Freebox: which free box to choose in 2023? Numerama, Freebox V9: Free releases the rocket and teases its new box on social networks

⋅

New Free 2023 box

Until recently, you had the choice between the POP POLYER LE PLAYER DEVILET for the TV box. The latter, too expensive, bows down and it is therefore the Pop Player that accompanies the Delta offer. Thanks to the excellent flow rates, the player will run quickly and throw content will be faster than ever. The most expensive free offer is also, in all logic, the most rich offer in options. It is accompanied by an essential Netflix subscription and video premium included without time in time. Canal+ and Disney are optional for 12 and 3 months respectively, respectively. You will also find various home automation options, and cultural subscriptions included. Finally, the Freebox Delta can turn into a real nas. Consult our dedicated article to transform your Freebox Delta into a storage server.

Freebox: which free box to choose in 2023 ?

Freebox // Source: Numerama

Freebox Delta, Freebox Revolution or Freebox Pop, the operator Free offers a varied internet offer, which can quickly seem confused if the world of Internet boxes is not your passion. Numerama decodes all freebox offers of this internet access provider that seems to have understood everything. Design, fiber or ADSL, pricing, we guide you on the free box to choose in 2023.

Historical operator, Free launches its first unlimited ADSL box in 2002, at an unbeatable price, when your hours spent on the web were counted. The service is up to the task and since then, the ISP has continued to develop its offers.

You will find in this guide the different internet boxes offered by Free, to help you see more clearly in the operator’s offer.

These three boxes are available with optical fiber and ADSL. Apart from their separate design, it offers each of the different speeds, options and prices that you can compare to competing offers thanks to our comparator.

What are the different boxes at Free ?

Free today offers three Internet boxes:

The Freebox Revolution;
The Freebox Pop;
The Freebox Delta.

Since then, the Freebox Pop and Freebox Delta have emerged, with offers that correspond more to what you expect from an Internet box in 2023. Whether it is their debits, their TV options, or their more design in tune with the times, these boxes better meet the needs of the public and also offers an attractive value for money. Let’s see in detail the different free boxes.

Freebox Revolution: the pioneer

Launched over 10 years ago, the Freebox Revolution was the best free box for a long time. Its price positioning of € 19.99 per month in the first year in fact, even today, a box that manages to find its audience. Despite sufficient performance and an advantageous price, at least the first year, it is nonetheless an aging box since the arrival of its small sisters. During popularity, this is not the most recommended freebox for those looking for a full internet offer.

Apart from its Blu-ray/DVD and CD player that it is the only one to have, the revolution is no longer underway. Especially since spent a year, its price increases to € 44.99 per month. This is the same price as the Freebox Delta, and € 10 more as pop, which does not make it the most profitable offer of the operator.

The Freebox Revolution and its design from another time // Source: Free

Price, flow, Wi-Fi, freebox revolution option

€ 19.99 per month during a one -year commitment, then € 44.99 per month
Up to 1 gbit/s in downward speed and up to 600 mbit/s in update, in Wi-Fi 5
With a Blu-ray player and a 250 GB hard drive
HD 1080p HD compatible, with optional Video Prime 6 months offered, then € 6.99 per month, and Canal+ Series as an option 12 months included, then € 9.99 per month

Freebox Pop: The new reference

The Freebox Pop was released in 2020 and quickly managed to establish itself as a reference among the many boxes of different operators. Its options, its pop player and its value for money make it an excellent alternative, between the Revolution and the Delta, more expensive. It is offered at a price at € 29.99 per month in the first year without obligation. Its price then increases to € 39.99 per month.

It is accompanied by the Pop Player which runs on Android TV. Known to your TV, you can enjoy the content of SVOD platforms in 4K HDR and Dolby Vision, with Dolby Atmos for Audio. Without revolutionizing the world of TV boxes, the POP player does a correct job to transform your TV into smart TV by integrating the TV services and compatibility with the Google voice assistant. In addition to Video and Canal+ premium, the Frebox Pop offer included Disney+ optional for 3 months, then € 8.99 per month.

