Republic Wireless

[MadScientist]

I'm thinking about getting the Moto G and either their $10. or $25./month plan.
https://republicwireless.com/
What's the latest opinions on them from those who are with them and which plan would be best with the Moto G?

 

[luv2liv]

my friend got the moto x and he loved it.
i was convinced and i got it for my mom and niece. got them the moto g. the phone feels surprisingly high quality for a $180 phone! they are both on the 10 bux/month plan. unlimited talk and text. no mobile data. data only on wifi.... no complaints from them so far.

 

[Yuriman]

With them on an X, and extremely happy. I'm usually on the $10 plan. I keep a freedompop hotspot in my car, though I switch to the $25 when traveling. My wife called me every night from Costa Rica last month via Wi-Fi calling with the $5 plan, and there's roaming on Verizon's towers. No surprises, just good service for cheap.

Get a current customer to refer you and both of you will get $20 credit.

 

[MadScientist]

This review was written back in March about their non-support of short code texts. http://www.cnet.com/news/the-one-real-problem-with-republic-wireless/
The article says: "I spoke with Republic Wireless CEO David Morken, who said the feature was due to be added within 90 days."

Has it been added?

 

[boomhower]

I looked into it a while back but the no MMS killed it for me.

 

[Yuriman]

I dunno about short code, but MMS works fine, I send tons of pictures over the $10 plan.

 

[desura]

Short codes don't work because the phone number they give you is classified as residential, not mobile.

I use Republic Wireless and I like it. I'm not in love with it though, mainly because I think the Moto X was overpriced ($300) for what it delivered.

It is cheaper than a flip phone though, and I've gotten a few referral credits (which, btw, I can hand out to anyone interested, it's $20 off).

The most annoying surprise you will get is how much taxes add on to the cost. I stay on the $10 plan most of the time and taxes add 37% to the cost of the plan. Three bucks and seventy cents.

I probably would not get the Moto X if I were a new customer. I would get the Moto G, which IMO has 90% of the functionality of a Moto X for half the cost.

Oh, and service. For a while the wifi to cell handoff was way too aggressive. Supposedly they have fixed this in a recent update. Generally wifi calls sound great and cell calls are lousy because of sprint. Battery life of the Moto X kind of stinks also. I still carry two devices with me: the Moto X and an ipod touch for music and other stuff, because the Moto X would quickly run out of power if I used it for music listening as well.

If the X had an SD card slot I would like it a lot more. 16gb is just too small.

 

[sm625]

Are you talking about the LTE Moto G on sale at best buy? That one works with the $10 plan?

Edit: wow never mind. Their website is soooo bad I would never even consider using them.

 

[desura]

Are you talking about the LTE Moto G on sale at best buy? That one works with the $10 plan?

Edit: wow never mind. Their website is soooo bad I would never even consider using them.

No, you have to buy the phone from Republic.

If their website is bad...I don't know what I can do for you. Their website is considerably better than any carrier website I've ever visted.

 

[cronos]

I looked into it a while back but the no MMS killed it for me.

What killed it for me is the fact that you have to buy the phone from the carrier, and you can only use the phone with them. One of those would be a deal breaker for me. Both of them at the same time is just ridiculous.