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I'm having problems getting a hold of a live person to get a return address and/or refund to send this phone that I have not used since 2009 back.
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MEID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
UPC: XXXXX XXXXX X
Like cancelling this cellphone with no further payments and how to send this phone back
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us. Unfortunately, if the customer's device was purchased in 2009, they are well beyond our 14-day return policy. The customer may follow-up on our policy here:
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Beyond offering a cancellation of their account, there isn't much more which can be done. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The customer can cancel their account at anytime by logging in and selecting "Settings" > "Account Status" > "Cancel".
Deceptive business practice regarding fees related to their trial cell phone services.
Summary:
FreedomPop is deceptive in disclosing their account fees and will not refunds those fees when the account is closed.
Detail:
I signed up for FreedomPop's trial cell phone on 4/26/19 at 7:50am (EDT). The order # is ***. During the new account setup, I selected a phone number from a list of numbers presented and was charged $4.99 for the phone number. This charge was not disclosed on the phone numbers selection screen. When I tried to close the account, there was another charge of $3.99 for a service that I did not want or select.
I reached out to their Customer Service department to cancel the account and the account was closed at 9:58am (approximately 2 hours after opening the account).
I have not received any cell phone service from this company and they have not shipped the SIM to me.
I believe that I am not responsible for any charges ($0.01 + $4.99 + $3.99 = $8.99) related to this new and now cancelled account.
Refund of $8.99.
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us and appreciate the opportunity to rectify the matter. Our records indicate the customer ordered an LTE SIM Kit (order #XXXXXXXXX) on 4/26/19 at the cost of $0.01. The customer then incurred a charge of $4.99 for selecting a new phone number after the initial phone number of XXXXXXXXXX was provided. Subsequently, a $3.99 charge was incurred due to FreedomPop Data Rollover being added on 4/26/19.
However, as the customer requested to cancel their account on 4/26/19 and followed by successfully doing so, we've honored a refund for all charges as they were within the 14-day money back. We ask the customer to please allow 3-5 business days for the refunds to process and we thank them for their patience throughout this process.
There is no further action needed on this complaint as the account associated with ***@gmail.com remains canceled and the refunds honored.
(The consumer indicated he/she ACCEPTED the response from the business.)
In responding to the Revdex.com complaint, FreedomPop refunded all the fees for the closed account, thus I accept their response.
In my opinion, FreedomPop is deceptive in how they market their phone service and are not transparent with disclosing and charging fees. In order to receive a refund for services that I did not want and have not used, it was necessary to file a complaint with Revdex.com. My experience should be a warning to anyone considering using FreedomPop.
FREEDOMPOP doesn't provide the services they claim they do and they do everything to make it impossible to get a refund or to rectify or stop service
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I want a refund and my phone restored to it's original condition/replaced so that I can move on to a new provider without being out of the cost for a phone or the initial payments they got.
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us regarding the cancellation of their account. However, our records indicate the customers account associated with *** was successfully canceled on 4/25/19 per request.
We can confirm the account is now canceled and no further charges have incurred. The device is no longer activated with the account as it has also been deactivated.
I requested the Refund of $22.10 on 3/28. I have not received my refund as 4/28.
I submitted the refund request on Freedompop help website on 3/28. The customer service person named *** was helping me to get the refund. However, the refund actions were promised 3/29 and 4/17 but I did not receive the refund. I was following up with *** since 4/24 but I have not heard anything back from Freedompop yet. It take too long to process my refund.
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The website help conversations are attached.
*** March 28
Top Up credit refund
Dear Freedompop,
I ported out my number and I cannot access my account anymore. I still have $22.10 top up credit in my account. Can you please let me know how can I get refund?
Thank you
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Hello,
Our team will gladly help you with this issue. Please confirm the email address and phone number associated with your account so we can take a closer look at it.
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*** March 28
Hi, the email address is ***. The phone number is ***. Thank you.
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*** March 29
The credit has been refunded. Please allow 3 to 5 business days for it to appear back in your card.
*** March 29
Thank you very much for your help.
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*** March 29
I'm glad to be of assistance. Have a great weekend!
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*** April 11
HI, I have not received my refund yet. Can you please help to check the status?
Thank you,
*** April 15
Hi,
Please confirm the first and last four digits of the credit card associated with your account so we can take a closer look at it and be sure to include the complete name as it appears on it.
*** April 15
Hi,
I just check my paypal and found out the credit card has expired. The credit card I used to pay for freedompop service is ***. But this card is expired and I got a new number from credit card company. I setup the new number with paypal but I don't know if it will work. Please let me know what should I do now.
Thank you for you help.
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*** April 15
What is the email address associated with your PayPal account?
