Best box without commitment: RED Box vs Freebox Pop

The freedom to choose is essential, especially when it comes to your internet subscription. This is why no-obligation boxes are experiencing growing success. By opting for a no-obligation internet offer, you benefit from great flexibility and you can terminate your contract at any time, without penalty. But how to make the right choice among the many offers available? Let's compare two of the most popular boxes of the moment: the RED Box and the Freebox Pop.

The RED Box at €23.99 per month: the best option to save money!

The RED Box without commitment RED by SFR is among the most competitive internet offers on the market. Offered at only €23.99 per month, with no duration conditions, it allows significant savings in the long term. In addition, the green square operator is currently offering a special offer allowing you to benefit from free activation, which represents an immediate saving of €39 upon subscribing to the RED box. The icing on the cake? You benefit from a reimbursement of up to €100 on the termination fees of your old internet service provider.

Despite all these savings, the no-obligation RED Box remains a powerful offer, capable of meeting all everyday needs. Thanks to fiber, it offers speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s for downloading and sending. For those who want even more performance, an option at €7 per month allows you to double download speeds, thus reaching 2 Gbit/s shared, while benefiting from WiFi 6 technology (the basic offer being equipped with WiFi 5).

In addition to very high-speed internet, the RED Box without commitmentincludes unlimited calls to mobiles in France and landlines in more than 100 countries. On the television side, you have access to 35 channels via the RED TV application, compatible with iOS and Android, without requiring a decoder. For those who prefer to watch their programs directly on their television, a Connect TV decoder is available as an option for €3 per month. Likewise, to access an extended bouquet of 100 channels, a supplement of €2 per month is required.

**The advantages of the RED Box in brief: **

• Symmetrical speeds up to 1 Gbps download and upload
• Compatible with WiFi 5
• Unlimited calls to mobiles in France and landlines in over 100 countries
• 35 TV channels included via the RED TV app
• No commitment
• Price: €23.99 per month
• Free commissioning of €39

The Freebox Pop at €29.99 per month: more efficient and more complete!

The Freebox Pop Free costs more: it is billed at €29.99 per month for the first year then €39.99 per month. On the other hand, it is much more efficient than the RED box, at least in terms of download speed. In fact, this Freebox offers speeds of up to 5 Gbit/s shared for downloading and 700 Mbit/s for sending. It also has the advantage of being compatible with the latest generation WiFi 7 (WiFi 6 for the ADSL/VDSL version). As a bonus, subscribers benefit from a WiFi repeater on demand to extend their connection throughout the house.

Beyond the internet, the Freebox Pop benefits from a particularly rich television offering. In addition to offering 230 channels via the Free 4K TV Player, the subscription includes the OQEE by Free and Free Foot applications at no additional cost, as well as 3 free months of Canal+ and Max. In addition, Free adds 100 hours of recording to allow subscribers to record and rewatch their favorite programs whenever they want.

Finally, for the telephony aspect, the Freebox Pop also offers many more options. In addition to unlimited calls to landlines in more than 110 destinations, you can make unlimited calls to mobiles in mainland France, Overseas Territoriesfrom the United States, China, Canada and Cambodia.

Just like RED by SFR, Free undertakes to cover up to €100 of the termination fees from your old operator if you opt for the Freebox Pop.

The advantages of the Freebox Pop in brief:

• Speeds up to 5 Gbit/s download and 700 Mbit/s upload
• Compatible with WiFi 7 + WiFi repeater included on request
• 230 TV channels included via the Free 4K TV Player
• OQEE by Free and Free Foot included
• Canal+ and Max included for 3 months
• Callsunlimited to mobiles in mainland France, overseas territories, United States, China, Canada and Cambodia
• Unlimited calls to landlines in over 110 destinations
• No commitment
• Price: €29.99 per month for one year then €33.99 per month