American Money

So many people these days live in poverty and paycheck to paycheck. They can barely make enough money to feed themselves and their family. Because of this, there are social programs that try to help.

One government program that is gaining traction is the free mobile phone program. The purpose of this program is to allow people to have a phone which they can use for emergencies if they cannot afford their own phone.

If you want to get a free cell phone, you have to get qualified first. This can be done by calling up the cell phone provider and seeing if you qualify. Your income is used for the basis for qualification. But if you are already getting other government benefits like food stamps, then you will be able to get a free phone too.

Even though the phone is free, you only get a specified amount of minutes to use each month. This is usually about sixty minutes. It can be a little more or less depending on where you live.

Also, you have to show that you are eligible for free cell phones every year. Once you are not considered low income, then you cannot use those phones for free.

Get a free cell phone by finding cell phone service providers in your city. Not every state has cell phone providers that give free cell phones so check your area.

After you find a carrier that gives free cell phones, fill out their application. Provide to them the necessary documentations showing that you are eligible for the cell phones. You can show your pay stubs or W2s.

Be sure you are keeping track of the amount of minutes you are using. Do not use all of your minutes before the month ends otherwise you will not have any if you absolutely had to use them. You can check the amount of minutes you have used from your phone.

Shana Landeville has helped numerous people get free phones from the government. For further information, please check out her website.