*** April 15
***@gmail.com
thanks
*** April 16
After escalating your case to my support team, I have been advised that the best way to move forward with your issue id for you to contact PayPal and request for an investigation to be made regarding the refunds we processed on 03-29-2019. Please give them transactions numbers *** and *** as reference.
*** April 16
Thank you.
*** April 16
Paypal said both numbers were not Paypal transaction numbers so they cannot help me. can someone from your team to talk to paypal?
*** April 16
Paypal needs Paypal transactions numbers which is not the same as the number your provided.
*** April 16
Our support team is currently investigating on FreedomPop's end to de
*** April 16
Our support team is currently investigating the refunds on FreedomPop's end and will provide us with an answer in a few hours.
*** April 16
Thank you for your help.
*** April 17
Hi,
My support team has advised me that our system had not properly processed the refunds to your PayPal account but they have been able to manually process the refunds now. You will see two refunds; the first for $15 and a second of $7.10 in the next 3 to 5 business days.
*** April 17
Thank you and I will be looking for them.
*** April 17
I'm happy to help. Have a great week!
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*** April 24
Hi,
I have not received any refund yet. Do you have any PayPal transaction numbers or confirmation yet?
Thanks
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*** April 26
HI, Anyone can help me this my refund?
Please refund my money via Paypal or send me a check at
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us regarding the refund which was stated by our representative. Our records indicate the refunds of $15 and $7.10 were attempted on 3/29/19 and again on 4/17/19. However, as the refunds were not successfully processed, we will resort to mailing the customer a check in the amount of $22.10. We ask the customer to please confirm their mailing address so we may file a check to their confirmed address.
We look forward to the customer's response with an update so we may proceed with resolving the matter in a timely manner. We thank the customer for their patience throughout this process.
(The consumer indicated he/she ACCEPTED the response from the business.)
My home address is
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Please send me the check.
Thank you
(The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
Could you please provide an estimate time frame on how soon I will be receiving the refund check?
Thank you
As our previous holding company, STS Media, recently transferred ownership of FreedomPop and UNREAL Mobile to our new parent company Red Pocket Mobile, we advise the customer to please reach out to STS Media's dedicated team at *** for assistance with their request.
The customer may include *** when reaching out to *** to ensure their concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
We apologize for any and all inconveniences this will potentially cause on the customer's end.
This company claims that they offer free cell service the only charge a 1 penny activation fee when you attempt to actovate your account the use several misleading things such as add this Value free or do this for no extra charge but I opted out of everything and they still charged me I immediately disputed the charge and they now refuse to refund it.
Product_Or_Service: Cell network
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Other (requires explanation) I want them to stop misleading customers and to return my money I never received the services they claimed I signed up for nor did I authorize the charge.
We're sorry to read of the customer's dissatisfaction with us. Our records indicate the customer's Order #XXXXXXXXX consisted of our FreedomPop Premier ($9.99) and Account Verification ($0.01). Upon further account review, we can confirm a refund of $9.99 was issued on 4/23/19 as the FreedomPop Premier service was canceled on 4/22/19. We've also refunded the remaining $0.01. We ask the customer to allow 3-5 business days for the refund to process.
As we can confirm the account associated with ***@gmail.com has been refunded, there is no further action needed on this complaint. We thank the customer for their patience and understanding throughout this process.
company has not delivered on purchased item
purchased a phone from this company using a "visa prepaid gift card" I have verification of withdrawal of funds by Freedompop. they have not sent my phone and "through correspondence with them" they have not been able to verify the purchase.
I believe I have been reasonable in the time expectations (two day delivery) I purposely allowed a few extra days for them to prepare the device before I contacted them.
I would like the phone I ordered delivered to me as soon as possible, with a return of my $20.00 2 day delivery fee that I had originally agreed to pay. Original date of purchase was 4/10/2019 Money withdrawn from account on 4/11 Continuous contact with Freedompop started on 4/15 the agreed upon method of communication for the company is through their website this has worked well in the past. this does not work well under these conditions when the issue is not being resolved in an acceptable time frame(correspondence appears to be once a day)
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us regarding their ordered device and appreciate the opportunity to provide some clarity. However, we were unable to locate an order date of 4/10/19 associated with *** We ask the customer to provide the order number and the email associated with the account in question so we may provide a proper investigation.
We look forward to the customer's update.
No, this response is not satisfactory. I have been lied to (one person has responded that the order was not "lost" another said it was
when the order was found I was told it would be shipped shortly (it still has not been shipped)
on 5/20/2019 I asked for a complete refund I still have not seen on my credit card" yet it took less than 24 hours for them to retrieve the funds for an order that I have not received
I have been told that it was backordered. yet it is still selling it on the website.I received an e_mail today 5/23 that it is available and they will notify me when it ships.
