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cosjobs
Footballguy
Only wifi is not close to the same thing. Its the same as half of it, but its the cheap half. Whether/why it would fly? I remember when long distance calls from Austin to Dallas were over $2 a minute on a landline. Now its hard not to get it for free or pennies a minute on virtually any phone. The only thing that changed was that the infrastructure was paid for and the monopolies were displaced and competition kept lowering the price. I do not know if that paradigm works here or not.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Because it sounds like broadband.com, or whatever they're called, has the patent on the wifi call technology and if Sprint doesn't get onboard somebody else will. I wish this was a publicly traded company.
Me and the ol' lady will be switching from tracfone and net10.
mr. furley
Footballguy
HellToupee
Footballguy
charging for texts is the biggest scam going today
culdeus
Footballguy
pretty much
EYLive
Footballguy
How do you sign up? There's nothing on their weird website.
cosjobs
Footballguy
from the email I received:
HellToupee
Footballguy
what type of handset are they offering ? Something circa 2007 or current tech?
mr. furley
Footballguy
updates appreciated from those of you who wind up buying and using one of these phones
TIA
http://www.pcworld.com/article/243389/republic_wireless_rolls_out_unlimited_voice_data_text_service.html
"Although a special phone is needed to join the network now, Dally didn't rule out the possibility of creating apps in the future that would allow any smartphone to access the system.
There are no contracts, termination fees or overage charges for usage.
Subscribers get unlimited voice, data and text on the WiFi portion of the service. The wireless portion of the service, though, is limited by a "fair use policy."
Those limits are calculated based on a ratio of WiFi to cellular usage. If zero percent of your usage was WiFi, for example, your monthly cellular usage would be limited to 400 minutes of talk, 600 MB of data and 200 texts. Those numbers would increase, however, as your WiFi usage increases."
TIA
http://www.pcworld.com/article/243389/republic_wireless_rolls_out_unlimited_voice_data_text_service.html
"Although a special phone is needed to join the network now, Dally didn't rule out the possibility of creating apps in the future that would allow any smartphone to access the system.
There are no contracts, termination fees or overage charges for usage.
Subscribers get unlimited voice, data and text on the WiFi portion of the service. The wireless portion of the service, though, is limited by a "fair use policy."
Those limits are calculated based on a ratio of WiFi to cellular usage. If zero percent of your usage was WiFi, for example, your monthly cellular usage would be limited to 400 minutes of talk, 600 MB of data and 200 texts. Those numbers would increase, however, as your WiFi usage increases."
The LG Optimus SmartphoneOVERVIEW Hybrid Calling Unlimited talk Unlimited text Unlimited dataPHONE ACCESSORIES: Standard Lithium Ion Battery Battery Door Micro USB Cable Micro SD memory card 2GB User GuidePHONE SPECS: Speed: 3G System: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Dimensions: 4.47" x 2.32" x 0.52" Weight: 4.6 oz. Display: 3.2" LED touch-sensitive screen Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0; Wi-Fi® IEEE 802.11 b/g Power: Standard Li-ion Battery (1500 mAh) Talk Time: Up to 5 hours Standby Time: Up to 360 hoursPHONE FEATURES: Android 2.3. Advanced mobile platform with speed, enterprise features and cloud-to-device messaging. Swype. Experience a faster and easier way to type with this innovative keyboard. Simply slide your finger over the letters you would like to type. Google Integration. Your favorite tools come pre-installed, including , Gmail™, Googe Talk™, Google Calendar™ and YouTube™. Android Market™. Increase productivity with thousands of cutting-edge apps, such as Google Translate, Action Complete, and Google Goggles. Mobile Email. Access your wireless email with popular commercial POP3 and IMAP accounts, as well as well-known email services like AOL, MSN/ Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo! and more. Google Turn-by-Turn GPS with Voice. Navigate wherever your business takes you with the quickest directions, and find the coffee shop or copy center that you need along the way. Shortcuts & Widgets. Call or text your favorite contacts, search by voice or check the local weather with one touch. Voice Actions from Google. Control your phone with your voice. Texting and email has never been easier on the go. Document Viewing. View Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files on the go to maximize your mobile productivity. Instant Messaging. Chat from just about anywhere using Windows Live™ Messenger, Google Talk™, Yahoo® Messenger, AOL® Instant Messenger™. 3.2 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder. Capture high-resolution images and video clips with ease when getting the shot means getting the contract. Wi-Fi Enabled. Access high-speed data and Internet connectivity with the ability to connect nearby Wi-Fi hot spots. MicroSD Memory Card Slot. Safely store photos, voice notes and music for instant access. (*Supports up to a 32GB card) Media Player. Play video and music files right from your phone with the convenience of the standard 3.5 mm stereo headset jack or the supported Bluetooth® stereo headset. Bluetooth® Enabled. Benefit from the true meaning of hands-free mobility by using wireless headsets, car kits and other compatible Bluetooth® devices (sold separately). TTY and Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC). This device can connect to a TTY device to allow anyone who is hearing impaired the ability to communicate. This device is certified as Hearing Aid Compatible in accordance with applicable industry standards. This device has a HAC rating of M4 for hearing aids operating in the acoustic mode and has a HAC rating of T3 for hearing aids operating in the telecoil mode.