The Freebox Pop, the Pop Player and a Wi-Fi // Source repeater: Free

Price, flow, Wi-Fi of Freebox Pop

€ 29.99 per month without commitment, then € 39.99 per month
Up to 5 gbit/s in downward speed and up to 700 Mbit/s in update, with Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi repeater included on request
With the POLYER POP 4K HDR and Dolby Vision, with optional Video Prime 6 months offered, then € 6.99 per month, and Canal+ Series as an option 12 months included, then € 9.99 per month and Disney+ optional 3 months included , then € 8.99 per month

Freebox Delta: Premium offer

The Freebox Delta is the premium free proposal on the Internet box market, with a price subscription of € 39.99 per month without commitment, then € 49.99 per month spent the first year. Technically, she shares the fastest box title on the market, with the Premium SFR box. Its theoretical flows are 8 Gbit/s in downward speed and up. Be careful however, make sure you are eligible for Fiber Techno 10g Epon proposed by Free for the Freebox Delta. This fiber connection is not available everywhere, once out of the cities. The subscription to the Freebox Delta is still possible, but the proposed flows will be more of the order of the debits of the Revolution, i.e. 1 Gbit/s in speed down instead of 8 Gbit/s.

Until recently, you had the choice between the POP POLYER LE PLAYER DEVILET for the TV box. The latter, too expensive, bows down and it is therefore the Pop Player that accompanies the Delta offer. Thanks to the excellent flow rates, the player will run quickly and throw content will be faster than ever. The most expensive free offer is also, in all logic, the most rich offer in options. It is accompanied by an essential Netflix subscription and video premium included without time in time. Canal+ and Disney are optional for 12 and 3 months respectively, respectively. You will also find various home automation options, and cultural subscriptions included. Finally, the Freebox Delta can turn into a real nas. Consult our dedicated article to transform your Freebox Delta into a storage server.

The freebox delta and its player // source: free

Freebox Delta price, flow and wi-fi

€ 39.99 per month without commitment, then € 49.99 per month
Up to 8 Gbit/s in downward speed and up to 700 Mbit/s in uphill, with the 6th Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi repeater included on request
With the POLYER POP 4K HDR and Dolby Vision, with Netflix Essential and Video Prime included, Canal+ Series as an option 12 months included, then € 9.99 per month and Disney+ optional 3 months included, then € 8.99 per month
Domotic center function with an optional security pack
Press subscriptions via cafeyn and music via prime music
Fast and free delivery with Amazon Prime

Freebox comparison table

Freebox Revolution	Freebox Pop	Freebox Delta
Price	€ 19.99/month Then € 44.99/month	€ 29.99/month Then € 39.99/month	€ 39.99/month Then € 49.99/month
Commitment	1 year	without	without
Speed	↓1 Gbit/s ↑600 Mbit/s	↓5 Gbit/s ↑700 Mbit/s	↓8 Gbit/s ↑700 Mbit/s
Wireless	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi repeater on request	Wi-Fi 6th Wi-Fi repeater on request
Player TV	HD 1080p, Blu-ray, Netflix, Video and Canal+ Series Payer, optional	4K, Netflix, Video Prime, Canal+ Series, Disney+ and Apple TV+ Paying, optional	4K, Netflix essential and video premium included free. Canal+ Series, Disney+ and Apple TV+ Paying, optional
Telephony	llimity fixed verse of more than 110 destinations, and to Mobiles France and DOM	llimity fixed verse of more than 110 destinations, and to Mobiles France and DOM	llimity fixed verse of more than 110 destinations, and to Mobiles France and DOM
Options	250 GB hard drive	100 h of recording included, Google assistant	100h of recording included, 1 to optional, Google assistant, home automation center, cafeyn press, premium music, free amazon prime delivery

The comparison of freebox boxes

What’s the best box at Free ?

