Comments on: Republic Wireless opens unlimited plans to all comers

By: richardmgarrett

richardmgarrett — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:21:05 +0000

Thanks to continued development and a recent OTA, RepublicWireless now has pretty robust SMS and voice, the former works with WiFi as well as cell network, the latter has an expanded footprint thanks to the cross agreement between Sprint and VZW. While the service is (not yet) for everyone, it definitely will appeal to a diverse crowd — first adopters, bargain hunters, and perhaps even geeks. These are folks that blaze a trail for everyone else to learn from and perhaps follow. Bloated? I’ve no idea but the market will definitely provide the conclusive answer. I say “You go RepublicWireless, let’s see what happens!”

By: johnny

johnny — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:11:14 +0000

I myself am impressed. I have a few hacker friends and the most of them know about the phone in question. They are rootable, which makes the phone performe much better. It is compaired to the zte warp. Good work! Hope to see more options from this.

By: David

David — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:36:23 +0000

The Defy XT in the beta wave was a single-band radio which only worked on Sprint. They replaced mine for free with a new dual-band which roams across CDMA networks. That is the model they are using for new customers as well.

By: tokalosh0

tokalosh0 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:55:10 +0000

It supports ONLY VOICE CALLS over wifi. Everything else is delivered by Sprint ONLY. If you’re outside of the Sprint coverage but still have WiFi, forget about using text messaging as it won’t work. You still have voice coverage through the wifi as well as data over wifi. They have a very large bloated business management staff. Oh and a nice ex-JAG attorney running the show. Unfortunately, they’re really off to a bad start with this interface. Their technical skills are lacking. Yes, the service is cheap and you will get what you pay for.

By: Ted Kidd

Ted Kidd — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:26:11 +0000

PAY ATTENTION HERE VERIZON!!

And get your ACT together!

By: Bman

Bman — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:48:41 +0000

This would be a slam dunk if users were able to “bring their own device” and install software to work with the service. Limiting options to one older phone will make it difficult for Republic to differentiate itself from pre-paid offerings.

By: mayakovski

mayakovski — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:47:47 +0000

It’s hard to image this working as the only phone available is an android 2.3 phone. Not very impressive for $259.00