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Title: $19 unlimited cell plan
Post by: CRocker on November 08, 2011, 09:55:33 PM
www.republicwireless.com (http://www.republicwireless.com)

What do you think?  Will they flourish?  Or, will they get squashed?
Title: Re: $19 unlimited cell plan
Post by: Rick Hall on November 08, 2011, 10:32:33 PM
Skype for your smartphone, Skype is free, last I checked. Don't think Skype has a smartphone app though.

Fail.

Rick
Title: Re: $19 unlimited cell plan
Post by: stevewfl on November 08, 2011, 10:37:01 PM
Looks lijke a wi-fi phone, as Rick said skype will suffice for that
Title: Re: $19 unlimited cell plan
Post by: Outback_Jon on November 09, 2011, 07:39:20 AM
Skype for your smartphone, Skype is free, last I checked. Don't think Skype has a smartphone app though.

Just thought I'd take a look.  They do.  As long as your smartphone is Android or Blackberry.

http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-mobile/download/ (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-mobile/download/)

I'd consider getting a Skype account, but I have so many minutes on my plan that I don't use anyway...  And enough rollover minutes that I could basically spend the whole month talking and still have minutes left...  My kids only seem to use up minutes when I call them.  Otherwise it's all text.
Title: Re: $19 unlimited cell plan
Post by: MrPepsi on November 09, 2011, 10:09:23 AM
I'm in the cell phone business and they won't flourish, but they won't get squished either. They will work for a few, but not many. I'm worried about lag and delays, I'm not sure we're ready for VoIP on a phone just yet. VoLTE should be ready closer to 2013-2014 but for now I'm not sure WiFi is a good way to go for a cell phone. I guess we'll see.