Fongo changes purchased Lifetime Ad Removal to Monthly Subscription
The CEO of Fongo, sponsored by DELL, has decided to change the terms of sale of their "LIFETIME AD REMOVAL" license, taking it away from the people who purchased it and replacing it with a monthly subscription model.[1][2][3]
Background[edit | edit source]
In the first quarter of 2024, Fongo Mobile started removing the Lifetime Ad Removal licenses people purchased in exchange for 24 months of their new Ad Removal monthly subscription.
They also gave 2 months of their "Fongo Plus Upgrade" which included SMS Texting (Which didn't even work and was plagued with problems the entire time) and a $1.00 World Calling credit.
Incidents[edit | edit source]
On June 02 2024 I received these texts informing me they are changing the terms of sale.
They seem to have also removed any and all reference to the original "Lifetime Ad Removal License from the internet Archive and Google search.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Fongo App - removing my "permanent ads removal" purchase". RedFlagDeals. 12 Apr 2024. Retrieved 29 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Sheppard, Tom (10 Apr 2024). "Turns out that Fongo has joined the enshitification march and ad removal has changed to a subscription service with no notice, no warning in the update release notes, and no grandfathering existing customers. Are there any decent companies left?". Mastodon. Retrieved 29 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ads have started appearing even with lifetime ad-free subscription". Reddit. Retrieved 29 Mar 2025.
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