I have on two occasions asked for charges to be suspended for service and my account shows as active with only a couple of days left in my billing cycle.
When will I get resolution to this matter Either credit my refund or send my Phone.
There is no further action needed on this complaint as the customer has been reimbursed.
We apologize for the delay in response. After further investigation, we have been able to locate the proper account. Per our records, the customer has requested a cancellation of their account associated with order *** and so their request was honored on 6/5/19.
We can also confirm we have issued a refund in the amount of $126.98 on 6/5/19. We ask the customer to please allow 3-5 business days for the refund to process and reflect on their end.
As previously stated, the account associated with *** has been canceled and should not incur any charges.
Once again we apologize for the delay and appreciate the customer's patience throughout the process.
Signed up for free freedom pop plan. Never used their services. They charged me 170 dollars and are refusing refund.
Signed up for free service which I never even used. There were hidden charges where they upgrade your plan without informing you. They charged me 98.88 dollars without informing me or authorizing it with me. I downgraded to a free plan(which they charged me 20 dollars for, which I agreed to just to avoid all these extra charges) but they are saying the free plan is not free either and it has value added services that they charged me another 49 dollars for. So I am out of 170 dollars which I only agreed to pay 20 dollars of for a service I never used.
I just want a refund. I never even used their services.
We're sorry to hear of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us. Our records indicate the customer ordered an LTE SIM Kit (Order #***) on 9/17/18, which included a free trial of our Semi-Annual subscription for Premium LTE 2GB Unlimited and FreedomPop Phone Premier. These trials become paid subscriptions that are charged twice a year if not downgraded prior to renewal. This is disclosed prior to checkout and reiterated in a follow-up email which includes their order confirmation, subscription details and instructions on how to manage their subscriptions through our self-help tools.
As the customer neither downgraded nor canceled their account prior to the renewal date of 10/4/18, the account validly incurred a renewal charge for both subscriptions. However, the system was unable to successfully capture the payment of $98.88 on this renewal date and so the system continued to attempt the process until it was successfully captured.
The customer is correct in incurring a charge of $20 upon downgrading due to not meeting our minimum requirements for our Basic Plan. We do require our free plans to have a minimum of $2 in account credit to help avoid unexpected charges as a result of data usage beyond their plan's allotment during our data reporting delay - the default amount of credit to add is set to $20. If a customer does not use any data beyond their overage, the $20 credit will remain on the account. The credit will only be deducted when the customer uses data beyond their data allotment.
As the customer downgraded the Premium LTE 2GB Unlimited but failed to deactivate the FreedomPop Phone Premier service, the account incurred a renewal charge on 3/31/19 in the amount of $49.92. However, as the account was canceled on 4/22/19, the charge was reversed.
Due to the customer not downgrading their account before the renewal date, no further refunds will be honored beyond the $49.92. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause on the customer's end.
I thought my compliant in case *** resolved the issue but it has not.
Freedom Pop responded that my phone was deactivated and no longer in their system, and I should have no trouble setting it up with Tello.
However, while Tello is trying to set it up I get a message that says "Freedom Pop set up Locating user for device". Tello says they have had this problem with Freedom Pop phones where software has not been deleted and needs to be for it to work on Tello.
The Freedom Pop software needs to be deleted so I can use it with Tello.
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with their device. Our records indicate the customer's device (MEID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) is no longer in our database and eligible for activation with their gaining carrier.
Should the customer have the FreedomPop messaging app installed, we would recommend they uninstall our messaging app as their service has been canceled.
I have been trying to set up service with Tello since my first complaint to the Revdex.com. The best I have been able to do is make calls to my Tello number, but not calls out. The Freedom Pop set up app is still there and attempts by Tello and tech help at local library have been unable to uninstall it. Tello staff told me they have had trouble with Freedom Pop phones because there is still software on them that only Freedom Pop can uninstall.
We're sorry to learn of their continued issues associated with the device. However, as our records indicate the customer's device has been successfully deactivated from our services and the ability to receive calls with their gaining carrier, there is nothing more to be done on our end.
The MEID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX is for a Samsung Galaxy S3 and the following may be done in order to uninstall an application. They may go to Settings, then Application Manager. Swipe left through the 'Downloaded' and 'Running' tabs to get to the 'All' section.
Inside the 'All' tab, scroll down to the stock app they want to disable. Click on it, and then click the Disable button in the top right.
Beyond assisting the customer on how to deactivate an application, there is nothing more to be done on our end as the device has been successfully deactivated and the account canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
(The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
I was able to deactivate a Freedom Pop app but it didn't change anything. When I try to make a call it still shows "Freedom Pop Setup, Locating user for device." Then it states "Configuration error, couldn't connect to configuration server. Please try again." When I try again it says "Unfortunately, messaging has stopped." Tello tech told me they have trouble with Freedom Pop phones because there is software on them only Freedom Pop can remove.
