Cablevision's Freewheel Wi-Fi Only Phone on Sale Thursday

Cablevision‘s new Freewheel Wi-Fi-exclusive unlimited data phone service went on sale Thursday, Cablevision said in a news release. The service uses Motorola Moto G Smartphones that operate only while connected to Wi-Fi and are sold at Freewheel.com. Freewheel costs $29.95 a month or $9.95 for Cablevision’s Optimum Online customers, and doesn’t use a contract, the release said. “Freewheel will introduce additional features in the coming weeks and months that will underscore WiFi’s superiority over the legacy cellular model,” Cablevision said.