If you are looking for a quick, reliable internet box, and with the essential options for an internet box today, the Freebox Pop is all found. It is not the cheapest internet offers, but its value for money is almost unbeatable. The Freebox Pop gives you access to the fiber optics with descending speeds up to 5 Gbit/s and to rising flows up to 700 Mbit/s, via Wi-Fi 6. Internet flows are therefore excellent, and the rather reliable network overall. On request, you can add a Wi-Fi repeater, in order to amplify the signal of your network in your interior, and thus cover a larger part of your accommodation.

The Pop Player accompanying the Freebox includes more than 200 TV channels included, and access to SVOD platforms, in 4K, HDR and Dolby Vision compatible. If you are already equipped with a smart TV, this player is certainly not necessary, but it is accompanied by 16 GB of storage. It is much more than certain televisions, and you can therefore install more applications without losing in fluidity. The Player menus are unfortunately stripped and not very customizable, but it is not embarrassing, because once your program is launched, you will not come back to it more than that.

Finally, the freebox housing like that of the player has a resolutely modern design, far from the monster revolution. The two devices complement each other well and are, by far, the smallest boxes of box and player in the free range.

Which free box to choose: price or debit ?

It is obvious that you will choose your box according to your needs in terms of performance and options. The price of the Freebox is of course also to take into account.

What is the box with the best speed ?

The Freebox Delta remains the box with the best flow rates, provided that it is upstream of the eligibility for the Fiber Techno 10g Epon.

Descendant flows are the speeds with which you can surf the internet, download files on your computer, or even view content on streaming platforms. Right speeds, perhaps less important in the choice of a box, are the speed at which you can send files from your computer. The presence or not of a TV player, of streaming service included or 4K, are also to be taken into account, if you are brought to often watch films and series on SVOD platforms. If this is the case, choosing a fiber optic connection, if you are eligible, is more advantageous than an ADSL connection, the latter does not have sufficient flows to disseminate 4K content.

What is the cheapest freebox ?

If on paper the Freebox Revolution is the cheapest box in Free, this observation remains valid only for the first year of subscription. If changing the operator annually does not enchant you, the Freebox Pop offers much better value for money in the long term.

The revolution offers unbeatable prices, the lack of options and TV services does not necessarily make it the best model if you want more than a simple internet connection. On the contrary, the Freebox Delta is very complete and offers many services, but its high price does not necessarily justify all these options, especially if you do not have the utility.

The future of Numerama is coming soon ! But before that, we need you. You have 3 minutes ? Answer our investigation

All free news

Freebox V9: Free releases the rocket and teases its new box on social networks

Fuse Free

Under the guise of disseminating an advertisement for its 4G+ unlimited offer for € 15.99 per month for its subscribers, in this month of March 2023, Free news is abundant. The FAI adds a layer, by publishing messages and videos announcing the arrival of its new Internet box, the Freebox V9., His new generation of MoDem-Routor. If we know nothing about the technical sheet of this device, which will have the heavy task of succeeding the Freebox Pop, we have the assurance that Xavier Niel wishes to launch it during the year 2023.

We now know: When Free releases the rocket, it is that a launch is imminent. Is Iliad announces the release of the long-awaited Freebox V9 ? It is impossible to be so formal at the moment. But the viewing of the video published on Instagram by the company of the Télécoms troublemaker suggests that Iliad engineers work on the subject. Why otherwise staging the rocket in an imaginary file explorer, with A proto_freebox_v9 folder well evident on the computer desktop ?

Free recovery rumors concerning the Freebox V9 but does not reveal any details

This does not mean that the new Freebox will disembark in the days or weeks coming. The CEO called a wishes a Launch on October 2023. The rumor announces that the box will always integrate a player, even if according to the company, Decoders are doomed to disappear from FAI offers.