They advertise for free service, but they keep charging me for things I didn't sign up
On 02/05/19 I've bought 2 Sim cards, one for me, one for my mom. They are advertising free service.
On 02/14/19 they charged me $20, on 02/22 $24.99, and on 4/10 $27.98. When all that supposed to be free, they charged me $72.98, although right after the first $20 charge, I've realized they are a scam and I've asked them to close the account and refund my money. They didn't, they kept charge me instead.
Refund $72.98
We're sorry to hear of the customer unsatisfactory experience with our service. Our records indicate the customer has two devices associated with ***@gmail.com. Each device-account has a separate subscriptions to allow for separate billing dates, plans, etc. Our records indicate the accounts were canceled on 4/19/19 and did not incur any charges thereafter.
However, prior to the cancellation, the customer incurred a renewal charge for the Premium 2GB LTE Unlimited service which was associated with the account previously assigned phone number XXXXXXXXXX. The customer deactivated the FreedomPop Phone Premier service on 2/14/19 and were not charged for the service on this device thereafter. The customer left Premium 2GB LTE Unlimited service active which has resulted in continued renewals of the service until 4/19/19 when the customer canceled their account online using the self-help tools.
Unfortunately, as the renewal charges are valid, they are not eligible for refund. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Regarding the $20 incurred, we do require our free plans to have a minimum of $2 in account credit to help avoid unexpected charges as a result of data usage beyond their plan's allotment during our data reporting delay - the default amount of credit to add is set to $20. If a customer does not use any data beyond their overage, the $20 credit will remain on the account. The credit will only be deducted when the customer uses data beyond their data allotment.
As the customer canceled the account, we have mad an attempt to refund the $20. However, we noticed the customer disputed the charge with their financial institution on 4/19/19 and according to our records, the customer was refunded the amount disputed. Therefore, there is no further action needed on this complaint.
This company has stolen money off my card twice and I don't even have an account with them. I have a phone service so I don't use anything other I want my money and I'm filing legal action. I'm very upset and want this handled asapð??¤
I want a full refund on my account, I never signed up for this service. Someone used my paypal information to pay for this service.
I want a full refund on my account, I never signed up for this service. Someone used my paypal information to pay for this service. I have called about 10 times in the past two months and nothing has been done yet. I was speaking to the sales rep to create my login so that I can submit this ticket today. I was charged 102.66 for two separate charges and I want the full amount back $205.34. I will also expect to be refunded for the premium vip service fee as well, since I had to pay to submit this ticket. This service is a scam
I want a full refund on my account, I never signed up for this service. Someone used my paypal information to pay for this service. I have called about 10 times in the past two months and nothing has been done yet. I was speaking to the sales rep to create my login so that I can submit this ticket today. I was charged 102.66 for two separate charges and I want the full amount back $205.34. I will also expect to be refunded for the premium vip service fee as well, since I had to pay to submit this ticket. This service is a scam
As our service requires a customer to manually select a product and input their information, the charges and account creation is considered valid on our end. FreedomPop is not the entity responsible for investigating claims of identity/credit card theft. If a customer believes their personal information has been compromised by a 3rd party, the most we can do is cancel the account associated with their email and billing information.
If the customer believes this account is the result of their personal information being compromised, we recommend the customer contacts the proper authorities to report stolen information to open a formal case to investigate.
However, our records indicate the account associated with ***@gmail.com was successfully canceled on 4/18/19 along with refunds of $102.66 & $21.63 and being honored on 4/22/19. We ask the customer to allow 3-5 business days for the refunds to process.
There is no further action required on this complaint.
Freedompop discontinued my GloblaSIM without notice and will not provide a refund. It is demanding extra money to "upgrade" to a worse service plan.
I purchased a freedompop GloblaSim plan in August 2016. The plan required that I purchase credits to use the service. I continued to use the GlobalSim and add value into 2018. However in April of 2019 I tried to use the GlobalSim while travelling and it would not work. When I logged into my account I noticed a message that the GlobalSim was being discontinued and that I should "upgrade" to the US LTE SIM. However, the upgrade links did not work and FreedomPop wants more money to get the US LTE SIM.
FreedomPop is refusing to refund the approximately $25 in service credit I have remaining, and is also refusing to change me to a working service without paying additional money to them. I would like a refund of the $25 left.
Refund of the $25 credit Freedompop is refusing to refund.
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us. our records indicate the customer ordered a Global SIM Kit (Order #***) on 4/15/16 and did not incur any charges for their plan.
