 11th, 2018 5:47 pm

I'm confused about a Freedom Mobile deal

My wife was at Real Canadian SuperStore in Langley BC and saw a deal advertised with Freedom Mobile - $25/month - unlimited Canada wide calling, unlimited Canada & US text and unlimited data.

This seems so much cheaper than normal, I don't get what the hitch might be -- kind of along the lines of if it is too good to be true it probably is.

Can anybody shed any light on this?

I've attached a picture of the deal below.
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Dec 11th, 2018 6:14 pm
smacd
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Dec 11th, 2018 6:14 pm

Looks to me like there's 2 offers. The one on the right is Freedom, the one on the left is a mystery provider.
Dec 11th, 2018 6:16 pm
_PK_ [OP]
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Dec 11th, 2018 6:16 pm

My wife talked to the salesmen -- it's with Freedom
Dec 11th, 2018 7:07 pm
audit13
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Dec 11th, 2018 7:07 pm

The deals looks like a BYOP plan for $25/month on the Freedom network.
Dec 11th, 2018 7:23 pm
_PK_ [OP]
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Dec 11th, 2018 7:23 pm

Yes, it is a BYOP deal -- that said, isn't $25/month for unlimited text, calling and data really unusual? Is there something wrong with the Freedom network?
Dec 11th, 2018 7:33 pm
audit13
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Dec 11th, 2018 7:33 pm

I think the $25/month would be reasonable for unlimited tax and text. Including unlimited data in the $25/month price seems unlikely as there must be a catch.
Dec 11th, 2018 8:00 pm
isiahamon
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Dec 11th, 2018 8:00 pm

this probably is their Home 500mb plan for $25

500MB data
Unlimited Canada-wide talk
Unlimited text to Canada and the U.S.

The unlimited data is probably throttled after you have used the 500mb of full speed data. I believe there are no overage fees with freedom however you get throttled to very slow speeds until your next billing cycle and you get another 500mb again.
Dec 11th, 2018 8:35 pm
_PK_ [OP]
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Dec 11th, 2018 8:35 pm

Thanks for the info
Dec 11th, 2018 10:08 pm
libballeng
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Dec 11th, 2018 10:08 pm

Interesting how they conveniently left out the data speed. Most likely it will be restricted to 3G speed, and once it hit a preset amount of data, they will throttle the speed down, and still can claim to be unlimited of course.
Dec 12th, 2018 3:45 am
isiahamon
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Dec 12th, 2018 3:45 am

The data should be freedoms full speed, depending on your device it should be LTE if you have the compatible band

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