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Is free.fr legit or a scam?
free.fr was registered Mar 15, 1999 (27 years old), per public registration records. AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
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Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for free.fr. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was free.fr registered?
free.fr's registration dates to Mar 15, 1999 (27 years old), per public registration records. SCALEWAY is the registrar on record today.
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3 of 4 safety checks passed (Oct 11, 2026).
Registered 1999 · site is live · HTTPS valid
Freebox, offres internet Très Haut Débit fibre, ADSL - Free
Free is a French internet service provider offering fiber-optic and ADSL broadband plans under the Freebox brand, along with mobile phone service and TV streaming options. The company serves residential and small-business customers across France with packages including Wi-Fi 7 routers, 5G mobile plans, and bundled entertainment services.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Mar 15, 1999 — 27 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: SCALEWAY — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 28, 2026).
Authority 87/100— ahead of 87% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
87 is a percentile: higher than 87% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #593)+10
Verified continuity: 27.6 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+4
Calibration adjustment (published map)+19
Model score: 44/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 87/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 11 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 11 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1999
Domain registered (Mar 15, 1999).
2007
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 1, 2007); profile edited 12 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Free.fr TV, phone, and internet provider in France.”