The customer manually added $30.00 (Order #***) in account credit on 10/22/17. As the customer exceeded their data allowance, their overage was deducted from their account credit of $30.00 which diminished it to $25.16. Unfortunately, this balance is non-refundable as the customer manually accepted the order. The following is taken directly from our TOS under our "FreedomPop Payment Terms" section:
"All payments made by you to FreedomPop are final and are non-refundable, except: (a) if these Terms or applicable law expressly provide otherwise; or (b) FreedomPop in its sole discretion, decides to provide you with a refund even though we are not legally required to do so.
If you cancel your FreedomPop Account or a Service at any time, you will not receive any refund. If you have an unpaid balance due on your FreedomPop Account upon cancellation, you agree that FreedomPop may charge any such unpaid fees to your registered payment method or otherwise bill you for such unpaid amounts."
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Regarding the customer's Global SIM, unfortunately, we no longer support our Global SIM. Our customers were notified via email in October of 2018 of the discontinuation of said service. They were then offered an upgrade to our LTE SIM Kit for which a link was provided. Upon receiving the email, customers were informed failure to comply with the upgrade would result in discontinued service.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but the refund requested will not be honored as we must adhere with our TOS.
(The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
FreedomPOP provided multiple inaccurate claims in its response. They claim to have provided noticed, but have no proof it was sent to me. I never received any notice about product changes or the service termination. FreedomPOP also discontinued a product/service, and is demanding additional fees before replacing the GlobalSim with an inferior service. Furthermore, the "upgrade" link to the new inferior sim does not work.
While FreedomPOP claims it terms prohibits refunds, this is actually not legal if FreedomPOP is the party to discontinue or terminate the services provided to a customer. Especially as FreedomPop not only discontinued the service, but also demanded extra payment to get a replacement service.
I am asking for a refund of the payment, or for freedom pop to provide the replacement service without additional fees. If FreedomPOP continues to hide behind its unenforceable legal terms then I will be forced to consider further legal action.
As our previous holding company, STS Media, recently transferred ownership of FreedomPop and UNREAL Mobile to our new parent company Red Pocket Mobile, we advise the customer to please reach out to STS Media's dedicated team at *** for assistance with their request.
The customer may include "Revdex.com Case: ***" when reaching out to *** to ensure their concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
Unfortunately, there is no further action FreedomPop can take in regards to the customer's concern with their previous balance.
We apologize for any and all inconveniences this will potentially cause on the customer's end.
(The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
FreedomPOP illegal business practices will hopefully be resolved by Red Pocket Mobile, but I am not accepting its proposed resolution since they have made no efforts to resolve the dispute in good faith.
I signed up for Freedom Pop cell phone service online. The service was horrible. Dropped calls constantly and couldn't port my number like they said so had to get another number that was not even a local number. I tried it for awhile hoping it would improve but it never did. So back in 2016 I canceled the account. They did charge me for one month after I canceled but I let it go because after that they didn't anymore. Well now all of a sudden it's 2019 and I noticed I have two charges on my debit card for 12.98 on April 5, 2019 and another on April 6, 2019. I decide to look more closely and saw another one for 9.99 on Feb 1st, 2019. I havent had this account for three years. I tried to call them and the phone just hangs up. So I emailed them and a woman that represents Freedom Pop claims I never canceled the account which is a lie. I called my card holder and they said no charges have even been attempted since 2016 except for the three new charges in Feb and April 2019. The Freedom Pop representative says they have changed their policy terms and that she will not refund my money. The account has been closed for years so how can they just charge my account like that? We have went back and forth three times and she will not refund me these bogus charges. Also the number I tried to port when I first signed up to their Freedom Pop phone never worked so I kept my Net 10 account and Freedom Pop is saying that number is my freedom pop number which it never was.
Product_Or_Service: service charges
Order_Number: none
Account_Number: none
Other (requires explanation) I want my refund of 35.95 that was taken out of my account.
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us. Our records indicate the customer's account associated with ***@hotmail.com was never successfully canceled. Rather it was temporarily suspended due to failed attempts at capturing a renewal charge for FreedomPop Phone Premier.
Upon account review, we have confirmed an outstanding payment in the amount of $9.99. We were unable to successfully capture the original payment on 3/21/17. As part of our standard debt collection policy, we have attempted additional payment methods on file. As stated in our Service Plans Terms, charges will continue to accrue until the account is cancelled. Please reference FreedomPop Payment Terms section in our Service Plans Terms provided in the link below:
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"If you do not pay on time or if FreedomPop cannot charge your registered payment method for any reason, FreedomPop reserves the right to either suspend or cancel your access to the Site and the affected Services and terminate these Terms, provided, however, charges will continue to accrue until your FreedomPop Account is canceled. If your registered payment method is declined, the relevant Services will be suspended and you will no longer be able to use such Services until you unsuspend your Services by paying all outstanding fees due and any associated unsuspension fees (unless your Services have already been terminated due to such non-payment as described above)."
