So you bought a maven3 for $8 but did not want to invest over 25% of its value to unlock it? Well, now you can use it with freeup mobile , both voice and data work!
Will update on tethering later.
BTW, if you install FreedomPop messaging you will need to uninstall it because it hijacks the phone's original dialer, rendering outbound phone calls via freeup mobile impossible.