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Republic Wireless - upcoming deal six months of free service w/ phone purchase
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Last Edited by widgit | Staff January 22, 2017 at 12:23 PM
Republic is launching two special offers this month to discount phones and provide six months of free service. Republic is offering the Moto Z Play for $349 between December 7th and 12th, and the Huawei Ascend 5W for $129 between December 13th and 19th. Both handsets will come with a contract-free six months of free service with unlimited calls and texts, and 1GB of data.
Republic Wireless is celebrating independence today, after raising enough funding to spin-off as an independent company from parent company Bandwidth. Republic Wireless started off life five years ago as a mobile virtual network operator using Sprint's network as a backup, and primarily offloading calls and texts to Wi-Fi. Earlier this year, Republic Wireless added T-Mobile support, which allowed the carrier to support top Android phones including Samsung's Galaxy S7.
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DEAL is now LIVE!
Link to Motorola Z Play
https://republicwireles
Link to specs for Huawei Ascend 5W:
https://republicwireles
Republic Wireless is celebrating independence today, after raising enough funding to spin-off as an independent company from parent company Bandwidth. Republic Wireless started off life five years ago as a mobile virtual network operator using Sprint's network as a backup, and primarily offloading calls and texts to Wi-Fi. Earlier this year, Republic Wireless added T-Mobile support, which allowed the carrier to support top Android phones including Samsung's Galaxy S7.
http://www.theverge.co
DEAL is now LIVE!
Link to Motorola Z Play
https://republicwireles
Link to specs for Huawei Ascend 5W:
https://republicwireles
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Are the bootloaders unlocked on these phones? If so, is there a way to unlock them? I'm heavily into installing custom 3rd party roms, so this is a must for me.
Are the bootloaders unlocked on these phones? If so, is there a way to unlock them? I'm heavily into installing custom 3rd party roms, so this is a must for me.
the new phones, with the 3.0 plans are not locked to RW. you should be able to take them elsewhere. and you are right the new plans are T-Mobile based
I'm not sure about the ROMs and unlocking
I also have problem with their T-Mobile coverage (Midwest) and left RW due missing their Sprint coverage (don't kill me).
FYI is also a pretty big pain to port out of RW. the VoIP service causes the number you have with them to be labeled as a landline. takes a good 48 hours to port out, some carriers like cricket can't port from them so require an intermediary carrier to port to. this is one of my biggest roadblocks from going back them
I also have problem with their T-Mobile coverage (Midwest) and left RW due missing their Sprint coverage (don't kill me).
FYI is also a pretty big pain to port out of RW. the VoIP service causes the number you have with them to be labeled as a landline. takes a good 48 hours to port out, some carriers like cricket can't port from them so require an intermediary carrier to port to. this is one of my biggest roadblocks from going back them
thanks for the info, especially about the porting hassle. I was considering it for the z play b/c it seemed like a good deal. I wasn't sure if they were locked down like the old RW phones, but from the info I've read, it seems they don't do that anymore. From the moto website, this should be able to have the bootloader unlocked. There isn't much rom support for it yet, but I really don't like carrier bloat (nexus devices have spoiled me).
I have different experience. Porting out from them was incredibly simple and pretty quick.
edit: for example, here are various RW forum posts about it. Post 1 [republicwireless.com], Post 2 [republicwireless.com], Post 3 [republicwireless.com].
I had a particularly tough time since my number can't be carried by T-Mobile, which is the first recommendation by several members on the forums ("get T-Mobile port out of RW as an intermediate"). So I ended up doing something similar but porting to H2O (and didn't plan on it but stayed there for the pricing and AT&T service).
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This just in from Republic Wireless:
From 12/7 - 12/12: Take $100 off a Moto Z Play (discounted from $449 to $349, while supplies last.)
From 12/13 - while supplies last: Take $50 off an Ascend 5W by Huawei (a soon-to-be-launched new phone with a premium design made even more affordable at Republic, discounted from $179 to $129, while supplies last.)
The best part of the deal - and an unheard of move for us, or any carrier - is that both of these phones will come with up to six months of FREE service (on our $20 unlimited talk & text + 1GB of cell data plan. Taxes and telecom fees not included. See offer for full details1.)
Current RW customers will get 1/2 month free (Billing will start in January)!
-LL