Free is a master in the art of teasing. And for three days, mystery hovered around Free. For three days, speculation was rife and everyone wondered about the meaning of this red color and its omnipresent fluid curves in Free's minimalist but impactful teaser.
All assumptions before the announcement
Let's start with the least probable hypothesis that has been circulating, that of the launch ofa new freebox. An improbable hypothesis. Car Free launched its new Freebox Ultra less than a year ago, a subscription with fiber up to 8 Gb/s, Wi-Fi 7 and an incredibly rich offering in terms of entertainment. It is still the most complete internet box on the market today. It would therefore have been surprising if Free came to put another Freebox offer in its paws. Too early.
Then a rumor circulated that Free was going to launch a new service focused on streamingwith for example one or more new SVoD service(s) included in the Freebox Ultra. But the offer is already so complete that it is already difficult to do better.
In many people's opinion, it was more likely that Free would present a new TV decoder for your Freebox Ultra. In fact, the Freebox Ultra runs with the Freebox Pop TV decoder.
But still, this remained very hypothetical because Free accompanied its teaser with the mention “Limited edition”.
So what could it have been?
A new Freebox Ultra in limited edition!
For three days, the secret was well kept. But early this morning, Free put an end to the suspense by presenting a collector's Freebox: a limited edition Freebox Ultra for the operator's 25th anniversary.
To be frank, we expected a more thunderous and disruptive announcement. But it is clear that with its transparent designthe Freebox Ultra Limited Edition looks great. A design “all in transparency, which recalls the emblematic technological products of the 90s such as the iMac G3 or the Game Boy Color. The transparent red shell of the Freebox Ultra Limited Edition allows a glimpse of its components.“.
The red case of the Freebox Ultra is also equipped with “LEDs inspired by RGB customizations that can be found on computer towers and peripherals such as keyboards, mice or screens“. The Freebox Ultra new look version is therefore also ultra brightwith six animation modes to choose from (static, breathing, rain, wave, organic, chase).
For the rest, nothing changes: the Freebox Ultra remains this ultra complete internet box.
What services are included in the Freebox Ultra?
In the collector version of the Freebox Ultra, only the server changes. The services included remain exactly the same, with:
- the limited edition Ultra Internet server which allows you to have fiber up to 8 Gb/s with Wi-Fi 7
- a Wi-Fi 7 repeater
- a Free 4K TV player with 280 television channels but also Canal+ the Live channel, TV by Canal, Disney+, Netflix, Prime Video and Universal+ included without any additional cost and without duration limit. Without forgetting OQEE Ciné and free Foot and Cafeyn.
- the Pocket Wi-Fi to have the Internet on the move via the Free 4G mobile network
As for the price of this premium Freebox offer, it remains the same, namely: €49.99/month for one year, then €59.99/month. The Essential version of the Freebox Ultra Essentiel also exists, at €39.99/month for one year, then €49.99/month, but without the Canal+ Live channel and the various SVoD services.
Important note: this offer is available to new subscribers as well as existing subscribers.