We can confirm this balance was captured on 2/1/19. However, we were unable to successfully unable to capture the upcoming renewal on 2/28/19 and so the account became temporarily suspended until it was successfully captured on 4/5/19.
Due to the customer's account being associated with various failed attempts, the account has double-billed the account's renewal of $12.98. Therefore, we have issued a refund in the amount of $12.98. We ask the customer to allow 3-5 business days for the refund to process.
We can confirm the customer's account associated with ***@hotmail.com has now been canceled and should no longer incur any charges. No further refunds will be honored as the charges are considered valid on our end.
I've been using the service for about 18 months, and have mixed feelings about it.
Pros: service is provided on AT&T towers, so the coverage is top rate, with few dead spots, and good data speeds.
The free service is great if you have very limited data usage, and never get close to your cap.
Cons: if you get near your cap, you will be charged $15, and if you actually go over your cap, your overage charges are deducted from that.
I have the phone premier service which allows for data rollover. Initially this service was $26 semi-annually. Each renewal the price has gone up significantly, and if I renew in June, I will be charged $51.90 - a nearly 100. % increase. It's important to note, that at no point was I notified by email of these price increases. I use PayPal to pay them, so I was notified when they were paid. I filed a dispute, and was promised a bill credit for the last increase, which was never credited.
It's also important to note that customer service is only available by email, UNLESS you pay for an upgrade that gives you phone service.
One other thing, all calls and texts must go through the FreedomPop app. If you're someone who likes to use virtual assistant features (Siri, Ok Google, etc) to dial calls or send messages, this won't work with FreedomPop. Hopefully they will integrate this at some point, but as of now, it's not available.
Bottom line:
While this offers some basic functionality at a deeply discounted rate, the unannounced price increases, coupled with lack of access to customer service, gives me the impression of a less than honorable company. I will probably continue for one more semi-annual term, and see if the prices stabilize. As it stands, one can quickly nickel and dime oneself to the price comparable to any other second tier service with all the add-ons.
Freedompop is bull... they charge you $20 on a free account for credit yet they wont refund it if not used... And none of your fees or charges come out of it.
Unauthorized charge to my CC. Refuse to credit me back or let me speak to a manager. Unable to speak to a live agent.
I had a trial period with freedom pop and was told it was free for the first 30 days. First day I used it somehow my data was all used up in an hour(2GB), which seems fishy to me. I also noticed a $20 deduction from my bank account. I contacted the company by email, they don't offer a way to speak with a live agent. I asked repeatedly to talk to a manager and they refuse. I had to cancel my bank card and the freedompop account as I believe them to be a scam that just take people money sneakily. The $20 they deducted supposedly is for " top off data", which I should of never incured since I was on a "free" trial period. I just would like my money back as it's not right for them to keep my money for something I didn't approve to be charged for and I didn't even actually use.
I would like to be refunded my money back.
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us. Our records indicate the customer ordered a Netgear Unite Mobile Hotspot (Order #136715997) which included a free trial of our Premium GSM 2GB and FreedomPop Phone Premier.
Our records indicate the customer used 2.09GB. As the account associated with ***@gmail.com had a data allowance of 2GB, the customer incurred a top-up fee of $20 due to exceeding this allowance by 96MB.
We disclose any applicable charges in our welcome email, including our Auto Top-Up fees which are incurred when exceeding your data threshold. Customers have the option to disable this feature at any time. The following line is pulled directly from said email: "FreedomPop ensures you'll never be left without Internet access should you exceed your monthly plan capacity. For any extra data that you use, you will be charged on a Pay As You Go basis. To cover any Pay As You Go charges, our Automatic Top-Up feature will fund your credit account $20.00 the first time you get within 100MB of your monthly plan capacity limit. You can turn off this feature at any time."
Upon upon further investigation, we can confirm the account associated with ***@gmail.com was canceled on 4/9/19 and a refund of the unused $18.39 in account credit has been refunded on 4/16/19. We ask the customer to allow 3-7 business days for the refund to process.
As we can confirm the account to remain canceled and the refund request honored, there is no further action needed on this complaint.
Requested refund. Difficult to cancel service via phone or app or online since service was not used and didnt work.
I was charged $211 which they didn't make it clear it was for service. I was billed to debit card. I ordered sim card to see if service worked on an unlocked phone lg g5 in which it didn't so I cancelled service. On 4/4/19 I was billed $211 so I checked the freedom Pop account and it showed it account was still active to again no I tried to cancel service. I don't know if it's full cancelled, the company doesn't easily make the process easy almost to confuse or purposely try to trap you.
