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03-13-2014, 09:20 PM
Republic Wireless to Offer Moto G for $149, Sans Contract
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Republic Wireless, the upstart, low-cost carrier, is getting an upstart, low-cost phone: the Moto G.
Starting in April, Republic plans to offer an 8 GB Moto G for $149, without a contract. The 16GB version is also available for $179. The only other smartphone Republic currently offers, the Moto X, sells for $299. “The Moto G blows every other smartphone in the affordable category out of the water. We are super excited to add it to our line-up," David Morken, co-founder and CEO of Republic Wireless, said in a press release.
Republic offers a hybrid service that uses wi-fi and Sprint's 3G and 4G networks. A 3G data plan is $25 a month. (Republic also offers a 4G plan for $40 a month, but that won't work with a Moto G.) The data plans are unlimited and heavy users aren't throttled, says Republic rep Keith **wak. Instead, if someone is really taking advantage of the plan, Republic contacts them and persuades them to "work their numbers back in," **wak says. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/13/republic-wireless-moto-g/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Republic Wireless, the upstart, low-cost carrier, is getting an upstart, low-cost phone: the Moto G.
Starting in April, Republic plans to offer an 8 GB Moto G for $149, without a contract. The 16GB version is also available for $179. The only other smartphone Republic currently offers, the Moto X, sells for $299. “The Moto G blows every other smartphone in the affordable category out of the water. We are super excited to add it to our line-up," David Morken, co-founder and CEO of Republic Wireless, said in a press release.
Republic offers a hybrid service that uses wi-fi and Sprint's 3G and 4G networks. A 3G data plan is $25 a month. (Republic also offers a 4G plan for $40 a month, but that won't work with a Moto G.) The data plans are unlimited and heavy users aren't throttled, says Republic rep Keith **wak. Instead, if someone is really taking advantage of the plan, Republic contacts them and persuades them to "work their numbers back in," **wak says. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/13/republic-wireless-moto-g/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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