Free Stuff

I went to the Austin .NET User Group last night and while I was waiting for the tech talk to start a gentleman there told me about:

1. SafeLink which is one of many similar government programs that will give you a free cellphone (not a smartphone, but something that looks like it was made ten years ago) if you qualify by being poor enough. You also get X number of minutes a month for free.
2. FreedomPop if approached just right is a vendor that will give you a USB key for a one time fee that will allow you to surf the internet for free. However, I was cautioned that there are plenty of pitfalls in their "paperwork" that allow you to end up with hidden charges and you have to know how to navigate these tricky waters to really come away with free service.