Another Government Supported Free Cell Phone Program: ReachOut Wireless

ReachOut Wireless Free Cell Phone Program 

ReachOut Wireless is another telecommunications company offering a government supported free cell phone and service. The free cell phone program is funded by the Lifeline program. The Lifeline program was created back in the 1980's to assist consumers in obtaining reasonably priced land line telephone service. With the invention of cell phones, the FCC granted telecommunications companies the permission to extend this to cell phones and free phone service. Any telecommunications company can create a program to help eligible consumers obtain service using the Lifeline funds.


For more info about the ReachOut Wireless free cell phone program and free cell phone service, visit their website at www.reachoutmobile.com. They have a on site web chat operator to assist you. You can apply online, by phone or print off an application. I will be finding out more info on their program and make a more detailed blog post later. In the mean time check out their website.

Other free government supported cell phone programs:
SafeLink Wireless Free Cell Phone Program
Virgin Mobile's Free Cell Phone Program thru Assurance Wireless

SafeLink Wireless Increases Free Monthly Minutes to 250

The free cell phone program by TracFone and SafeLink Wireless has increased the number of free monthly minutes it offers to 250. They used to offer only 68 monthly minutes of free phone service.

This shows that SafeLink Wireless will not be out done. What may have caused their increase in free monthly minutes is Virgin Mobile's launch of it's own free cell phone program for low income families. They recently started their program through their subsidiary company called Assurance Wireless. One of the "bragging" points of their program was that they give 200 free monthly minutes.

Well the competition between the two companies mean good things for the participants in the programs. They benefit. The only down side is that not all states are participating in programs. Virgin Mobile has fewer than SafeLink Wireless because their program is relatively new. They expect to add more states by the end of the year. Check out my previous post to see which states are participating in the programs. If your state is not included in one of them, check the other one.

In this new move, it seems as SafeLink Wireless is saying, "Take that!". Now, I wonder if Virgin Mobile and Assurance Wireless will match or exceed the 250 minutes of free phone service offered by SafeLink. :-)