Refund of $211
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us. Our records indicate the customer has two-device accounts associated with ***@gmail.com. Each device-account has a separate subscriptions to allow for separate billing dates, plans, etc.
The customer ordered an LTE SIM Kit (Order #***) on 3/12/19, which included a free trial of our Semi-Annual subscription for Premium LTE 2GB Unlimited and FreedomPop Phone Premier. These trials become paid subscriptions that are charged twice a year if not downgraded prior to renewal. This is disclosed prior to checkout and reiterated in a follow-up email which includes their order confirmation, subscription details and instructions on how to manage their subscriptions through our self-help tools.
Therefore, as the customer neither downgraded nor canceled their account prior to the conclusion of the trial period, the plans became a paid subscription on 4/4/19 which are considered valid.
Although the customer did deactivate FreedomPop Phone Premier on 4/5/19, this was done after the renewal date of 4/4/19 which will not have an effect until the semi-annual period comes to a conclusion. Therefore, a refund for the service may not be honored.
Regarding the charge of $211.49, this was incurred upon the renewal of Premium LTE 2GB Unlimited and FreedomPop Phone Premier. However, as the customer's initial sign up order was associated with failed attempts, it created an issue with the billing which in turn caused the system to process two renewal plans. We can confirm this was refunded on 4/5/19 and apologize for any inconvenience this caused on the customer's end.
Should the customer wish to cancel their account, they may do so at anytime by logging in and selecting "Settings" > "Account Status" > "Cancel". Once the customer has decided to cancel their account (should this be their decision), a prorated refund will be honored for the months which will not be used.
the customer may reply here should they have any further questions or concerns.
Refund of $9.99 for defective hot spot & refusal to cancel contract & process recurring payments
On 4/1/2019 I order hot spot for $9.99 on a
trial to charge recurring $24.99 in 14 days.
The hotspot is defective & unusable
Company won't allow cancellation on login
Cancel account immediately
Refund of $9.99 for defective hot spot & cancellation of recurring billing contract
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us. Our records indicate the customer ordered a Netgear Unite Mobile Hotspot (Order #***) on 4/1/19. Due to the device being shipped on 4/9/19, the return qualifications date reflected 4/25/19. Therefore, the customer is still within the 14-day return policy.
We can confirm a return RMA was issued on 4/12/19 and a refund was issued in the amount of $9.99. The account was also canceled on 4/12/19 and no further charges have incurred.
There is no further action needed on this complaint as the account associated with ***@juno.com remains canceled and no further charges have incurred.
(The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
Company only accepted case closure from Revdex.com's involvement. Company previously began false, unauthorized reshipment. Under Paypal's advisement I discarded defective device & closed debit card involved & Paypal account as well.
There is no further action needed on this complaint as the refund was honored.
Constant charges not authorized. No human to talk to. Cant even send a question to them unless you pay for VIP
I ordered 2 SIM cards on 2 separate accounts to have as an emergency for my children. Right away on one account my paypal was charged an extra $4.99 in a separate bill. I tried to get a hold of the company but you cannot talk to an actual human. You can't even send them a "question" unless you pay for VIP service. I tried to dispute through paypal who denied it stating I had an open billing agreement. I did not. I purchased a sim card. No further agreement was made. Not even a month in and I am charged another $20. Again I cannot get a hold of a human being. Their own forums have people complaining of the same thing, having money puled from their accounts for things they did not authorize, and from what I saw Freedompop refused to refund any money to them. All I wanted was a $10 SIM card and free service as they advertise with "no overage penalties." It was a scam.
It would be nice to get a full refund. I think I was finally able to cancel my accounts so they can't keep scamming me. But this was ridiculous. Stressful. Lies. Scam. I want every dime they took back.
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unsatisfactory experience with us. Our records indicate the customer ordered an LTE SIM Kit (Order #***) on 3/7/19 which included the Basic 200.
However, the customer incurred a $4.99 charge on 3/7/19, this was associated with a New Phone Number Fee. Customers are able to obtain a phone number upon ordering a device at no cost. Should a customer then change their phone number, they incur a fee in the amount of $4.99 which is the case here. The customer obtained their initial phone number of *** on 3/7/19 and was changed to *** the same day.
Unfortunately, this fee is non-refundable as the phone number was successfully activated. We apologize for the inconvenience.
We can confirm the account associated with ***@hotmail.com was canceled on 4/6/19 and no further charges have incurred.
(The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
I did NOT change my number the same exact day. That is ridiculous. The 460 number is the number I was given; a list of numbers pops up on the screen and you pick which one you want? Also, only one of my complaints was even addressed.
Although we maintain that the information with selecting a new phone number was relayed accordingly, we were happy to offer a one-time courtesy refund of $*** in the interest of customer service. We ask the customer to allow 3-5 business days for the refund to process.
