Cablevision has finally seen sales of its Freewheel Wi-Fi calling and data service happen after being announced late last month, and right now, it looks as though the company is placing plenty of emphasis on Freewheel’s data capabilities rather than making the masses aware that the service is supposed to function as a replacement for regular cellular service. Just how does Freewheel work? Well, it will cost $9.95 each month for Cablevision’s Optimum Online customers, and non-customers will have to fork out a whole lot more – $240 more annually if you were to take the $29.95 monthly fee into consideration.
Apart from that, Freewheel happens to be compatible with only one smartphone out there for the moment, which would be the Moto G from Motorola, as it is being sold at a heavily discounted price of $99.95.
Cablevision COO Kristin Dolan mentioned, “Cellular was built for voice and Wi-Fi was built for data, which is why Wi-Fi is the preferred choice for data usage today. Freewheel integrates a high quality device backed by the strength of our professionally maintained carrier-grade Wi-Fi network. As the thirst for data continues to grow, Freewheel provides consumers with a better, faster data experience, all at a fraction of the cost of cellular.”
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