Comments on: Republic Wireless now taking subscribers for $19 unlimited wireless service

By: Robyn Dee Roborovsky

Robyn Dee Roborovsky — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:22:00 +0000

Republic Wireless offered little more than poor planning, poor management, and all you can eat frustration, on opening day. Credit card information was seemingly shared with a sister but unaffiliated company named Phone Booth Mobile. and invoices issued through Phone Booth Mobile were not honored leaving many angry potential customers. Republic Wireless’ website was subjected to so much traffic in the first 2 days of service that it was mostly inaccesible, those who where finally able to get into the website were subjected to anxiety over purchases assumed to be made only to be told that Republic Wireless was experiencing bugs. Startups can have teething problems, but the magnitude of the problems experienced by the hopeful who appeared for Republic Wireless bodes ill for this companys future.

By: Johnnie

Johnnie — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:13:00 +0000

sprint site for coverage map. Sounds like it’s WiFi VOIP + sprint coverage map. TBH, that’s kind of interesting… personally I’m using one of verizon’s voip boxes you have to pay extra for, so it’d be kinda interesting to know you have coverage any time you’re at a place with wifi…. sprint is pretty good along highways/major cities, and if home has wireless, that’s somewhat viable… I dunno… I do like the idea of paying 19 bucks as opposed to 90 at vzw on top of having had to pay for their signal extender..

By: roebling

roebling — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:17:00 +0000

Clicking through, the site is reporting that it’s “not actually ready just yet” and “try again later today.”
Also, where’s the coverage map?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:06:00 +0000

DaaaAAAaaamn!

By: Dennis Mattson

Dennis Mattson — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:33:00 +0000

WOW… how cool…. I think I’m gonna do this….