August 2017
I have heard that if you contact Origin support you can get TS2UC still for free. I am a huge fan of the Sims franchise and tried getting a hold of support, but I was redirected to 'Page not found'. Maybe someone could help me here? TSYM
September 2017
It appears to be working now. Here's the contact page link: https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/?product=the-sims-2