Republic Wireless certainly garnered itself a variety of attention with the promise of unlimited everything for under $19 a month and no contract. The corporate keeps the cost so low through the use of what it calls “hybrid calling” — a elaborate way of claiming it relies almost entirely on WiFi and VoIP, only falling back on Sprint frequencies for those who wander off from an 802.11 connection. The service can be billed as all-you-can-eat, the fact is a bit more complex. While you are free to battle through as much data and as many minutes as you desire over WiFi, there are “fair usage” limitations in your cellular footprint. Specifically, in the event you cross a threshold of 550 minutes, 150 text messages or 300MB of knowledge you are going to be asked to take your corporation elsewhere — not exactly “unlimited” now could be it.
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