Republic Wireless and Motorola Defy XT are a solid combo for just $19/month (review)

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• What is MVNO?

  Please include a definition of MVNO

  

  ebhb2004@...

  4 January, 2013 16:23

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• What is MVNO?

  Mobile Virtual Network Operator. Essentially a company that rents access to the cell towers from their owners in order to provide their users access to it.

  

  RyuDarragh

  4 January, 2013 16:47

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• What's the coverage?

  Can you please provide a link to the coverage map?

  

  dave@...

  4 January, 2013 18:21

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  • Basically

    anywhere you have WiFi coverage and Sprint's network, apparently.
    
    The phone uses WiFi when you have access, and Sprint when you don't.

    

    fairportfan

    4 January, 2013 19:20

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  • Network

    It is on Sprint's 3G.
    Don't get this if you live in a rural area because otherwise you'll have no coverage anywhere.

    

    Ahbud Dactun

    7 January, 2013 21:14

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    • Actually many "rural" based customers can

      "Rural" based customers have commented that they have no cell coverage, from any company, where they live. Republic allows them to make calls their own WIFI network at home or work, and use Sprint 3G everywhere else. It is a perfect solution for them. You seem to just resent "rural" people.

      

      Jaguar6cy

      14 May, 2013 18:50

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• Battery is removable?

  I recently bought several phones from AT&T (iPhone 4S, HTC One X, Nokia Lumia 900) and none have a removable battery! I should also add that none of these phones' battery lives is all that impressive, which is why I'd like to be able to replace the battery at some point.

  

  krisoccer

  4 January, 2013 18:46

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  • Re: Battery is removeable?

    Yes, the battery is removable. (I have used the service since it first started up)

    

    Michael Fagerstrom

    4 January, 2013 19:11

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• Lack of 3G is a glaring oversight

  There is one very glaring shortcoming of this deal - the phone has NO 3G/4G capability.
  
  So what you end up with is a basic cell phone and android tablet in one. I wonder how many people will jump on this, and then wonder why they have no Internet connection everywhere?

  

  Alan Maier

  6 January, 2013 17:50

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  • Phone has 3G

    Phone has 3G

    

    RanaKabir

    7 January, 2013 09:17

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  • WHAT?!

    The phone has 3G!
    IT'S A SMARTPHONE! Do your research before you make up a random comment.

    

    Ahbud Dactun

    7 January, 2013 21:16

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  • as rural as it gets

    I live in Fair Play SC, in the sticks and I have signal and internet almost everywhere I go. My phone displays 3G 90% of the time.

    

    Lillian Lusk

    26 January, 2013 00:03

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• not true

  It does have 3G capability. As one of the other commenters pointed out, it uses WiFi by default but when not in range of WiFi it will connect to Sprint's 3G network where available. Some of my friends bought this phone and have been using the service for almost a month now and it works great.

  

  stevechri@...

  6 January, 2013 22:28

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• RW

  I have republic wireless and I haven't had a problem.
  The only problem I've had is that Sprint doesn't have the best 3G in my area so it takes a while to download apps. Otherwise, browsing social media and surfing the web have not been a problem.
  There is an extremely annoying thing, though.
  1) There is no pic messaging (but I'm pretty sure pic messaging will be enabled with the OTA update)
  2) whenever someone sends you a message over 160 characters it arrives out of order and broken in segments.
  
  Anyways, that's all.
  But for $19/month with unlimited everything no one should hesitate.

  

  Ahbud Dactun

  7 January, 2013 21:19

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• I recommend it.

  I have had Republic Wireless for 8 months now, and I would recommend the phone, the service and the price to anyone. Unbeatable.

  

  Jaguar6cy

  14 May, 2013 18:53

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