:Republic Wireless

Name: Republic Wireless
Updated: 1/3/2012

Customer Service #: None
Customer Service Location: U.S.
Typical Wait Time: 1-2 Days
E-mail: order@republicwireless.com
Web-site: republicwireless.com
Web-Chat: No

Coverage: Wifi hotspots worldwide, Sprint with roaming partners for voice, without roaming partners for data
Link to Map: None
Check coverage by ZIP: No
Technology: CDMA

Plans:
19.99 per month for unlimited talk, text, and data.

Originally, Republic indicated an intent to allow unlimited Wifi calling and to impose some limits on CDMA usage, but they recently announced that they would not be enforcing any CDMA usage limits. It is very likely that Republic will eventually begin enforcing an unadvertised limit on CDMA usage, by referring to clauses in their Terms of Service which prohibit certain types of usage.

Overage: Not applicable.

Taxes Charged: No
Data Throttled: No
Bring Your Own Device: No
Data Configuration Instructions: N/A
Voicemail: Yes
Disable Voicemail: No
Supports Conditional Call Forwarding: No
Number Portability: No. However, Republic states that they will allow number portability in the future.
Unused SIM required for port: Not Applicable
Outgoing calls during port: Not applicable
Detailed Call Records on Website: No

Corporate HQ Address:
Republic Wireless
Bandwidth.com
4001 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513

Notes:
Republic Wireless is currently in a limited beta. You can sign-up for access to the beta at their web-site. Currently, Republic Wireless sells only a single phone, a Sprint-branded LG Optimus One. Republic charges $199.00 for the phone. The phone runs an open source version of Android 2.3 based upon CyanogenMod and has a modified version of Clockworkmod Recovery. The phone is rooted as sold. Root access can be obtained by installing SuperUser from the Android Market.