REPUBLIC is about to OPEN up .

[speedlever]

Our VZW signal is pretty good at the house. We also have wifi most places we frequent. Of course enroute the cell portion would be priimary.

I saw that about the PP $12 and think it could be attractive. I am the heaviest cell phone talker. My daughter is the heaviest texter. My wife does a few of each, but not much.

VZW would be good if it weren't for that $80 charge.

Edit: btw, I never have figured out how to determine exactly how many minutes I use. Looking at that bill, I can't tell if some of the minutes are grouped in other categories or if they are all standalone. Since we have a lot of family on VZW, the free M2M minutes can be an important feature.

[Ian]

What $30 4g Tmo plan? I can't find such a beast.

27% higher than what they're quoting--that's a chunk. I may very well pass on this.

Plan B would be to buy an unlocked Android phone and stick a T-mo sim card in.

Yeah it's hard to find but is under their prepaid 4G plans
100 mins phone, unlimited web and text:
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans

[503ducati]

I'd keep in mind each state does vary quite a bit with "Taxes/Fees", for those prepaid carriers who include it can be up to 18%-19%.

http://www.mywireless.org/state-issu...-tax-rankings/

[booda3000]

Pageplus doesn't charge taxes.
The advertised price is what u pay.


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[clocks11]

What $30 4g Tmo plan? I can't find such a beast.

27% higher than what they're quoting--that's a chunk. I may very well pass on this.

Plan B would be to buy an unlocked Android phone and stick a T-mo sim card in.

Yep, big time tax. I remember paying about 20% tax back when I had a post paid plan. 27% seems a bit rediculous. As others have linked in replys, I have moved to the $30 month to month Tmo plan. 100min, unlimited text and unlimited 4g data. I can use grooveip if I even get close to going over the min, or just pay the overage on it. So far it is working great, especially compared to all the issues I had with RW.

[JDubTrey]

Here are the phones in the RW "survey" sent out Wednesday:

Basic Android™ phone
$199 up front fee that includes your phone plus your first month of service, new manufacturer, with a 3.5” touchscreen, 600 MHz processor, 0.5 GB storage, 5 megapixel camera

Mid-level Android™ phone
$299 up front fee that includes your phone plus your first month of service, well-known manufacturer, 3.7” touchscreen, 1.0 GHz processor, 1.0 GB storage, 5 megapixel rear camera, VGA-quality front-facing camera

High-end Android™ phone
$499 up front fee that includes your phone plus your first month of service, well-known manufacturer, 4.3” touchscreen, 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 8.0 GB storage, 7 megapixel rear camera

[speedlever]

Got my invite last night. I am in Wave I.

[clocks11]

503ducati - according to that charge, IL should be about 21%, and RW is charging me 27%. Suggests my feeling that I am being overcharged is correct. I don't think RW knows what the heck they are doing.

[whatcoverage]

So, I'm still wondering if this is for me.
We already have 2 iPod Touch's in the house for music and can access the web on those, and gee, if you're home use the computer. I already have that for work too. Just when are where are people using all of this data during the day that we seem to be concerned about. I find that little screen is very limiting, so I use my phone as a phone and that's about it.

[speedlever]

Same here for me as well. But still to have phone, texting, and data for $19/month sure beats the competition. I sometimes have to hold my phone just right in my home office to get a decent cell signal. That should no longer be a problem once I'm on RW's service. But I'm sure I'll find some other issues with RW that I don't have with VZW.

[MobileBoost]

Just got in Wave E

Mid level phone is what I picked as most likely, but would do Mid or High end

[adam1991]

yeah, I wouldn't do the low end phone, regardless. The lowest end of any product line is always designed specifically for the guy who looks at price and *nothing* more. Usually the bang for the buck is one step up, maybe two if there are a lot of steps to the top.

[cnjbarman]

Why is storage so limited on these phones.

[speedlever]

Don't they allow micro SD cards for additional storage?