Regarding the refund of their sign up order #XXXXXXXXX, unfortunately, as the customer was beyond our 14-day money back policy, a refund of $13.98 will not be honored. Our records indicate the customer's return qualification end date was 3/23/19. We apologize for the inconvenience.
There is no further action needed on this complaint as the account associated with ***@hotmail.com remains canceled and no further charges have incurred.
Product and Service paid in full, but product never arrived. All customer service links, phone numbers, and instructions lead in a perpetual circle.
I have purchased a Sim Card, and Pre-paid for one year of service. My CC was billed and product aparently shipped from Los Angeles on Feb 22, 2019. The product never arrived. After one month of wait time I began an attempt to contact the company. All web links, instructions, and phone numbers led in a perpetual circle that returned no help. It was not possible to speak to, or message any customer service representative. I finally got a reply to one complaint, (after submitting numerous complaints) on their web forum. Essentially, the communication returned another perpetual circle of lies. Today, I opened this Revdex.com page and located the business phone number provided by the Revdex.com. All links from this phone number return no assistance. It did however offer to provide e-mail communication for $29.99 additional. I had previously been downgraded by my forum assistance provider *** for an unknown reason.
Forum communication with *** has been documented by myself, and proceeded as such:
Fri, March 22, 2019 *** replies:
"After escalating your case to our support team I have been advised that there was an issue while the order was being placed which caused it to process incorrectly and caused an error with the order itself. Which is why the best way to proceed is to cancel the account and process a refund for the charge made.
We can also wait to see if this will eventually get fixed by our system but there is s small chance it won't."
After some Exchange I was unable to cancel
Fri, Mar. XX XXXX *** replies:
"Please follow the steps on this link to properly cancel. If you're unable to do so, let me know and send me a screenshot of the error message you get so I can do it for you."
Again, I was Unable to cancel
Wed. March 27, 2019 *** replies:
"After contacting our support team once more, we have been advised that the order will be processed by next week.
I have also been informed that the order cannot be canceled as it has already been changed to "Accepted" by our system. Which means that the device will be shipped out soon and cancellation will not prevent it from being sent out. For now, I have downgraded the account and removed any paid services so that no charges are made. Once, you receive an email indicating that the device has shipped, you'll need to cancel the account by entering it and manually canceling. When the device arrives at your house, simply refuse it at the door or take it to the same shipping company to refuse it there. Once the device arrives at our warehouse the refund will be processed within 5 to 7 business days."
Again, No product, Unable to cancel
Tue. April 2, 2019 *** replies:
"After much investigation, our support team has come to the conclusion that the order will not be sent due to an error during the ordering process. Which is why the best way to move forward is to cancel the account and order and process a refund for the sign-up fee."
Again, unable to Cancel, and no product has arrived.
Tue. April 2, 2019 Freedom Pop automated response replies:
"Thank you for choosing 100% FREE Mobile Phone and Internet Service from FreedomPop. We've developed self-service tools built to help manage your account and quickly get the answers you need, anytime, anywhere.
For help articles containing answers to hundreds of questions, visit our extensive FAQ knowledge base at support.freedompop.com
For peer-to-peer help from our robust community of experts, visit our community forum at ***.com.
To check usage, manage your subscriptions and billing information or cancel your account - log into my.freedompop.com.
If you prefer to speak with a representative via online support, sign up for FreedomPop Premium VIP Service under your FreedomPop Services.HERE."
I again received this same response today, Monday April 8, 2019. Ive searched the site for hours looking for a representative I can speek to personally. If one wished to know more about the practice https://***.com
I simply want a refund of $49.99 returned to my debit card it was removed from on Feb 22, 2019
We're sorry to learn of the customer's unfortunate experience regarding their sign up order #***. Our records indicate the customer ordered an LTE SIM Kit (order #***) on 2/22/19 for $49.99 which included our Premium LTE 1GB Annual promo.
However, this order is yet to deliver due to an unforeseen issue. Therefore, we have issued a refund in the amount of $49.99. We ask the customer to allow 3-5 business days for the refund to process.
Upon further investigation, we also noted the customer added our annual FreedomPop Premium VIP Service for $25.19. We would like to note we have also issued this refund and should reflect in 3-5 business days.
Due to the device not being delivered and the customer's request, we have canceled the account associated with ***@gmail.com in order to prevent any future charges.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate the customer's patience throughout this process.
Should the customer place another order and require assistance, they may reach us at our 100% free support option via social media at ***.
(The consumer indicated he/she ACCEPTED the response from the business.)
All funds have been refunded to my account. I am satisfied with this resolution. However, I feel that this company will get away with petty larceny until they are shut down. All company contact information is incorrect, or a dead end. They have no support for customers.