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November 8, 2011 03:45 am GMT
Last week we broke the news that Bandwidth.com was launching a disruptive mobile carrier called Republic Wireless. The service will use special handsets that take advantage of Wifi networks whenever possible, and will fallback to a 'normal' celluar connection whenever Wifi isn't available. A report from GigaOM pegs the price at a mere $19 per month with unlimited text, data, and voice.That's massive savings compared to the standard contracts offered by Verizon, AT&T, et al. But there's a catch: to use Republic Wireless, you need to buy a new handset (the devices are Android-based, but they use a special combination of hardware and software that can't be ported to other devices, at least not yet). Thankfully those handsets are going to be relatively inexpensive.Numerous tipsters have written in to say they've justreceivedthe following email from Republic Wirelessand we've just confirmed with the company that the handsets will be $99 for anyone who uses the code 'Welcome19' by November 27. And that's with no contract. After that early-signup period ends, the price will jump to $199, which is still significantly less expensive than most off-contract phones.
Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/SEU-06PP-ro/
Disruptive $19Month Carrier Republic Wireless To Sell Handsets For $99 Until November 27
Last week we broke the news that Bandwidth.com was launching a disruptive mobile carrier called Republic Wireless. The service will use special handsets that take advantage of Wifi networks whenever possible, and will fallback to a 'normal' celluar connection whenever Wifi isn't available. A report from GigaOM pegs the price at a mere $19 per month with unlimited text, data, and voice.That's massive savings compared to the standard contracts offered by Verizon, AT&T, et al. But there's a catch: to use Republic Wireless, you need to buy a new handset (the devices are Android-based, but they use a special combination of hardware and software that can't be ported to other devices, at least not yet). Thankfully those handsets are going to be relatively inexpensive.Numerous tipsters have written in to say they've justreceivedthe following email from Republic Wirelessand we've just confirmed with the company that the handsets will be $99 for anyone who uses the code 'Welcome19' by November 27. And that's with no contract. After that early-signup period ends, the price will jump to $199, which is still significantly less expensive than most off-contract phones.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/SEU-06PP-ro/
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