glinc
join:2009-04-07
New York, NY | meh Don't know what's funnier. Holding your phone and searching for wifi or move from one stop to another if you have no service. |
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| it's a joke right Pathetic |
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Reviews:
 ·Virgin Mobile Br..
 ·Charter
 ·ooma
 ·HughesNet Satell..
·Millenicom
| CUI index too difficult to understand I dont like playing games in a wireless world.
this CUI index is crap, and i can't see where a user at any given time could tell how much airtime or data usage they had left.
this is more complicated that the FAP systems used by satellite providers.
THUMBS DOWN for Republic Wireless. |
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 kataanRIP my love.Premium
join:2003-04-22
Greenacres, WA | I can imagine that the mathematical equation to what you air time is looks only slightly more complicated than the the quantum theory for gravity.  |
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tivoboy
join:2004-05-10
Menlo Park, CA | great Honestly, I think this is a GREAT offering the marketplace. Literally 20$ for no limit SMS, calling and data as long as we use a lot of WIFI, like home, office, hotspots, etc. I think this offering is going to even more successful that the current sold out status suggests. This is going to do a lot to cannibalize the boost and metropcs offerings of the world. |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to compuguybna
Re: CUI index too difficult to understand You can apparently scam this index quite easily. Just use your phone at home over WiFi network and run non-stop speedtests or file transfers to up the amount of WiFi usage on the phone. This gives you lots of 3g usage over Sprint network based on examples listed in story. |
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Reviews:
·Google Voice
·Junction Networks
·Callcentric
·T-Mobile US
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| Seems very open and honest of Bandwidth.com so far! I like their policies! They indeed seem reasonable and fair, and very straightforward for the technologically aware population.
One thing to note regarding cellular use:
one megabyte of data is equivalent to
two minutes of voice talk time, which is equivalent to
six SMS text messages
I think that's pretty telling of how the SMS prices are way overblown. Can either send probably around 200 to 2000 SMS messages over the cellular data connection with something like Google Voice, or 6 messages over the standard cellular text-message means? Heh. |
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| How can this be legal? quote:
unlimited text, data, and voice for an unheard-of $20 a month
limited to 550 minutes, 150 texts, and 300 megabytes of data a month
Definition of false advertising. |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:7 | reply to Linklist
Re: CUI index too difficult to understand Don't forget to only transfer within your local network. Otherwise you're using up your ISP's bandwidth cap. |
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Reviews:
·VOIPo
·Callcentric
| reply to ConstantineM
Re: Seems very open and honest of Bandwidth.com so far! I like the idea, but public wifi is painful to use in some cases. I have been at many hotels and public areas that require you to log in via a portal before wifi works. It won't be like roaming from place to place on cellular. If you have to accept wifi terms every place you go, it will turn a lot of people off. |
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| Not really "Unlimited" I believe Karl got it wrong. Read through the complicated formulas and you'll see that more Wifi does not generate more cell minutes/data/txt.
The complicated "CUI" formula hides the fact that there is a "soft cap" of cellular use for all users. Yes, you can exceed it for a few months before getting booted off, but if you're a consistent heavy cell talk/data/txt users, you will get in trouble.
And, no, making a dummy Wifi call all night long won't magically replenish your "cell bucket". If your bucket is empty, the only thing you can do is cut back immediately on your cell usage, to bring your average cell usage in line with what they want you to use.
The overall business model is a sound and simple one: a Wifi centered phone service, with a cell phone backup. But their initial advertisements of "unlimited for $20!", while true in one aspect, won't work for someone who's looking to consume a lot of cellular data/txt/talk. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to tigerpaw509
Re: it's a joke right No joke. Can you get a cellular plan for $20 per month that costs nothing when you're at home and, assuming you talk at home enough, unlimited while elsewhere? |
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| optimum wifi If you have cablevision in the NYC metro area this is a no brainer with optimumwifi. |
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 NickDPremium
join:2000-11-17
Princeton Junction, NJ
·Comcast
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Re: Seems very open and honest of Bandwidth.com so far! So according to them, the average text message is 174762.66666 letters long.
With a standard 160 character text message limit, 6 texts are 960 bytes, round it up to a kilobyte after overhead. A kilobyte is not a megabyte. 1 megabyte of data is equal to more than 6000 texts since texts aren't always 160 characters each, they're usually much less.
And I doubt the quality of a voice call is 32 kbps each direction. |
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 espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
kudos:2
·Vitelity VOIP
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Re: How can this be legal? said by aannoonn : quote:
unlimited text, data, and voice for an unheard-of $20 a month
limited to 550 minutes, 150 texts, and 300 megabytes of data a month
Definition of false advertising. See also: Fine Print.
Common to: Every other company known to man. |
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 FastDSL
join:1999-08-22
Snellville, GA | service So far I've been loving my republic wireless service. Def had my first snag today as the service isn't available if the wireless network blocks VOIP and other ports... Most likely because it was a guest network to a hospital.
Still browse and whatever else on WIFI but Calls and SMS go back to Sprint Network. Not a big deal since it's only one day out of seven I am at that location. |
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BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH Reviews:
·Comcast
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Re: Not really "Unlimited" Yes, you're absolutely right. Their numbers are just based on using more wifi, so you get more total, not more cellular. The cellular is limited on it's own, and wifi doesn't count against anything.
This service is going to be great for kids, or people that want a smartphone, but don't have high usage patterns, or can deal with the limits and want better coverage at home. |
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elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA | Blue State MBAs Must be the same group that believes you spend your way out of debt.
Even Reed Hastings couldn't "clarify" things worse. |
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| horrible To think I thought clearwire's non-unlimited non-cap caps were bad. Haha this puts them to shame. BTW on what planet does 6 sms messages = 1mb ? |
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| reply to cdru
Re: CUI index too difficult to understand Your wireline ISP transfer cap is many times greater than a typical wireless data cap. I think it can handle it. |
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