What network does freedom phone use?

Freedom Mobile provides UMTS wireless services with High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) for data using its license for UMTS Band IV, also known as the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) band.

Is the Freedom Phone legit?

Yes, the Freedom Phone is indeed a rebranded Umidigi phone built in Hong Kong, China. According to the founder, the company has researched the parts and claim that Umidigi has no ties to the Chinese government. Let’s be honest here; nearly every smartphone is made in China, even the popular iPhone.

How much is the freedom phone?

The Freedom Phone costs $499.99 to buy. For that price, buyers will get a device that promises to put privacy first by stopping users from being tracked and, at the same time, providing access to an app store that doesn’t censor or ban apps.

What company owns Freedom Mobile?

Shaw CommunicationsFreedom Mobile / Parent organization

Does the freedom phone have GPS?

According to Finman, the Freedom Phone “does everything your current phone does, except censor you and spy on you.” Unlike Apple and Android devices, the Freedom Phone will have no app tracking, no keyboard tracking and no location tracking.

Who owns Freedom phone?

Shaw Communications
Wind Mobile founder Anthony Lacavera wants to buy it back, now that the wireless carrier may be up for sale again. Lacavera founded Wind in 2008 and sold it to Shaw Communications in 2016 for $1.6 billion. Since then, Wind was renamed Freedom Mobile.

Is the Freedom phone 5G?

Even though Freedom Mobile doesn’t yet offer 5G connectivity, consumers can buy a 5G-enabled smartphone right now and be ready to connect once Freedom Mobile turns it on. Samsung offers the widest selection of 5G-compatible smartphones in Canada, and nearly all models are available at Freedom Mobile.

Who manufactures the Freedom phone?

Umidigi
Finman talked to The Daily Beast about the phone and admitted that his supposedly patriotic device was manufactured by Umidigi, a Chinese tech company. Our best guess is that the phone is a rebranded Umidigi A9 Pro, which you can buy for about $120.

Who owns Freedom Mobile Canada?

Will Freedom Mobile get 5G?

But Freedom Mobile’s 5G plans appear to be on hold. Shaw and Freedom Mobile abstained from the 3,500 MHz 5G spectrum auction, and in an email seen by iPhone in Canada in April 2021, the company had told employees that its 5G network has been put on hold indefinitely.

Where is freedom phone made?

Shenzhen
The Freedom Phone has the tagline: “Made for conservatives by conservatives.” Turns out it’s actually made by a Chinese company called Umidigi that’s based in Shenzhen.