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Re:$19/month cell carrier Republic Wireless overwhelmed on r... by skymt on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @12:16AM (#3214362)
It's extraordinarily cheap, especially for an "unlimited" plan. For comparison: Republic Wireless uses Sprint's network, and Sprint's "unlimited" plan costs $99/month. (In theory, Republic gets away with this by using wifi rather than the cell network whenever possible. We'll see if it works.)
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Re:$19/month cell carrier Republic Wireless overwhelmed on r... by arthurgibson on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @12:21AM (#3214376)
Its not "unlimited" cellular, there is a fair use policy, this article indicates: "Republic's fair-use limits are 550 minutes, 150 text messages, and 300MB when on a cellular connection" - http://www.mobileburn.com/17420/news/republic-wireless-launc...
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Re:$19/month cell carrier Republic Wireless overwhelmed on r... by cshesse on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @06:23AM (#3242684)
They're not really clear, but supposedly it's unlimited as long as, say, 50% of your mintues/texts/data are done through wifi.
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Re:$19/month cell carrier Republic Wireless overwhelmed on r... by sliverstorm on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @12:23AM (#3214378)
The price floor is about $39/mo.

You can go cheaper if you never use your phone with some of the prepaid setups, but at that point you're talking a handful of calls a month, no data, and a couple SMS.

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Re:$19/month cell carrier Republic Wireless overwhelmed on r... by smackfu on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @08:52AM (#3215427)
Or you can compare it to Virgin Mobile USA, which is owned by Sprint. They have a $35/mo plan with 350 minutes + unlimited data + unlimited texts. Probably a better choice for most, considering who Republic seems to have a lot of little gotchas.

http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phone-plans/beyond-talk-...

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Re:$19/month cell carrier Republic Wireless overwhelmed on r... by cshesse on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @04:53AM (#3214940)
Oddly enough, you can get an unlimited plan on the Sprint network through Virgin Mobile for $55 a month.
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Re:$19/month cell carrier Republic Wireless overwhelmed on r... by whimsy on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @12:06PM (#3216307)
$35
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Re:$19/month cell carrier Republic Wireless overwhelmed on r... by cshesse on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @06:21AM (#3242682)
Only if you have limited minutes.
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