{"id":13899,"date":"2011-11-02T10:02:39","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T15:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=13899"},"modified":"2024-01-11T05:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T11:00:52","slug":"republic-wireless-wants-to-shake-up-the-mobile-phone-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/11\/republic-wireless-wants-to-shake-up-the-mobile-phone-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Republic Wireless wants to shake up the mobile phone world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/11\/republic-wireless-wants-to-shake-up-the-mobile-phone-world\/nov8republic\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13900\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"913\" height=\"403\" data-attachment-id=\"13900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/11\/republic-wireless-wants-to-shake-up-the-mobile-phone-world\/nov8republic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nov8Republic.jpg?fit=913%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"913,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nov8Republic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nov8Republic.jpg?fit=602%2C265&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nov8Republic.jpg?resize=913%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13900\" title=\"Nov8Republic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nov8Republic.jpg?w=913&amp;ssl=1 913w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nov8Republic.jpg?resize=300%2C132&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nov8Republic.jpg?resize=602%2C265&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Nov8Republic.jpg?resize=180%2C79&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest expense in my life, and probably yours, is that cotdamned cell phone bill I get every month. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I could do much worse than what I&#8217;m paying with T-Mobile, but why can&#8217;t we shoot for <strong>much better<\/strong>? Well &#8220;much better&#8221; is exactly what Republic Wireless is striving for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Republic Wireless, a subsidiary of Bandwidth.com Inc., has entered the mobile market with what sounds like the most democratizing announcement since Google revealed Android (sadly that one didn&#8217;t pan out how they sold it) &#8211; a $19\/month unlimited call, text, and web wireless carrier. As mention in The Verge&#8217;s article, Republic is managing such a low price by relying on WiFi calling and then re-routing to a (yet unnamed) wireless carrier once you step away from your WiFi connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though it&#8217;s not certain if they&#8217;ll be able to partner with an existing carrier in order to pull this one off successfully, hopefully this will be the first of many to create a race to the bottom in terms of carrier options. Either way both my pocket and I will be watching Republic Wireless very closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/republicwireless.com\/preview\/\">Republic Wireless<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2011\/11\/2\/2532264\/republic-wireless-launch-date-price-unlimited-everything\">The Verge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republic Wireless joins the fight for affordable mobile! $19\/mo unlimited plans with WiFi &#038; mystery network. 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