Benefits of Using a Free government Cell Phone

| Sunday, June 5, 2011
By Hellen Anderson


The Free Government cell phone scheme introduced by the US government as the extension of the Lifeline scheme won great response. 1,000,000 families and more benefited through the free mobiles distributed to them. The Lifeline scheme was set up with the aim of helping the people who cannot pay their landline bills. They were given free talk time in their landline. Likewise the free government cell phone scheme provides fee mobiles and talk time to people who cannot buy a phone on their own. Federal government introduced this scheme in collaboration with Tracfone Wireless and SafeLink Wireless companies.

Since people who cannot buy a cell phone will find it hard to pay their monthly bills too, the government offers to give 250 minutes of free talk time every month along with the free mobile. The government free cell phone users call 911 for free even without any balance in the phone. The free mobiles prove extremely handy in times of emergencies. Nevertheless, they are quite useful to make overseas calls, local calls and use various mobile services.

Additional recharge can be done just like we recharge any other mobile. If the recipient chose to come out of the scheme, they get to keep the phone still without the free talk time every month. If the user does not use the 250 minutes talk time in a month, the remaining minutes will be added with the 250 minutes given the next month.

Various people like senior citizens, poor farmers, illiterate immigrants and poor students find the free government cell phone scheme very useful. The scheme came as a boon to many citizens right during the recession and helped them get a contact number. This helped them a lot to land in better jobs quickly. Each family was given only one free mobile. But all the family members who accessed it made great use of the free mobiles.

Details regarding the free government cell phone scheme can be found online and offline. If the person does not know how to use the computer, they can just apply for the phone by making a call or through post. The procedures to get the phone are very simple. The person applying for the free mobile should prove they are poor. People who receive various government benefits like Medical aid, food stamps and children aid are easily eligible to get the phone. Even people who are a little above the government specified poverty norms can apply for the fee government cell phone stating their current financial difficulties.




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