potential carrier for iphone: $19 a month for unlimited talk, text, data (WiFi heavy)

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http://www.pcworld.com/article/2601...ice_text_and_data_service_to_new_members.html

Republic Wireless is built on a WiFi-first model. When one of its subscribers makes a phone call or accesses a network, its customized handsets first tries to make the connection through a WiFi network. If that fails, it will then use a cellular network. Republic's cellular partner is Sprint.

Subscribers pay $19 a month for unlimited voice, text, and data, with no contracts. Initially, the carrier imposed limits on off-WiFi usage, but it later scrapped them and removed the restrictions on the service.


"When we opened for business we had, literally, hundreds of thousands of folks melt our site down and sold out our entire inventory of handsets," David Morken, Bandwidth.com CEO, told PCWorld.

So if you have access to wifi (a lot) and use cellular network sparingly, this is a great option.


they used to have this info on (but took it down)

site says you could use 550 minutes, send 150 texts, and download 300 megabytes without using Wifi at all and not be at risk of receiving a warning.

Anyway, this is a great option for people who are WiFi heavy. $19 a month is great. Apple is making deal with prepaid companies like Cricket and Virgin Mobile, so I don't see why it can't with Republic Wireless.