The carrier is pushing this device, still in testing, as an antidote to kids' all-screen lives and getting families connected from far away, even at a young age.
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August 3 is the day Moto E4 Plus pre-orders kick off across a slew of US retailers, with sales underway a week later at $180 unlocked.
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Previously available only on Verizon prepaid and up for pre-orders elsewhere, the Moto E4 has expanded to several other US carriers and retailers.
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Republic Wireless has picked up another Moto G phone, this one being the latest to support all four big carriers in the US.
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Indian units have had the update for a few months already, but it's better to be with than to be without in any case for Moto G4 users' sake.
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Bandwidth’s WiFi-first baby is all grown up and ready to take on America’s “big four” mobile carriers by itself, moving on from under the former parent company’s wing just six short months after graduating to T-Mobile support in addition to an older Sprint partnership.
Granted, Republic’s independence quest was still completed with a massive $30 million cash infusion from North Carolina-based communications technology business Bandwidth.com. But this is merely supposed to mark the beginning of an “even more exciting next chapter ahead” in the successful history of the now autonomous MVNO pioneer.
Don’t worry, Republic Wireless plans no changes to any of its “day-to-day operations or contracts.” That crazy cheap cellular service isn’t getting price hikes, limitations or monthly data downgrades. Quite the contrary, as purchasing the Moto Z Play between December 7 and 12 will net you both a cool $100 discount on the phone’s regular $449 charge, and half a year of no cost contract-free unlimited talk and text, plus 1GB cell data a month.
Yes, you read that right. The no-contract Moto Z Play shall set you back just $349 next week from Republic Wireless, including six complimentary months of service, typically worth a grand total of $120. Then, between December 13 and 19, you can get the as-yet unreleased Huawei Ascend 5W for $129 ($50 off list), with the same “unheard of” no cost WiFi-first service offer.
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If you’re among the 3 to 4 million people predicted to buy the (silently) HTC-manufactured Pixel or Pixel XL through the end of the year, and live in the US, you have a pretty decent slew of network options.Upon purchasing either phone unlocked from the Google Store or various third-party retailers, you’re completely free to ...
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After taking the Moto X Pure Edition to the unlocked market last year, Motorola has decided to open up the fourth-generation Moto G to not just the United States’ GSM networks, but to its CDMA ones, too.The Moto G⁴ and Moto G⁴ Plus are both up for pre-orders right now at the Motorola ...
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Although it technically moved out of a two-year-long beta test back in the fall of 2013, “hybrid” mobile operator Republic Wireless continued to offer services that felt experimental and unripe for the mainstream segment.Until today, when a critical T-Mobile collaboration is officially announced, alongside network compatibility for seven of the most popular Android smartphones available stateside. Well, more like six, plus
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If you’re on Republic Wireless, you likely see a cellular connection as a supplement to the vast amounts of data you consume on your local network. Having the gaps covered while hopping between hotspots can fit the small bill you end up paying each month. But Republic’s looking to patch even tinier gaps — the ones in your calls.The Sprint MVNO has introduced Bonded Calling, using a cellular connection as ...
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How much do you spend each month just to stay connected?As cell phones – namely, smartphones – have increased in popularity over the last decade, the cost of keeping them connected has slowly crept upwards. Cheaper functions, like voice calling and SMS, have taken a back seat to the more convenient and bandwidth-hogging mobile data. As such, calling plans and text messaging are now, more often than not, offered in unlimited quantities. However, gone are the days of $20 and $30 unlimited data plans ...
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What are you looking forward to in 2014? Upgrading to a new phone? Sure; who wouldn’t be? And with plenty of high-profile models expected, it’s shaping up to be a year full of solid options. You can expect to see handsets running faster than ever before, offering better camera quality than you’ve ever seen on a phone, and introducing screens with more pixels than your living room HDTV. And while maybe not anything worth getting excited about to nearly the same extent, you can probably also look forward to the year bringing numerous improvements to wireless service. Again, ...
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Now that the Moto G is out, getting a Moto X requires you to think twice; however, if you have to go with the bigger brother — and we understand the reasons behind it, with higher specs and a dedicated co-processor that monitors the environment — and you prefer Republic Wireless, you can now get your own. The phone itself will set you back just a hair below $300, but you’ll have to select one of the four available plans, ranging from $5, all the way to $40 per month, depending on whether you want WiFi only (with talk, text, and data), or all you can eat with 4G. If you ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about HP’s introduction of a couple of new Android tablets running on Tegra 4 hardware. Microsoft is next as Steve Ballmer discusses the reality of Windows Phone 8, the Surface, and other flops, even though we also have some hot leaks of Windows Phone 8.1 as well. Google is next as the company has now made their Quickoffice service free for all Android and iOS customers. Then we talk about the Moto X going affordable on Republic Wireless, which also makes the plan for it affordable. We end today’s show talking about the Nexus 5, ...
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Remember Republic Wireless? The carrier upstart has been trying to make a name for itself by offering some incredibly affordable plans: for a mere $19 a month, it would give users unlimited access via Sprint’s network, though with the understanding that the phone would instead do most of its business over WiFi whenever such a connection was available. That sounded promising, but the selection of compatible phones – just the Motorola Defy XT and LG Optimus S – left much to be desired. Republic’s been teasing a big ...
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