Let me know how accurate the AutoSwitching statement is.If you initiate a call on your WIFI. I would like you to shut off the WIFI during the call (or walk out of range of the signal) and see if the call stays up on the IMS Platform. I would highly doubt that because the HLR has no idea of that established call so I don't understand how it can move over to the Cell Network seamlessly. I know for a FACT T-Mobile with its WI-FI calling feature if you lose wifi connectivity or go out of range the call drops.
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
17seconds
root of all aliai
not really a scam, but more like carriers not advancing with technology fast enough and charging you for it.text messages (SMS) don't act like a regular data send, they are built into the 1X network as a separate protocol. that has been changing to be more like any other data but it's a slow transition. kind of how voice is moving to VoIP (voice transmitted as data packets). carriers are charging for your texts because they use the legacy network.
Abraham
Footballguy
This.
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
Same.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Where we at?
cosjobs
Footballguy
Rick James
Footballguy
This would be sweet. dot.
mr. furley
Footballguy
anyone scoop one of these yet?
BoltBacker
Footballguy
"Yesterday afternoon, Republic Wireless announced the elimination of all usage thresholds, effectively removing the quotations marks from 'unlimited.'"
Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57347763-251/republic-wireless-now-unlimited-for-real/#ixzz1hSz1ciWr
Good for them! I've never been able to figure out how the major telcos get away with using the word "unlimited" to mean "limited". How is that not false advertising? It seems to me that people should be able to get out of their two year contracts if they signed up for an unlimited service that actually has data caps or even throttles the people that dare to use too much of the "unlimited" service they are paying for.
Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57347763-251/republic-wireless-now-unlimited-for-real/#ixzz1hSz1ciWr
Good for them! I've never been able to figure out how the major telcos get away with using the word "unlimited" to mean "limited". How is that not false advertising? It seems to me that people should be able to get out of their two year contracts if they signed up for an unlimited service that actually has data caps or even throttles the people that dare to use too much of the "unlimited" service they are paying for.
MaxThreshold
Footballguy
just signed up! This looks promising. I'll be out of my AT&T contracts by the time this goes live.
Rick James
Footballguy
4/17/12 update:
Just got an email saying I'll have a spot in the new Beta release upcoming in a few weeks. Anybody else get the same?
http://republicwireless.com/blog/wi-fi-waves-coming-soon?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuq3BZKXonjHpfsX56uorXaG1lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATsNrI%2FqLAzICFpZo2FFaG%2B6Ra4lE7v0P
Just got an email saying I'll have a spot in the new Beta release upcoming in a few weeks. Anybody else get the same?
http://republicwireless.com/blog/wi-fi-waves-coming-soon?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuq3BZKXonjHpfsX56uorXaG1lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATsNrI%2FqLAzICFpZo2FFaG%2B6Ra4lE7v0P
cosjobs
Footballguy
yes. we'll see....
boots11234
Footballguy
Dot
cosjobs
Footballguy
I'm looking forward to someday actually getting a ####### phone
joker
Footballguy
Signed up a while back but didn't get the email
Maybe it got lost in the innerwebz somewhere
cosjobs
Footballguy
I signed up three accounts with diff emails, but two are missing...Signed up a while back but didn't get the email
Corporation
Angry Bovine
Just got the same email.
cosjobs
Footballguy
none here
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