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Re:How does FreedomPop make money? by jdhawk on Friday August 25, 2017 @09:32AM (#15098251)
I have an unlocked T-Mobile iPhone 5s that I put a Freedom Pop sim in as a "guest phone" for my visiting Non-US Friends and Family.

It seems to work just fine. It is strange that its not a real phone number, only a VOIP style app - but it still works with iMessage and WhatsApp, and they can make and receive calls in a pinch.

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Re:How does FreedomPop make money? by tedmiston on Friday August 25, 2017 @10:16AM (#15098576)
You mean FreedomPop can't make / receive normal phone calls, like through the iPhone phone app?

Can you send / receive text messages to short codes?

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Re:How does FreedomPop make money? by jdhawk on Friday August 25, 2017 @10:41AM (#15098776)
If you use the FreedomPop app, yes...using the native dialer and messages app for SMS, no.
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