Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Complete Guide On How To Get Free Cell Phone Service

By Rosalind Landry


If you are wondering how to get free cell phone service, today you have more options than at any other time in the past. For years people earning very little money or those on government assistance such as food stamps, Medicaid or SSI can have been getting special government issued phones where they can make free calls though with some limits. But that is not all, with ubiquitous Wi-Fi networks increasingly available, there are hosts of smartphone applications that let you make calls anywhere in the world without being charged for it.

The United States government operates Lifeline Assistance, a program that provides free cell phone calls and texting to eligible consumers. What you get in the package includes access to a cell phone service without charges, a phone and a set number of minutes every month. There are no monthly charges, contracts or recurrent fees.

Today you can apply to be enlisted on the Lifeline Assistance program right on the Internet. In order to get the free cellular phone, you need to provide a valid physical address as your mailing address. Keep in mind that your application will be rejected if the address you provide is a post office box number. The authorities do not consider a P. O. Box number as a secure or valid address to mail the phone to.

You can register to be enjoined to the Lifeline Assistance program from the website of a cellular provider as long as the network is one of the ones registered to provide the service. If this is the case, you will find a link to the Lifeline Assistance program on the provider's website. Click on this and you will be required to input your zip code. The purpose of this step is to verify if that particular service provider covers your area.

As with all online sharing platforms, it is important to ascertain that the personal information you will be sharing is not open to illegal access. Ascertain if this is the case by checking how the address is displayed on the address bar: with an 'https' prefix instead of the insecure 'http' one. Some browsers also display a closed padlock icon on the status bar. You can click on this to view the encryption certificate details.

The personal information required includes your personal and contact details such as social security number and street address. Remember that a post office address will not be accepted. If you are already enrolled in another cellular network for the free call service, the system will reject you application at this point.

For those eligible for the program, the next step involves verifying that they are in a form of government assistance program. This includes HUD, Food Stamps or Public Assistance. You will be required to confirm your social security number once more.

There is another option that is just as effective for those looking for options on how to get free cell phone service in the United States. This is provided to offer alternatives for those whose families have an income that is considered significantly low. Lifeline Service is open for people with an income lower than 135% of the state's guidelines on poverty and social security.




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