New Republic Wireless Phones, $19/month plan ending soon.
 

Alright guys, this is not just a shameless plug. If anyone is offended, I will remove a link that will help me out. I just wanted to get the disclaimer out, as this is not me just trying to get free stuff- but if one does this, it will help me.

Another member referred me to Mr. Money Moustache. Browsing the site, I found Republic Wireless.

The plans are for unlimited everything on the Defy XT, for 19/month before taxes (I pay 21.70). The service is based on wifi, and uses Sprint when it's not on wifi. I like the Defy and will probably not upgrade to the Moto X for a while. I like the ruggedness, I like rubbing the screen up against my keys or my gun on my belt, and never getting any type of scratch on the screen. I like smsing in the rain, and never worrying about water damage.

The Moto X does not do this :/

BUT, if one does not sign up before September 26th, they are not considered original members. Original members will get 10% for the rest of their relationship with RW. SO, one has until the 26th to be set with the company.

The new Moto X.

Shameful link here:

Nevermind! It USED to be that one got a free month of service when they signed up from a current member, but clearly that's over. Well, nevermind on being shameful- check it out if you are looking to minimize your bill, and theres no deals to my knowledge, but it was a great deal for me.

With my discount, I paid 66/month for Sprint for unlimited mobile to mobile, and unlimited data/messaging. The money I saved by canceling, paying the ETF, and buying the new phone, over the same time, saved me just over $100. I didn't really talk too much about it because the phone was limited to the Defy XT (which I love, but most people prefer frivolous things over function). Now, I can really say to check it out- as the Moto X is pretty slick (I had a funny feeling it would be the Moto X, as RW is hand & hand w/ Google, so I checked it out at ATT the other day).

I look forward to feedback from other members, especially if they have used the service, and if this thread is out of line, feel free to edit/delete. I don't want to tarnish my image/reputation here for a mobile phone company.

Thanks for the post, UltArc. I've been using Republic Wireless w/ the Moto Defy for around 6 months now. The defy is a POS, but the $20/mo service is great. Republic has good support, too, so I'd recommend them. I'm looking forward to getting a decent phone to use w/ their service.

YOU DON'T LIKE THE DEFY?!?!

That's fair. I understand it has shortcomings, and there is some envy from me when I am near an S4, or even an S3, but I personally really like it.

It is so simple, and works great. Now the OS...there are some issues there, definitely. If the Moto X was originally around, I could see going with it, but it will be difficult to switch from a ruggedized device to something else. I have missed being able to treat my mobile like a tool, and not like a $700 piece of glass.

I also was expecting every color option to be available. I figured since ATT (and maybe others) had one grab a card, then go online and build it, with a bunch of options. This was a contributing reason I thought RW would use it. First, buy it, then, click your link and set up the design one wants. I know RW needs special gear, but I would think the exterior components would be interchangeable.

TMobile has a "secret" plan that is $30/month and provides unlimited data (4G up to 5GB), unlimited text, and 100 minutes of talk. You cannot activate the plan in a store or over the phone. Has to be online. You buy the $10 SIM card from TMobile, then go online and activate the plan.

But that's 30/month, not 19, and although the one is limited to the Defy for it, it has unlimited everything and includes exceptional wifi.

The best part is that it's CDMA.

I have been using RW for about 3 months now. The wifi service is great and the sprint network around here is good enough. I'm at ~70% wifi usage though so its not a big deal.

The Defy was my first smart phone. I realize its older and not as fancy, but until then I had lived with a flip phone so its just fine for me. I don't need my handheld device to do everything under the sun and more. I need a phone. It does get a little quirky from time to time, but its $20 a month so there is no way I'd complain.

BTW, they also are still doing the free month referral (both parties get $20 off their bill). So if you are interested, you can PM one of the people who are using RW and get some cash off your first bill. I would prefer people not post referral links.

I want to post a new thread for this, but I think that may not be very classy. So I will update this one.

Republic Wireless has now released their Moto X.

I posted something similar on another forum, basically asking about peoples experience with the X.

I just ordered mine from them. I know the SG4 and the HTC One perform better in a straight line, just performance- but a lot of reviews say the X is an all around better performer.

It makes sense, a phone designed to be truly used for every day life rather than just putting a giant processor in and that being that. Not saying a big processor is bad, rather why use it when one rarely needs it? Kind of like why I got the 3.7 instead of the 5.0- I could never even convince myself I would need 400 horsepower, 300 does just fine- I will use the mileage every day, all the time. Why get a quad core giant power plant when I won't be editing photo/video or doing 5 tasks all at once on the device at the same time- when it works so well to do the daily functions, and still is great with web browsing and the usual internet stuff.

I am not all hopped up on the Moto X, I am interested in learning how/why it is good, bad, ugly, or experience with the company. I have had no issues, but that's me.

If anyone is on the fence, or is considering them, make sure you do take advantage of the $19 credit on your bill- I get the same credit on my bill, too.

Referral link for both of us to get the $19 credit. PM me for the link.

If you do want to sign up, and not get the $19 credit, just don't PM me.

These two articles are what I am talking about with the Moto X:
PhoneScoop
Moto X better than SGS4?

What do you think?

You guys should definitely check out Ting is you are looking for cheaper cell phone service.

both of those are sprint based networks, and won't work here. I use cspire which is 75/mo for full unlimited.

I use a piece of crap Tracfone. A $20 card lasts for 90 days of service.

So that is around $ 7 a month.

If someone calls and i know it will be a long call, i call them back using Google Voice from the computer which is free.

Also WiFi

How's that for cheap ? Anything cheaper ?